Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

ROCKVILLE, Md. - H-E-B Grocery Company has selected Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) Solutions from Rockville, Md.-based Manugistics Group Inc.

MINNEAPOLIS - Food retailer and distributor Nash Finch Co. said on Friday it had postponed releasing its third-quarter results because of an "informal inquiry" about promotional allowances provided to vendors, which is the subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission review.

BOSTON - Robert Hawthorne unexpectedly resigned as chief executive of Ocean Spray on Wednesday after three years spent struggling to get better prices for the growers who own the cooperative and to compete with beverage giants Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola and Cadbury Schweppes, the Associated Press reports.

A slow economy, growing national chains, and a dire need for differentiation have retail executives looking favorably on store brands.

Retailers see the growing natural and organic meats category as a way to boost sales and slow customer defections to specialty stores.

New products, line extensions, indulgent ingredients, and packaging innovations are turning the cookie category into even more of a powerhouse.

CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. increased its lead over Safeway Inc. in the 2002 Power Rankings, a key performance survey that examines how retailers and manufacturers rate each other in areas that are most important to their ongoing relationships, such as strategy, service and profitability.

MONTVALE, N.J. - Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. said on Tuesday it will split its American and Canadian businesses in an effort to revive its struggling U.S. stores, and Elizabeth Culligan will step down as president and chief operating officer.