Nonfoods

CARTERET, N.J. - Improved performance of its produce, floral, nonfoods, and pharmacy departments enabled Pathmark Stores, Inc. here to report second quarter sales of $1.3 billion, a bump of 0.2 percent compared to $1.1 billion in the year-ago period, and same-store sales growth of 0.5 percent.

QUINCY, Mass. and SCARBOROUGH, Maine - Two supermarket operators in New England -- Ahold USA banners Stop & Shop and Giant Food, and Delhaize's Hannaford Bros. Co. are vying to be at the head of the class in health-and-wellness education, with two new nutrition initiatives.

QUINCY, Mass. and SCARBOROUGH, Maine - Two supermarket operators in New England -- Ahold USA banners Stop & Shop and Giant Food, and Delhaize's Hannaford Bros. Co. are vying to be at the head of the class in health-and-wellness education, with two new nutrition initiatives.

GREENFIELD, Mass. -- The Organic Trade Association (OTA) here hailed the pre-publication of Canada's organic regulation in the Canada Gazette (Vol. 140, No. 35, Sept. 2, 2006) as a major milestone toward putting a national organic regulatory system in place.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores here said it wants to expand fuel to as many of its corporately-owned stores as possible.

GREENFIELD, Mass. -- The Organic Trade Association (OTA) here hailed the pre-publication of Canada's organic regulation in the Canada Gazette (Vol. 140, No. 35, Sept. 2, 2006) as a major milestone toward putting a national organic regulatory system in place.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores here said it wants to expand fuel to as many of its corporately-owned stores as possible.

GREENFIELD, Mass. -- The Organic Trade Association (OTA) here hailed the pre-publication of Canada's organic regulation in the Canada Gazette (Vol. 140, No. 35, Sept. 2, 2006) as a major milestone toward putting a national organic regulatory system in place.