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  • Kmart, Sears Merger Could Boost Sears Grand Expansion
    TROY, MI & HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL ¿ Combine "Sears" and "Kmart" and you get "smart." And smart is what experts have already labeled the November 17 announcement that Kmart and Sears would merge in an $11 billion deal. The new company, Sears Holding Co., gives each retailer the best of both worlds in merchandise, talent and locations.

  • Whole Foods Adds New Line of Dog Treats
    DALLAS - Whole Foods Market plans to carry several items from the Dogswell product line of premium dog treats at stores in its Southern Pacific region.

  • Industry Lays Out Ways to Fight Meth
    WASHINGTON - New government limits on the sales of hundreds of cough and cold remedies could cause big problems for the food industry, Marsh Supermarkets s.v.p. of government affairs Joseph Heerens testified today before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources.

  • Redner's Debuts New Unit in Oxford, Pa.; Kicks off Toys for Tots Drive
    READING, Pa. - Executives from Redner's Markets, Inc. yesterday welcomed members of the community to the company's new location in Oxford, Pa. during a public open house to preview and become acquainted with its latest Warehouse Market, which officially opens for business today.

  • Study: 'Convenient' Hispanic Foods Experience Robust Growth
    NEW YORK - From 1999 through 2004, sales of mainstream Mexican and authentic Hispanic convenience foods such as entrees and hand-held items have grown 103 percent, according to "The U.S. Market for Hispanic Foods and Beverages," a new market research report from Packaged Facts.

  • GROCERY: Back to the center
    More retailers are taking a leading category management role to drive some growth once again into the center store.

  • COVER STORY: Beyond the category
    Call it aisle management, trip management, store optimization -- the future of merchandising will be built not around products, but around consumers.

  • INDEPENDENTS REPORT: Putting the 'manager' in category management
    For smaller retailers especially, the discipline can still be somewhat of a mystery.
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