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BOSTON -- Americas' Food Basket, a three-store ethnic food grocery chain here, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Some are painfully obvious, others will blindside you. But nontraditional competition means much more than Wal-Mart, and each grocer must decide which suspects most bear watching.

The refrigerated dough category looks to the smaller-household, health-and-wellness, and private label segments to reinvent itself.

A solid connection to health, as well as an increased emphasis on specialty fruit, should help citrus turn in a strong peak season.

Progressive Grocer places bets on which operators will merit headlines in 2006.

From Barbie dog clothes to pet nutritionists, consumers are willing to spend for their pets' well being. Here's how to indulge critters and their owners in 2006.

CHICAGO -- The second annual Hispanic Retail 360 Summit will be held August 2-4, 2006, at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in downtown Chicago.

WASHINGTON -- New Year's resolution for the FDA: Require food manufacturers to warn consumers, in plain English and on the label, about the presence of allergens in their products.