Kroger Sees Encouraging Trend with Strong 4th Quarter Sales
Kroger Co. has stated that despite the crisis of increasing gas prices, an encouraging trend has been observed. This was said after the company announced that their 4th Quarter Sales [...]
Grocery Bills Set to Increase as Food Inflation Goes Higher
As food prices are expected to increase again this year, consumers should prepare for higher priced groceries. Basic goods such as milk are expected to get a little more expensive [...]
Ralphs Grocery Co. Fined for Overcharging
A fine of $67,618 and three years of probation have been ordered for the grocery chain Ralphs Grocery Co. This happened after the Company pleaded no contest to the complaints [...]
Objections Rise as A&P Announces its Bonus Plan
Following A & P’s filing for bankruptcy, the company has announced its bid for a $6.8 million Bonus Plan to its employees. This raised considerable objections at the U.S. Trustees [...]
Fresh and Easy Opens First Branches in the Bay Area
The Bay Area finally has its first branches of Fresh and Easy grocery stores. These stores had a grand opening last Wednesday, March 2, 2011 in the areas of San [...]
A Product Recall of Mooney’s Cheese and ValuMarket’s Cheese Spread
On the 1st of February, Shuckman’s Fish Company of Kentucky gave an update on the product recall that they previously announced for specific brands of their cheeses. The company has [...]
Stores’ Private Label Goods Predicted to Double its Market Shares
A recent report made by Sebastiaan Schreijen suggested that grocery stores’ private label goods are expected to increase its market share in the overall packaged food area in the coming [...]
The fall of A&P, from 15,357 Stores to bankruptcy protection
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., which operates about 400 supermarkets under the Waldbaum’s, The Food Emporium and Pathmark labels, filed for bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White [...]