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ARCADIA, Calif. - Vons, a division of Safeway Inc., has expanded in Las Vegas by adding 15 more ZIP codes to the territory covered by its online grocery order and delivery service.

Last summer's wave of product recalls dampened demand for deli meats in many areas. Will the setback be only temporary?

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Safeway Inc.'s online grocery shopping provider GroceryWorks has named a new president as its former leader, Gary Rocheleau, has rejoined Safeway.

Online operations of big grocery chains maneuvered through the dot-com devastation and are now showing positive signs of life. They're finding that the payoffs from Internet retailing reach beyond incremental sales.

NEW YORK -- Walgreen Co.'s shares fell sharply on Monday as investors worried that slowing sales growth and fierce competition could lead the No. 1 U.S. drugstore chain to miss earnings targets for the current fiscal quarter.

November 20, 2002 -- SAN DIEGO, CA -- ICON Group International Ltd. today released two comprehensive studies on labor productivity and vertical gap analysis benchmarks for The Kroger Co.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it would not challenge Kroger Co.'s acquisition of 18 Raley's Corp. supermarkets in Las Vegas.

PHILADELPHIA, -- Acme Markets, Inc., a unit of Albertsons, has purchased a prominent portion of the former Defense Supply Center Philadelphia and plans to erect a 50,000 sq. ft. combo store on the South Philly site. Food-drug combo stores, such as its Albertsons Sav-On and Jewel-Osco formats, form the Boise, Idaho-based chain's key strategy for growth.