Research & Analysis

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Spartan Stores Inc. on Monday reported that sales for its fiscal 2002 third quarter decreased 6.4 percent to $1.06 billion from $1.14 billion in last year's third quarter.

SAN DIEGO - Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced today that A&P Canada has signed a three-and-one-half year agreement with Fujitsu for infrastructure management services of in-store, multi-vendor servers, point-of-sale systems and peripherals.

BOULDER, Colo. - Wild Oats Markets on Thursday disclosed a lawsuit filed by co-founders and former board members, Michael C. Gilliland and his wife, Elizabeth C. Cook, which claims that Wild Oats failed to pay them $2 million owed on a demand promissory note.

ATLANTA - Winn-Dixie has confirmed that it will convert some of its 40 or so local stores in Atlanta to SaveRite Grocery Warehouses, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

ATLANTA - Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. today announced it has equipped two stores in Connecticut with electronic shelf labels (ESLs) from NCR Corporation and has designated NCR as its sole vendor for future ESL installations.

DALLAS - 7-Eleven Inc., the world's No. 1 convenience store chain, today said it plans to close up to 120 stores to increase profits. The company also reported an 18 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits, which resulted in part from lower gasoline prices.

TORRANCE, Calif. - Agribuys, a supply chain integrator for the global food industry, today announced the adoption of its perishables trading platform by Wegmans Food Markets Inc. of Rochester, N.Y.

LONDON - British supermarket group J. Sainsbury Plc said today it plans to create more than 10,000 new jobs during 2002 as part of its three-year program to refurbish every Sainsbury's store in Britain, Reuters reports.