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Ahold Defends Timing of Accounting Disclosures
LONDON - Dutch food retailer Ahold defended itself on Sunday against criticism that it waited too long to inform shareholders of accounting irregularities.
Spartan Stores Taps Former A&P Regional CEO
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Midwest retailer and distributor Spartan Stores Inc. on Monday announced the appointment of Craig C. Sturken, a former CEO of Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company's Midwest and Atlantic regions, as president and CEO effective today.

Report: Tesco May Be Considering Ahold Takeover

AMSTERDAM - Shares in global supermarkets and foodservice group Ahold opened 10 percent higher on Monday after a report that British retailer Tesco was considering a takeover bid for the Dutch group.
TECHNOLOGY: Big number blues

It's not a Y2K-level headache, but the move to a larger scanning code will demand major hardware and software upgrades over the next two years.
Supermarket FRESH FOOD Business: Controversy of origin

The industry is sounding off about upcoming country-of-origin labeling regulations, but there appears to be little chance of easing the burdens they will bring.
The in-store safety imperative

Retailers can't do anything to keep E. coli out of a batch of frozen hamburgers. But there's plenty they should be doing to make their perishables departments safer for valued shoppers.
Supermarket GROCERY Business: Uncorking profit potential

Alcoholic beverages can be a supermarket cash cow -- if they are merchandised correctly.
FEATURE: Trade promo lowdown

The latest ACNielsen study on trade promotion practices shows both retailers and manufacturers increasingly unhappy with spending and results.
U.S. Examines Whether Ahold Deliberately Inflated Rebates

LONDON - U.S. regulators are examining whether some of the supplier rebates booked by the U.S. Foodservice unit of Dutch retailer Ahold NV were deliberately inflated, people familiar with the situation told The Wall StreetJournal.
Agriculture Secretary Criticizes Organic Food Measure

WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman on Wednesday criticized a measure passed by Congress which would allow farmers who feed animals conventional meal to label the meat organic if reasonably priced organic grain isn't available.

Ahold Defends Timing of Accounting Disclosures

Spartan Stores Taps Former A&amp;P Regional CEO

Report: Tesco May Be Considering Ahold Takeover

TECHNOLOGY: Big number blues

Supermarket FRESH FOOD Business: Controversy of origin

The in-store safety imperative

Supermarket GROCERY Business: Uncorking profit potential

FEATURE: Trade promo lowdown

U.S. Examines Whether Ahold Deliberately Inflated Rebates

Agriculture Secretary Criticizes Organic Food Measure

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