Thriftee Food & Drug

Duncan, Incoming CEO & President; Miller, Incoming Chairman of the Board
 

A&P, Key Food pitch in to help shoppers who are also neighbors

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Meijer Inc. will join Wegmans Food Markets as an alpha partner with LearnSomething, Inc., in the development of "Prepare to Sell," an innovative e-learning customer service training program.

CARTERET, N.J. -- Pathmark Stores Inc. here said yesterday it has named John T. Standley, former c.f.o. at Camp Hill, Pa.-based Rite Aid Corp., as its new c.e.o., effective Aug. 29. Standley succeeds Eileen Scott, who has been c.e.o. since 2002, and will now, according to the company, "[turn] her time and focus to other interests."

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- SanDisk Corp. today added a $12.99, 32-megabyte Cruzer Mini USB 2.0 flash drive into its Shoot & Store line of low-cost flash storage products sold through the food and drug store channel.

BOISE, Idaho -- Albertsons, Inc. said Friday it was making crucial changes in its organizational structure, increasing the responsibilities of certain senior executives designed in order to enhance execution and drive efficiency improvements.

Can 80-year-old Winn-Dixie be saved from itself? Industry watchers offer opinions.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Tom Robbins is joining Winn-Dixie as new s.v.p. of merchandising effective March 28, reporting directly to president and c.e.o. Peter Lynch.