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Wal-Mart supercenters top grocery list
The Wall Street JournalWhen two Wal-Mart Supercenters and a rival regional grocery opened near a Kroger Co. supermarket in Houston last year, the Kroger's sales dropped 10 percent. Store manager Ben Bustos moved quickly to slash some prices and cut labor costs, for example, by...Tags: Pikesville, Groceries, Safeway Inc., Pleasanton (Alameda, California), Wages and Pensions
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A dairy-aisle secret: Milk is a cash cow
The Wall Street JournalAre consumers getting gouged in the dairy aisle? America's farmers are swimming in such a glut of milk that they are getting their lowest prices for the stuff in 25 years. Processors of ice cream, butter and bottled milk have seen the price of their...Tags: Costco Wholesale Corporation, Ice Cream, Consumers, Colleges and Universities, Safeway Inc.
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High stakes for supermarkets, unions
Special to SunSpotAs the supermarket showdown in California wears on, labor unions across the country are at a crossroads. Negotiations to end a months-old strike against two grocery store chains owned by Safeway Inc., Vons and Pavilion are at an impasse. Meanwhile,...Tags: Costco Wholesale Corporation, Medical Services, Bars and Clubs, Labor Disputes, Havre de Grace
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Supermarkets in transition
Special to Baltimoresun.comWhile a strike was averted at more than 300 Giant and Safeway stores in the Baltimore-Washington region, the issues that factored into labor negotiations remain and must be addressed by both company managers and union leaders if the companies are to...Tags: Collective Contract, Medical Services, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Hunt Valley, Business Enterprises
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUND-UP: Aflac, Dell, Waters
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Chesapeake Energy, JPMorgan Chase, Abercrombie & Fitch and HP, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Aflac : RBC cuts to sector...Tags: Citi Trends Incorporated, Cimarex Energy Company, Forest Oil Corporation, Car Parts, Waters Corporation
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UPDATE 2-"Pink slime" label forces US beef plant closures
Reuters* BPI plants to close in Texas, Kansas and Iowa * More than 650 people to lose jobs May 7 (Reuters) - The top U.S. producer of ammonia-treated beef that critics called "pink slime" said on Monday it will close three of its four plants after sales...Tags: Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings, Terry Branstad, Salmonella Infection, Safeway Inc., Supervalu Inc.
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PREVIEW-Healthy Kansas wheat crop on track for early harvest
Reuters* WHAT: Wheat Quality Council's annual US HRW tour * WHEN: May 1-3 * WHERE: Kansas and three neighboring states By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, April 30 (Reuters) - Kansas farmer Jerry McReynolds' wheat fields have developed a full month early, which...Tags: Natural Disasters, ConAgra Foods Incorporated, Glencore International AG, Agriculture, Weather Reports
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Ralphs supermarkets fined over pricing discrepancies
L.A. NOWJudge Gloria Trask on April 27 issued an injunction requiring all Ralphs and Food 4 Less stores in Riverside County to hire a “pricing integrity coordinator” for each store to ensure that information on store shelf tags was accurate.... -
UPDATE 2-Whole Foods profit tops Street, shares up
Reuters* Q2 EPS $0.64 vs Street view $0.59 * Same-store sales rise 9.5 percent * Raises 2012 EPS forecast to $2.44-$2.47 * Shares up more than 3 percent after-hours May 2 (Reuters) - Upscale grocer Whole Foods Market Inc rang up another quarterly profit beat...Tags: Whole Foods Market, Thomson Corporation, Safeway Inc., Earnings, Supervalu Inc.
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'Pink slime': Kroger joins others in dropping beef product
Kroger Co., the nation’s largest supermarket retailer, on Thursday joined the growing list of companies that have dropped the beef product widely referred to as pink slime from their fresh meat cases. Both Kroger and the Stop & Shop chain said they...Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings, Food Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Safeway Inc.
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Kroger, Stop & Shop Join in Rejection of "Pink Slime" Beef
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Two more major grocery chains say they will stop buying beef that contains "pink slime." The Kroger Co., the nation's largest traditional grocer with more than 2,400 supermarkets in 31 states, made the announcement Thursday --...Tags: Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings, Groceries, Safeway Inc., Restaurant and Catering Industry, Foods and Beverages
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Pink Slime Food: Kroger Says It Will Stop Buying Beef Made with Filler
Mae Anderson, AP Retail WriterSupermarket chains Kroger Co. and Stop& Shop said Thursday they will join the growing list of store chains that will no longer sell beef that includes an additive with the unappetizing moniker "pink slime." Federal regulators say the ammonia-treated...Tags: Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings, Groceries, Media Industry, Safeway Inc., Supervalu Inc.
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