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PG PROFILE - Safeway: Back to Basics
A high-flyer of the Nineties, the chain has been stung by competition, the economy, and its own acquisitions. Now it's focusing on business fundamentals to revitalize its top and bottom lines.
ACNielsen Signs Stater Bros. Markets To Information-Sharing Agreement
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU business, today announced that it has signed Stater Bros. Markets to an information-sharing agreement. Sales data from the 156-store southern California supermarket chain will enhance the coverage of ACNielsen's Scantrack retail measurement service, and retailer-specific insights from Stater Bros. will be available to manufacturer partners of the chain via ACNielsen's Account Level Services. The agreement makes ACNielsen Stater Bros.' preferred provider of syndicated sales information and merchandising software.

Fresh brands reports record first quarter sales and earnings

SHEBOYGAN, WI, -- Fresh Brands, Inc. today reported record sales and earnings for the first quarter of 2003 ended April 19, 2003.
Wild Oats 1Q Net Income More than Doubles from Last Year

BOULDER, Colo. - Wild Oats Markets Inc., a leading national natural and organic foods retailer, announced that financial results for its first quarter ended March 29, 2003 generated net income of $1.4 million, or $0.05 per share, on first quarter sales of $236.0 million.
H-E-B to Build DC in Mexico

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Supermercados Internacionales H.E.B., the Mexican operating arm of H.E. Butt Grocery Co., has acquired 100 acres north of Monterrey to build a distribution center to serve its 20 stores in Mexico, the San Antonio Business Journal reports.
Ahold Says Ongoing Probe May Involve More Staff

NEW YORK/AMSTERDAM - Royal Ahold said on Friday the financial scandal at its U.S. Foodservice unit may involve more employees than the two managers it initially identified.
Fleming Cuts 800 Jobs, 5 Wholesale Units

DALLAS - Bankrupt food distributor Fleming Cos. Inc. on Thursday said it will shut down five wholesale divisions, resulting in the elimination of 800 jobs, or roughly 7 percent of its work force.
Ahold Announces Results of U.S. Foodservice Forensic Accounting Investigation

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands -- The U.S. Foodservice division of Ahold had overstated its earnings by $880 million, the retailer reported today.
Ahold to Unveil Result of Scandal Probe Soon

AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK - A probe into a damaging accounting scandal at Dutch retail giant Ahold will lay the blame on just a few middle managers at its U.S. Foodservice unit, a source told Reuters on Wednesday.
Tree of Life Unveils Strategic Realignment

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Leading natural and specialty foods marketer and distributor Tree of Life Inc. has announced a strategic realignment designed to keep pace with increases in demand for its products and unprecedented consolidation among its retail customers.

PG PROFILE - Safeway: Back to Basics

ACNielsen Signs Stater Bros. Markets To Information-Sharing Agreement

Fresh brands reports record first quarter sales and earnings

Wild Oats 1Q Net Income More than Doubles from Last Year

H-E-B to Build DC in Mexico

Ahold Says Ongoing Probe May Involve More Staff

Fleming Cuts 800 Jobs, 5 Wholesale Units

Ahold Announces Results of U.S. Foodservice Forensic Accounting Investigation

Ahold to Unveil Result of Scandal Probe Soon

Tree of Life Unveils Strategic Realignment