Costco Wholesale Corp.

CHICAGO - Information Resources Inc., a provider of content and analytic services to the consumer packaged goods, retail, and healthcare industries, and Costco Wholesale have announced plans to test the Costco Collaborative Retail Exchange (CRX) program.

SAN FRANCISCO - California's attorney general is considering a labor union's request to look into Costco Wholesale Corp.'s efforts to put a measure to a statewide vote that would overhaul workers' compensation rules, Reuters reports.

ISSAQUAH, Wash. - Costco Wholesale Corp. on Wednesday reported higher quarterly profit and attributed its sales boost in part to the recent labor disputes at grocery stores in California.

NATICK, Mass. - BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. announced today that its quarterly earnings increased due to solid January sales and high gasoline prices, Reuters reports. Additionally, the company predicted better-than-expected earnings for the current year and posted strong February sales.

Undaunted by today's intense competition, a number of creative independent operators are thriving on their innovation and their imagination.

As the low-carb/high-protein craze continues, the sausage industry is smoking with new flavors and convenient products to augment continued category growth.

SAN FRANCISCO - The Environmental Working Group and the Center for Environmental Health filed notice last week of their intent to sue 50 salmon farms, fish processors and grocery chains under a California anti-toxics law, The Associated Press reports.

Today's intense business climate raises the profiles of both strong and weak competitors. Here's a look at how some food retailers fared last year.