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YONKERS, N.Y. -- To help consumers sort through the growing options and make the best grocery-shopping decisions, Consumer Reports (CR) surveyed more than 25,000 readers about their experiences at 52 chain stores.

Contra Costa, Calif. -- A referendum supporting large-scale supermarkets in unincorporated Contra Costa County has qualified for the ballot, elections officials say.

Undercover shoppers from Service Intelligence visited more than 1,400 supermarkets. What they found demonstrates the importance of performance measures.

CHICAGO -- Wal-Mart has filed a planned development application marking the company's first entry into downtown Chicago at the corner of North and Kilpatrick Avenues on the city's west side.

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is interested in buying the Brazilian, Argentine, and Peruvian units of Dutch retailer Ahold, sources close to the process told Reuters on Friday.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores began accepting electronic checks from its online customers this week, making the company one of the first mass retailers to let customers make purchases over the Internet using their checking accounts.

Denver -- Six King Soopers stores in Denver and Colorado Springs are battlegrounds in Kroger Co.'s attempt to stave off competition from dollar stores and their discount brethren.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is going to court to prevent rival Kmart Corp. from using a shopping bag carousel similar to its own patented version, according to published reports.