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  • STORE OF THE MONTH: Born on the bayou

    Louisiana's Rouses Supermarkets leverages local expertise and a blend of old and new in its latest store.

  • FRESH FOOD: Fresh Developments: Boston's 'Hurricane Alley'

    The ravaged Gulf Coast's seafood industry will be a focus of the nation's top seafood show.

  • Former Civil Rights Activist Andrew Young to Head Pro-Wal-Mart Group

    ATLANTA -- Andrew Young, a former United Nations ambassador, civil rights activist, and Atlanta mayor, said yesterday he will serve as national steering committee chairman of Working Families for Wal-Mart, a pro-Wal-Mart group. The 16-member steering committee was formed in December to counter charges from two union-backed groups, WakeUpWalMart.com and WalMartWatch.com, that are pressuring Wal-Mart to improve wages and benefits.

  • Study Names Tesco and P&G Supply Chain's 'Best in Class'

    WATFORD, England -- Tesco and Procter & Gamble are tops when it comes to supply chain, according to a survey of by international food and grocery specialist IGD, based here.

  • Wal-Mart to Roll Out In-store Health Clinics

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Setting out to prove its critics wrong, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it plans to open more than 50 in-store health clinics this year and make further changes to workers' health-care plans, in a bid to address the country's rising health care costs.

  • Summit to Help Retailers Improve Service to Latinos

    NEW YORK -- Featuring workshops and roundtable sessions to foster knowledge-sharing among attendees and an emphasis on best practices, the second annual Hispanic Retail 360 Summit promises to be the premier educational event for retailers looking to maximize their business with the growing Latino consumer market in the U.S., said organizers at the Retail Group of VNU Business Media.

  • Wal-Mart's Q4 Sales and Earnings Up; C.E.O. 'Optimistic' on New Initiatives

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Both sales and earnings were up for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 31. The global retailer's total sales jumped 8.6 percent to $89.3 billion, while its net income was $3.6 billion, an increase of 13.4 percent.

  • Target Corp. Plans to Stock More Food

    MINNEAPOLIS -- Discount retailer Target Corp. here said that as part of its intensifying battle against chief rival Wal-Mart, it plans to expand its food offerings. The 1,239-unit discounter said it will incorporate larger food sections into most of its stores which, when the project is complete, will have as much as 50 percent more space for food than is now typical.
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