Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

Wal-Mart's a concern, but it's trumped by health insurance costs and recruitment anxieties, retailers say.

Consolidation has extended to the private label industry, and the number of manufacturers is expected to shrink, perhaps dramatically.

Employee ownership and a culture of excellence keep the Florida retailer on everyone's short list of best supermarket companies.

WASHINGTON - Organic advocacy groups are protesting a bill passed by Congress on Wednesday, which they say contains a provision that would legally allow non-organic meat to be labeled and sold to the public labeled as organic.

CHICAGO - Food distributor Fleming Cos. Inc. heads to court on Wednesday to dispute Kmart Corp.'s allegations that Fleming did not abide by terms of a 10-year, $4.5 billion grocery supply agreement that is now defunct, Reuters reports.

MEXICO CITY - Mexican retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico said on Monday its fourth-quarter net profit rose 13.5 percent, beating market expectations as better price negotiations with suppliers boosted operations, Reuters reports.

RA'ANANA, Israel -Retalix Ltd. and Super-Sol Ltd. are establishing a public B2B electronic marketplace in Israel that will provide online collaboration services between Super-Sol, Israel's largest supermarket chain, and its suppliers.

FINDLAY, Ohio - Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC (MAP), through its wholly owned retail unit Speedway SuperAmerica LLC (SSA), on Friday announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell all 193 of its convenience stores to Sunoco for $140 million plus store inventory.