Research & Analysis

DALLAS - Fleming Companies Inc. on Tuesday announced it has completed the sale of 17 Food4Less locations to Save Mart Supermarkets. On Friday the distributor announced that it has entered into an agreement with ConocoPhillips to supply 114 Conoco-branded convenience stores in five states.

HERNDON, Va. - Biometric payment transaction provider BioPay, LLC on Tuesday announced that Baltimore-based Santoni's Supermarket will conduct one of the first implementations of its new bCheck biometric payment service.

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - General Mills Inc. has raised the price it charges wholesalers for its cold cereals by 2 percent, The Associated Press reports. Rival Kellogg Co. recently introduced a similar price increase.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Vons, a division of Safeway Inc., has expanded in Las Vegas by adding 15 more ZIP codes to the territory covered by its online grocery order and delivery service.

A system to block bad checks before they're cashed in is paying off for a family supermarket chain in Texas.

Last summer's wave of product recalls dampened demand for deli meats in many areas. Will the setback be only temporary?

Wal-Mart's a concern, but it's trumped by health insurance costs and recruitment anxieties, retailers say.

Consolidation has extended to the private label industry, and the number of manufacturers is expected to shrink, perhaps dramatically.