Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

With the first Wal-Mart store to open this summer in Costa Rica, a nation of shoppers and businesspeople debates the pros and cons.

Growth of grilling is a boon to sauces and marinades, and retailers can take advantage of the category's diversity of product.

BOULDER, Colo. -- Organic Summit keynote speaker Walter Robb, co-president and c.o.o. of Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Markets, challenged the audience of organic leaders here to reclaim its idealism, as an industry and a movement.

CHICAGO- IGA has named David S. Bennett vice president, procurement andprivate brands, a new position within the organization, which is based here.

NEW YORK - The defensive tactics traditional supermarkets have been wielding against fierce competition from new formats are taking hold -- but more work will be required, including progress with convenience-oriented and fresh-focused concepts. That was the key takeaway of "The Future of Food Retailing," a Webinar hosted yesterday by consulting firm Willard Bishop and the Food Institute.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. said on Friday it has named Dan Portnoy, former president and c.e.o. of Parsippany, N.J.-based Kings Super Markets, as s.v.p. and chief merchandising and marketing officer, as part of its realignment of its merchandising and marketing departments.

QUINCY, Mass. -- A fourth man accused of tampering with PIN pads at several New England Stop & Shops as part of a scheme to steal shoppers' debit and credit card information has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of aggravated identity theft and conspiracy, according to published reports.

QUINCY, Mass. -- A fourth man accused of tampering with PIN pads at several New England Stop & Shops as part of a scheme to steal shoppers' debit and credit card information has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of aggravated identity theft and conspiracy, according to published reports.