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  • Wal-Mart Launches Back-to-School Price-cutting Plan

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- In a bid to attract the growing number of shoppers who are concerned over the high price of gas, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. yesterday unveiled an aggressive new program to drive deeper price cuts on key back-to-school items.

  • Wal-Mart Launches Back-to-School Price-cutting Plan

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- In a bid to attract the growing number of shoppers who are concerned over the high price of gas, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. yesterday unveiled an aggressive new program to drive deeper price cuts on key back-to-school items.

  • Sara Lee Launches 'Bread Nutrition Transparency' Campaign

    DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Sara Lee Food & Beverage here is launching a consumer education campaign this summer that it said will set a new standard in nutrition transparency, and mark an industry first.

  • Food Lion Program Gets School Supplies for Students in Need

    SALISBURY, N.C. -- From now through Aug. 18, Food Lion is inviting customers to help local school children by participating in the retailer's Learning Toolbox program, which benefits underprivileged students in local communities.

  • Food Lion Program Gets School Supplies for Students in Need

    SALISBURY, N.C. -- From now through Aug. 18, Food Lion is inviting customers to help local school children by participating in the retailer's Learning Toolbox program, which benefits underprivileged students in local communities.

  • Back-to-School Spending this Year to Top $18 Billion: Study

    WASHINGTON -- Families with school-age children are expected to spend $563.49 on back-to-school non-foods merchandise, up 6.9 percent from last year's $527.08 average, and total back-to-school spending this year is expected to reach $18.4 billion, according to the National Retail Federation's 2007 Consumer Intentions and Actions Back-to-School survey.

  • Back-to-School Spending this Year to Top $18 Billion: Study

    WASHINGTON -- Families with school-age children are expected to spend $563.49 on back-to-school non-foods merchandise, up 6.9 percent from last year's $527.08 average, and total back-to-school spending this year is expected to reach $18.4 billion, according to the National Retail Federation's 2007 Consumer Intentions and Actions Back-to-School survey.

  • Big Y Gives Out Local Scholarships

    SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Big Y here has chosen over 300 students from communities in their market areas to receive a total of nearly $250,000 in college scholarships for the 2007-2008 academic year.
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