Market Trends

NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - NeXpansion and Penn Traffic have announced a partnership to offer the "Endless Aisle" service to shoppers in select P&C Food & Pharmacy stores beginning in April, 2002.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Safeway Inc. announced on Monday that Hank Mullany, president of Genuardi's, will be leaving the organization after a planned transition of leadership to Maria Fidelibus, newly appointed vice president & general manager.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has won a court injunction to keep union organizers out of its U.S. stores, The Associated Press reports.

PITTSBURGH - Grocer Dan Serafin is trying a new method to deter shoplifters at his Food Market in Erie, Penn. - digital "wanted" posters.

WILLMAR, Minn. - Jennie-O, the turkey products subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corp., on Friday voluntarily recalled 23,021 pounds of foodservice and supermarket deli turkey products because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

MINNEAPOLIS - General Mills announced three key leadership positions today involving top executives.

NEW YORK - Best Buy, Pathmark, Stop N Shop, Ranch Market, Vallarta Supermarkets, The Limited and Family Dollar Stores are among several retailers that will be making presentations and speaking on panels at this year's Store-Specific Merchandising and Marketing Conference.

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands - Ahold has reported it achieved net earnings of Euro 1.11 billion for full-year 2001 (52 weeks) after goodwill amortization and exceptional charges including the impact of the devaluation of the Argentine Peso.