Nonfoods

What do you get when you cross a limited assortment food store with a dollar store? Ohio retailer Henry Nemenz calls it Super Saver Foods. His customers call it a good idea.

Suppliers are looking to the consumer press to help them spread the word that frozen foods should be an important part of holiday meals.

Retail sales and marketing practices are being irrevocably changed by new accounting rules. Here's a scorecard for the new game.

The chain writes a new song of the South, dancing to a traditional retail tune that plays more to fried chicken lovers than sushi eaters.

BOULDER, Colo. - Wild Oats Markets on Wednesday said it plans to raise $48 million in a private stock offering to open 58 new grocery stores in three years and remodel many of the old ones, the Denver Post reports.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The former parent company of Handy Andy Supermarkets has filed for bankruptcy to protect itself from ongoing lawsuits and claims tied to the grocery store chain, the San Antonio Express-News reports.

BROOKLINE, Mass. - Upromise Inc., a company that helps families save for college, on Tuesday announced that several new brands have signed on to participate in its grocery service.

ZURICH, Switzerland - Swiss food and beverage company Nestle SA today declined to comment on a report it made a preliminary bid of around $11.5 billion for U.S. chocolate company Hershey Foods Corp., Dow Jones Newswires reports.