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  • Carrefour to Move 1,700 Jobs from HQ to Stores
    PARIS -- Global retailer Carrefour SA said yesterday it plans to transfer 1,700 positions from its corporate office here to its stores over the next two years, in a bid to boost competitiveness on its home turf.

  • Hurricanes and Uncertainty Hit Albertsons Q3 Figures
    BOISE, Idaho -- Impact from four hurricanes and uncertainty about the future of the company's assets negatively impacted Albertsons' third quarter performance, the retailer said yesterday.

  • Sunsweet Purchases Land, Begins Construction of Facility in Chile
    YUBA CITY, Cal. -- Sunsweet Growers Inc., a leading marketer of dried plums, specialty dried fruit products and fruit juices, is constructing a fruit drying facility on land it has purchased in Chile. The facility will protect Sunsweet during short California crop years and provide access to low-price markets currently inaccessible with California fruit.

  • Grocers' Private Label Share at Risk from Other Channels: IRI Report
    CHICAGO, Nov. 18, 2005 -- Traditional grocers might be in danger of losing another weapon they have against supercenters, mass merchandisers, and club stores; the element of differentiation they gain from their private label franchises, according to a recent study by marketing information company Information Resources, Inc. (IRI).

  • GMA and FPA Exploring Merger; Decision Set for Early '06
    WASHINGTON -- Two leading U.S. food and beverage trade groups are exploring whether a merger would best serve their purposes. The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Products Association (FPA) released a joint statement on Friday about the current status of their discussions.

  • Americans Consuming More Organics than Ever: Whole Foods Survey
    AUSTIN, Texas -- The number of Americans who've tried organic foods has jumped to 65 percent in 2005, compared to 54 percent in 2003 and 2004, and a quarter of 1,000 people responding to a survey said they're consuming organics more than they did a year ago, said Whole Foods Market here.

  • New Redner's Warehouse Market Opens in Lehigh County
    READING, Pa. -- Redner's yesterday opened a 52,000-square-foot Warehouse Market at the Whitehall Square Shopping Center in Whitehall, Pa. The new site marks the Mid-Atlantic Grocer's fourth location in Lehigh County.

  • Grocers Missing Online Holiday Sales Opportunity: Analyst
    NEW YORK -- Supermarkets are being overlooked by consumers who are increasingly searching for solutions online to help with home entertaining. It represents a missed opportunity for sales, according to Hitwise, a New York-based online competitive intelligence service.
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