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  • Coca-Cola Reports SEC Probe Based on Lawsuit
    DENVER - U.S. regulators are probing Coca-Cola Co. over accusations raised last year in a lawsuit by a former employee who charged the world's largest soft drink maker with inflating earnings, the company said yesterday, according to Reuters.

  • Wal-Mart's Neighborhood Heads West
    MESA, Ariz. - Wal-Mart Stores opened its first two Arizona Neighborhood Markets stores in this Phoenix suburb yesterday as part of an effort to capture more market share in the state.

  • From the NRF Show Floor: New Tech Deals Inked
    NEW YORK - Several new customer contracts were announced by various technology companies during the National Retail Federation Show here this week.

  • Supermarket Discount Cards Targeted in New Bill
    DENVER - Sen. Ken Chlouber, R-Leadville, Colo., has introduced a bill that would ban supermarket discount cards, claiming that stores use the cards to gather information about customers' buying habits and then sell that to other companies.

  • Wild Oats Donates $10,000 to Friends of the Peak
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets Inc. today announced it will donate $10,000 to Friends of the Peak to fund directional signage for the Ring the Peak Trail system, which will eventually connect existing trails on Pikes Peak in a contiguous ring.

  • A&P Reopening 10 Detroit Farmer Jacks as Food Basics Stores
    DETROIT - Farmer Jack Food Markets has announced that it's bringing Food Basics to the Detroit region with the announcement that 10 of its 13 Farmer Jacks slated to close in mid-February in southeast Michigan will be transformed into the deep-discount format by early April.

  • Danone Doubles Stake In Stonyfield Yogurt Unit
    PARIS - Groupe Danone SA said Monday it has lifted its stake in U.S. dairy company Stonyfield Farm to 80 percent, according to a Dow Jones newswire report. The French company invested in 40 percent of the U.S. organic yogurt market leader two years ago.

  • UK Sainsbury Reports Flat Sales in 3Q
    LONDON - Britain's third biggest supermarket chain, J Sainsbury Plc, today said its underlying sales growth was just 0.1 percent in its third quarter, Reuters reports. The company said sales were disrupted by upgrades to systems and distribution centers.

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