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  • Colorado UFCW May Strike Next Week

    United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local No. 7, which represents 17,000 grocery workers at chains that include Safeway, King Soopers and Albertsons, said workers are preparing to possibly strike May 10 -- one day after their contract expires -- over a disagreement about pay and pension benefits.
  • Walmart Unveils Hispanic Concept Store

    Walmart unveiled its first Supermercado de Walmart this week in Houston, featuring a new layout and product assortment designed to make it more relevant to local Hispanic customers.
  • Bloggers Speak Out

    2,000 Food Bloggers Flock to Foodbuzz, Fueling 1000% Annual Growth and Creating the Third Largest Online Food Property
  • Bruno's Stores Slated to be Sold, Closed After Auction: Report

    The end of Bruno's Supermarkets, LLC in its present form could begin as early as this week as a bankruptcy court auction scheduled for Wednesday gets under way, according to a published account. The auction is expected to result in some stores being sold off and others shuttered.
  • Wal-Mart to Expand California Solar Power Program

    Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said it plans to add solar panels on 10 to 20 additional California facilities within the next 18 months, reported Display and Design Ideas, a sister publication of Progressive Grocer.
  • Jewel-Osco Pilots Supervalu’s New ‘Big Relief’ Pricing Strategy

    In the wake of reporting a fourth quarter loss due to hefty charges alongside adjusted earnings that beat Wall Street estimates and sent its shares soaring 11 percent, Supervalu’s flagship Chicago-based Jewel-Osco division late last week unveiled a major price-cutting initiative on many items by up to 20 percent.
  • Wal-Mart Sees Record Increase in Business With Minority, Women-Owned Suppliers

    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. expanded its business with minority- and women-owned companies by over 25 percent in 2008, according to figured released by the company and verified by third-party enterprise supplier management company CVM Solutions.
  • Glass Retiring From Wal-Mart Board

    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said this week that Wal-Mart board member and former president and CEO David Glass won’t stand for re-election to the company's board of directors at Wal-Mart's annual shareholders' meeting, scheduled for June 5.
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