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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.

WASHINGTON - Wholesale food distributor Nash Finch Co. on Wednesday said the Securities and Exchange Commission has begun a formal investigation of its accounting practices.

CHICAGO - Colgate-Palmolive Co. said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit rose 15 percent on its largest sales gain in more than five years, with new products like Simply White tooth whitener boosting results.

Over-the-counter cold medicines are going behind the counter in many supermarkets to keep them away from makers of illegal methamphetamines.

With the depletion of many domestic species, smart retail marketers are promoting fish from waters all over the world.

In an era when every dollar has to count and ROI is the key to technology's door, supermarket operators follow many paths to reach a single goal.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world's largest producers and marketers of fresh and fresh-cut fruit, vegetables and other produce, announced on Monday that it has acquired for cash Standard Fruit and Vegetable Company.

PARIS - Customer loyalty, food safety and internationalization of food retailing are the leading 'top of mind' issues among food retailers and suppliers, according to the 2003 worldwide survey conducted by CIES - The Food Business Forum.