TORONTO - U.S. organic and natural foods grocer Whole Foods Market has picked Toronto for its first foreign store and is considering opening another in Vancouver, British Columbia, Reuters reports.
AUSTIN, Texas - Whole Foods Market Inc., the world's largest natural and organic foods supermarket company, on Wednesday reported that sales for the first quarter ended Jan. 20, 2002 increased 21 percent over the prior year.
TOKYO - Daiei Inc, Japan's largest supermarket operator, said today it aims to cut 1,400 jobs in its parent company through voluntary retirement, Reuters reports.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Wal-Mart Puerto Rico announced today that it has acquired Supermercados Amigo, the number one supermarket chain in Puerto Rico.
TROY, Mich. - Kmart Corp. on Thursday said it expects to announce which stores it will close as part of its turnaround effort by at a March 20 bankruptcy hearing, The Associated Press reports.
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.
