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  • Wegmans to Open 71st Unit in Cherry Hill, N.J.

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. here is preparing to open its 71st store on Sunday, June 11, at the site of the former Garden State Race Track in Cherry Hill, N.J. In typical Wegmans fashion, the expansive store measures 125,000 square feet, and contains such amenities as a Market Café with the capacity to seat 200.

  • Philly's Fresh Grocer to Open Five New Stores

    UPPER DARBY, Penn. -- On the heels of opening its latest store May 24 in Villanova, Pa., Fresh Grocer, based here, said it will open five new stores throughout the Delaware Valley.

  • Sara Lee Launches 'Deli C.U.T.S.' To Drive Sales, Profits

    DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Sara Lee here said it will unveil an innovative category development program for deli managers at the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association convention, which gets underway this weekend in Orlando.

  • Despite Q1 Loss, Pathmark Still 'on Track' to Profitability, Says Management

    CARTERET, N.J. -- Pathmark Stores, Inc. here, which has been slowly battling its way back to financial health through a range of restructuring programs, yesterday posted a net loss of $5.4 million, or 10 cents per share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2006, vs. a net loss of $2.1 million, or seven cents per share, in the same period last year.

  • Planet Organic Health Corp. Closes Buy of Ontario Operator

    EDMONTON, Alta. -- Natural and organic retailer Planet Organic Health Corp. yesterday closed the acquisition of Healthy's Nutrition Centres, a seven store health food store operator in the greater Toronto area.

  • Study Dissects the DNA of Successful Store Managers

    ATLANTA -¿ In addition to concentrating on financial performance, customer satisfaction, and employee satisfaction, retail managers should hone in on performance relative to market potential, true customer loyalty, and true employee loyalty and engagement, according to the latest study from the Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council.

  • BJ's May Sales Surge, but Food Sales Are Variable

    NATICK, Mass. -- Produce sales stayed strong, but meat didn't sell as well as it did last year, noted BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. here which yesterday posted a May 2006 sales increase of 8.6 percent to $655.5 million, from $603.4 million last year. Comparable-club sales rose 4.2 percent, including a contribution from gasoline sales of about 2.2 percent. In May 2005, BJ's experienced a comparable-club sales rise of 0.5 percent, including a contribution from gas sales of 20 basis points.

  • FEATURE: Daymon Worldwide Forum: Going public with private label

    Store brand strategy broker Daymon Worldwide sheds light on the state of business and the future for store brand growth.
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