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  • Giant Food Listens to Employees
    ATLANTA - Giant Food is seeking to improve its customer service by listening to its employees.

  • Acosta Completes Canadian Acquisitions
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Acosta Sales and Marketing Company has completed the acquisition of four regional Canadian sales and marketing firms to create the strongest sales and marketing force in North America.

  • Kroger's Profits Up in First Quarter
    CINCINNATI - Kroger Co., the No. 1 U.S. grocery chain, said today that its first-quarter profit increased 19 percent, driven by cost-savings from its restructuring designed to compete with Wal-Mart and other discounters.

  • Ralph's Launches Loyalty Card Program at Cala Foods and Bell Markets
    SAN FRANCISCO - Ralphs Grocery Company has announced the launch of a shopper rewards card program for customers at its Cala Foods and Bell Markets stores in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Vons Brings Fuel Station and C-store to Las Vegas Community
    LAS VEGAS - Vons, a Safeway company, will open a combined supermarket fuel station and convenience store in Las Vegas on June 26. This fuel station is Vons' fourth foray into the fuel-service market.

  • No Self-scan Checkouts at Target
    ATLANTA - Self-scan checkouts are being billed as a panacea for supermarkets, discounters, and other retailers, but don't expect to see them in Target Stores any time soon.

  • Cott Corp. Forms Venture with Mexican Bottler
    TORONTO - In a move which will expand its manufacturing and marketing capabilities into Mexico, soft drink maker Cott Corporation today announced it is acquiring a 90 percent stake in a new venture with Mexican bottler Embotelladora de Puebla, S.A. de C.V. (EPSA).

  • Kings Grants Gristede's More Time
    PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Officials with Marks & Spencer, the British parent of Kings Super Markets, on Wednesday extended an exclusivity agreement with Gristede's Foods Inc..
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