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UFCW Backs Bill To Ban Wal-Mart Bank from Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Leaders of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 951 based here are praising recently introduced legislation to restrict industrial banks, including one proposed by retail giant Wal-Mart, from opening branches in Michigan. -
Wegmans Opening Three Stores in Philly Area
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets Inc. will be opening three supermarkets in the greater Philadelphia area, according to a local published report. The Northeast upscale retailer's Mount Laurel, N.J. store opened yesterday, while its Cherry Hill, N.J. location will debut in June and a Warrington, Pa. market will bow in December. Wegmans' earlier Philadelphia-area store, in Downington, Pa., opened in 2003.