Month: June 2012

Discount grocer ALDI was recognized as the nation's low-price grocery leader for the second year in a row, according to a recent consumer survey* conducted by Market Force Information, Inc., the world's leading customer intelligence solutions company. When asked to rank the top eight grocers offering low prices, consumers ranked ALDI No. 1, ahead of competitors such as Walmart, Costco, Publix, Kroger, Safeway and ShopRite. …

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. and Lowe's Food Stores, Inc. announced a purchase and sale agreement between the Company's operating subsidiary, Harris Teeter, Inc., and Lowes Foods. The agreement will result in Harris Teeter acquiring ten Lowes Foods store locations in the central Carolinas region and Lowes Foods acquiring six Harris Teeter store locations in western North Carolina. …

Passaic County is truly going to be "Jersey(De)licious" with the 11 a.m. opening this Wednesday, June 6, 2012 of Fairway Market (www.fairwaymarket.com) in Woodland Park at 1510 US 46 and Browertown Road – the second Fairway Market in the Garden State. The approximately 62,000 square foot location offers an exceptional combination of traditional, organic and specialty foodstuffs at great every day prices. It also includes the third Fairway Wine & Spirits store, which will feature over 600 wines and hundreds of spirits, sourced mostly from small estates and artisanal producers. …

Wal-Mart began in Mexico in 1991 by opening a single Sam’s Club outlet in partnership with an established retailer, Cifra, which owned stores under the Superama and Bodega Aurrer names. It wasn’t long before Wal-Mart bought out Cifra and moved into smaller markets without big grocery stories such as San Juan Teotihuacn, starting a revolution in retail. …