Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

DALLAS -- Fleming Companies, Inc. announced that the company has taken a number of key actions intended to strengthen its liquidity, further support trade vendors and assist its restructuring efforts as it proceeds through the Chapter 11 process.

Laws, taxes, and competition are cutting into supermarkets' cigarette sales. Manufacturers hope new products and merchandising techniques can relight the category.

Starting to wonder if the only direction cash flows is out? Consider some expert advice for trimming costs in half a dozen areas.

Tense times boost demand for greeting cards, and suppliers are coming up with new lines and lower price points to make it easier for people to connect.

A financial meltdown led LaBonne's Epicure Markets to seek advice. Following it made the red ink disappear.

Prodding from Wal-Mart helped resolve a bitter feud over the composition of produce containers and move the industry toward the efficiency of a common footprint.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Publix Super Markets has singed a multi-year agreement with Elogex, Inc., a network-based logistics solutions provider, to use the Elogex OneNetwork across its distribution network to link its operations with carriers and manufacturers on a unified platform.

AMSTERDAM - Consumer products maker Unilever NV said Monday it disagrees with a decision by supermarket chain Albert Heijn to pay its suppliers late, according to a Dow Jones news report.