GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Spartan Stores Inc. on Wednesday reported that consolidated net sales for its first quarter ending June 22, 2002 decreased 8.0 percent to $765.6 million from $832.5 million in last year's first quarter.
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CHICAGO - While many consumers are shifting spending to supercenters, they still prefer to purchase meat and produce from the grocery store, according to a new study from Information Resources Inc.
SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio-based H-E-B is once again tailoring itself to local markets, this time with a new store in southwest Houston that will cater to the predominantly African-American and Hispanic residents in the area.
BRUSSELS - The European Commission today cleared Swiss Food group Nestle SA's joint venture with French cosmetics giant L'Oreal to develop a new range of healthy cosmetics, Dow Jones newswire reports.
ELIZABETH, N.J. - Wakefern Food Corp. announced that it closed on its purchase of Big V Supermarkets, Inc. on July 12, 2002 for approximately $185 million in cash and assumed liabilities.
