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  • Slowing Sales Growth Hurts Supervalu

    MINNEAPOLIS - No. 2 U.S. grocery supplies distributor Supervalu Inc. on Wednesday reported a slight decline in quarterly earnings, as sales growth slowed and business costs rose.
  • Cadbury Buys Adams Chewing Gum for $4.2 Billion

    LONDON - Cadbury Schweppes PLC announced Tuesday a $4.2 billion deal to buy the Adams chewing gum company of the United States from Pfizer Inc. Adams' brands include Dentyne, Clorets, Certs, Bubblicious and Halls.
  • Wal-Mart Eyes Southwest Florida for Supercenters and DC

    SARASOTA, Fla. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is eyeing the region of Southwest Florida for three new Supercenter sites, two enlarged stores and a new distribution center, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports.
  • Dominick's Lays off 500

    CHICAGO - Just weeks after resolving a labor dispute that threatened to shutter all 113 of its stores, Safeway-owned Dominick's fired 500 of its nearly 13,000 workers, The Associated Press reports.
  • Study: Shoppers See Organic Foods as Healthier, But Are Confused About GM Foods

    WASHINGTON - More than 60 percent of American shoppers believe that organic foods are better for their health, but many of them remain confused about genetically modified foods, according to a new study released by FMI and Prevention magazine.
  • Winn-Dixie Launches Baby Rewards Club

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Winn-Dixie is launching a Baby Rewards Club that allows enrolled shoppers to receive discounts on merchandise, entries into sweepstakes and other special offers and incentives.
  • German Doctor Wants to Ban Retail Sale of Cigarettes

    FRANKFURT - Germany should ban the retail sale of cigarettes from public machines, kiosks, supermarkets and other retail outlets, and instead restrict their sale to pharmacies, a prominent German physician has said.
  • Penn Traffic Reports Net Loss in Third Quarter

    SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Penn Traffic Company on Friday announced a net loss of $5.7 million or $0.28 per diluted share in the third quarter of fiscal 2003, due in part to decreased same-store sales and increases in health insurance, pension, utility and insurance costs.
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