Retail News

Competition is heating up in Texas, where San Antonio-based H-E-B has traditionally dominated.

Whole Foods Market has agreed to buy six leases from Johnnie's Foodmaster, a family-owned grocery chain based in Chelsea, Mass., the

Meijer has received zoning approval to build a 200,000-square-foot combined supermarket and discount store in Sussex, Wis., according to the

An online learning panel of experts will offer ways to make better spending decisions on trade promotions.

Kroger said it will no longer sell fresh sprouts because of the potential food safety risk associated with them,

Supervalu Chairman Wayne Sales said the company's repositioning of Jewel stores in the Chicago area is paying off in recovered business and improved customer perceptions but hasn't improved the company's bottom line yet, the

Harris Teeter has opened specialty stores under the banner "201central" in Huntersville and Wesley Chapel, N.C., the

Supervalu, which is undergoing a strategic review including a possible sale of the company, reported today a second-quarter net loss of $111 million, or 52 cents a share, compared with net profits of $60 million, or 28 cents a share, in the year-ago period, Bloomberg said.

Glenview, Ill.-based Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. has been sued for negligence by the families of three babies who allegedly became ill with a rare bacterial infection after consuming the company's Enfamil baby formula, the Associated Press reported.

Publix, Aldi and Trader Joe's earn high marks on an index that ranks brands according to simplicity.

Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Busch's Fresh Food Market is closing the pharmacies at its 15 stores to focus on groceries, Dexter.Patch.com said.

Kraft Foods Group will begin producing and selling Maxwell House and Gevalia coffee in pods designed to work with Keurig single-serve brewing machines, Reuters said.