LONDON - Cadbury Schweppes PLC announced Tuesday a $4.2 billion deal to buy the Adams chewing gum company of the United States from Pfizer Inc. Adams' brands include Dentyne, Clorets, Certs, Bubblicious and Halls.
SARASOTA, Fla. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is eyeing the region of Southwest Florida for three new Supercenter sites, two enlarged stores and a new distribution center, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports.
CHICAGO - Just weeks after resolving a labor dispute that threatened to shutter all 113 of its stores, Safeway-owned Dominick's fired 500 of its nearly 13,000 workers, The Associated Press reports.
WASHINGTON - More than 60 percent of American shoppers believe that organic foods are better for their health, but many of them remain confused about genetically modified foods, according to a new study released by FMI and Prevention magazine.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Winn-Dixie is launching a Baby Rewards Club that allows enrolled shoppers to receive discounts on merchandise, entries into sweepstakes and other special offers and incentives.
FRANKFURT - Germany should ban the retail sale of cigarettes from public machines, kiosks, supermarkets and other retail outlets, and instead restrict their sale to pharmacies, a prominent German physician has said.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Penn Traffic Company on Friday announced a net loss of $5.7 million or $0.28 per diluted share in the third quarter of fiscal 2003, due in part to decreased same-store sales and increases in health insurance, pension, utility and insurance costs.