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Survey: Retail Exec Outlook Dampened in October
WASHINGTON - Retailers have a lot on their minds these days with an uncertain holiday season before them. Their concern is evident in the latest Retail Executive Opinion Survey, a new monthly index by the National Retail Federation and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd., which shows slightly weaker results for October.
Consumer Confidence Index Falls to Lowest Level Since 1993
NEW YORK - Retailers hoping for positive holiday sales might not like the latest report from New York-based The Conference Board, which reports that its already declining Consumer Confidence Index deteriorated even further in October.

S&P Report Card: Economy Hitting Retail Hard

NEW YORK -- Retailers continue to be pummeled by a poor economy and flagging consumer confidence, according to a new report from Standard & Poors Ratings Services.
Supermarket GROCERY Business: Touchdown!

Scores of manufacturer promotions ensure the checkout lane will be the big winner this Super Bowl season.
Supermarket NONFOODS Business: Superheroes in the supermarket

Americans' fascination with the DVD format is driving new sales and a new realization that video can work for the food channel.
Port Lockout Ends, Companies Prepare to Clear Cargo Backlog

SAN FRANCISCO - West Coast ports were scheduled to reopen Wednesday after President Bush stepped in to stop a management lockout that cost the U.S. economy, including food companies, billions of dollars.
Food Lion Named America's Second Harvest Regional Retailer of the Year

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion, a subsidiary of Delhaize America, was named America's Second Harvest's Regional Retailer of the Year at an award's dinner in Snowbird, Utah, on Sept. 29.
Wal-Mart Cuts September Sales Forecast

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Monday cut back its September sales forecast, the second month in a row that the world's biggest retailer has been hurt by lower consumer spending, Reuters reports.
Harris Teeter Chef to Develop Fresh-foods Program

MATTHEWS, N.C. - Harris Teeter Inc. is going after the growing eat-at-home market with a new fresh-foods program led by a professional chef at select stores, the Charlotte Business Journal reports.
Pathmark Shares Dip Following Analyst's Rating

NEW YORK - Shares of Pathmark Stores Inc. slumped after an analyst at C.L. King & Associates cut his earnings estimates for the grocer and downgraded the stock from a "buy" to a "neutral" rating, according to a Dow Jones report.

Survey: Retail Exec Outlook Dampened in October

Consumer Confidence Index Falls to Lowest Level Since 1993

S&P Report Card: Economy Hitting Retail Hard

Supermarket GROCERY Business: Touchdown!

Supermarket NONFOODS Business: Superheroes in the supermarket

Port Lockout Ends, Companies Prepare to Clear Cargo Backlog

Food Lion Named America's Second Harvest Regional Retailer of the Year

Wal-Mart Cuts September Sales Forecast

Harris Teeter Chef to Develop Fresh-foods Program

Pathmark Shares Dip Following Analyst's Rating