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  • Wal-Mart builds Eight New Distribution Centers to Support Rapid Growth

    HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2001--Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Inc.: Houston, Texas)confirms that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT - news; Bentonville, Ar.) plans to open approximately 210 new discount storesand supercenters domestically in 2002.

  • Nine Former Furr's Markets in New Mexico to Remain Under UFCW Contracts

    Local 1564 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union today announced that it had negotiatedto retain nine former Furr's supermarkets under union contract. Union President Diane Vigil-Kimberle said that Smith's Food and Drug had agreed to union contracts for seven former Furr's stores. Raley's markets has agreed to twostores under contract.

  • Nestle Says Emerging Markets Help It Show Rise in Profits

    Nestle, the world's biggest food company, said today that sales ofits packaged food increased in emerging markets, compensating for slower growth in the United Statesand in Western Europe and helping to lift first-half profit 13 percent.

  • McCain Foods, Heinz to Acquire Anchor Food Products

    McCain Foods Limited will acquire the production facilities and food service business of Anchor Food Products Inc. in a three-party transaction. H.J. Heinz Company will purchase the company's branded products sold to retail outlets, including supermarkets and club stores.

  • Flowers Bakeries Becomes Latest Supplier to Select viaLink for Data Synchronization

    The viaLink Company (Nasdaq:VLNK - news) today announced that FlowersBakeries, a super-regional baking company and subsidiary of Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO - news), will use viaLink's syncLink(SM)for product, price and promotion synchronization.

  • Retalix Ltd. Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Acquire BASS Inc.

    Retalix Ltd. (Nasdaq: RTLX - news), today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to acquire all the outstanding shares of capital stock of privately held BASS Inc. of Dayton, Ohio. BASS is a market-leading provider of retail automation technology, primarily to tier-two grocery operators.

  • Bread & Circus Opens Third Store in Cambridge

    Bread & Circus Whole Foods Market, the world's largest natural and organic foods supermarket, will open its third store in Cambridge on Aug. 22. Located at 340 River Street (just off Memorial Drive), the state-of-the-art natural foods supermarket is the company's largest in Massachusetts.

  • Fleming Affirms Earnings Guidance and Positive Legal Developments

    Fleming on Monday announced that the company is affirming its previously announced guidance for 2001 adjusted earnings of $1.96 per share, as well as its 2002 and 2003 guidance of $2.50 per share and $3.30 per share, respectively.

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