Research & Analysis

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Penn Traffic is bringing thousands of hard-to-find foods, personal care products and baby supplies to customers of its 212 supermarkets, thanks to a new partnership with neXpansion.

SALISBURY, N.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named Food Lion an Energy Star Partner of the year for its "outstanding" reductions in energy consumption.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Retail sales will increase this year at a slower pace than expected as consumers cut back on spending because of the war in Iraq.

New York, NY - Today's global consumers connect with brand franchises that symbolize trust, offer a specific expertise, and group products logically, according to a study released today by ACNielsen, the world's leading marketing information company.

LANHAM, Md. - To combat the effects of hardship in the Baltimore-Washington market, Safeway is inviting its customers to help "round up" hunger this month.

BOULDER, Colo. - Wild Oats Markets, Inc. was named the 19th leading company on Business Ethics magazine's annual ranking of the top "100 Best Corporate Citizens" for 2003.

PHOENIX - Foodland Super Market, Ltd. of Honolulu, Hawaii, has signed an agreement to use the Intesource suite and services to assist in procuring a variety of goods and services. The deal with Intesource, a food industry procurement specialist, follows the successful completion of a pilot program conducted in December 2002.

COLUMBIA, Md. - Ahold-owned U.S. Foodservice may have failed to pass along millions of dollars in rebates to government customers, including the U.S. military, public schools, prisons and state agencies, Monday's Wall Street Journal reported, citing current and former senior managers.