Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

PITTSBURGH -- Beginning this weekend, Shop 'n Save stores here will roll out brochures, signs, and displays to help guide shoppers toward making wiser food choices, as part of an industry-sponsored effort called "Take A Peak."

PITTSBURGH -- Beginning this weekend, Shop 'n Save stores here will roll out brochures, signs, and displays to help guide shoppers toward making wiser food choices, as part of an industry-sponsored effort called "Take A Peak."

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Meijer Inc. here inked a new long-term agreement naming The Nielsen Co. that is intended to help the supercenter chain sharpen its abilities to conduct more effective collaborative category management with major vendors.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Meijer Inc. here inked a new long-term agreement naming The Nielsen Co. that is intended to help the supercenter chain sharpen its abilities to conduct more effective collaborative category management with major vendors.

TORONTO -- Mainly due to charges relating to an ongoing restructuring, first quarter earnings at Loblaw Cos., Ltd. here nosedived by CAN $86 million (US $77 million), or 61.4 percent, to CAN $54 million (US $49 million), compared to CAN $140 million (US $126 million) in the year-ago period, the retailer said yesterday.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it is expanding its RFID capability to additional facilities, which should make an additional 400 Wal-Mart stores RFID-able by the end of this fiscal year.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it is expanding its RFID capability to additional facilities, which should make an additional 400 Wal-Mart stores RFID-able by the end of this fiscal year.

Grocers' strategies for shaving category sales are looking dull in the face of the growing threat from drug stores. Here are some ways to sharpen things up.