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US: Mead Johnson welcomes all-clear on infant formula
3 January 2012
US infant nutrition maker Mead Johnson has welcomed test results that show its infant formulas are not related to four cases of infection.
US: Kroger merges pension plans
16 December 2011
US retailer Kroger is set to merge four pension funds to save money.
US: Kroger raises guidance after "outstanding Q3"
1 December 2011
US retailer Kroger today (1 December) increased its earnings guidance after what the chairman called an "outstanding" third quarter.
US: Tyson beef recalled in E.coli scare
29 September 2011
Tyson Foods is recalling approximately 131,300 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.
US: California chains avoid strike with pay deal
20 September 2011
Retailers in southern California have avoided strike action at their stores after union officials and supermarket chiefs negotiated an agreement over contracts.
US: Strikes loom for Kroger, Safeway and Supervalu
16 September 2011
Workers at US retailers Kroger, Safeway Inc and Supervalu Inc could strike this weekend following a breakdown in talks over contracts.
Retail and self service - the concepts
14 September 2011
This month's just-food management briefing looks at the use of self-service technology in food retail outlets around the world. In part one, Glynn Davis outlines the different concepts in place in stores.
Retail and self service - the evolving market trends
14 September 2011
In part two of this month's just-food management briefing, Glynn Davis looks at the success - or otherwise - that retailers have had with self-service technology and considers where the sector could go next.
Retail and self-service - innovation
14 September 2011
In the third part of just-food's briefing on self-service in retail, Glynn Davis looks at two of the key trends driving innovation in the sector - the need to cater for weekly shopping and the rise of mobile phone technology.
US: Kroger ups target for FY sales
12 September 2011
US retailer Kroger has lifted its forecast for annual same-store sales after seeing its half-year revenues increase.
US: Kroger promotes Fey to head QFC chain
7 September 2011
US retailer Kroger has named Joe Fey president of its Quality Food Centers division.
US: Kroger to buy Schnuck stores in Memphis
5 September 2011
Kroger is set to buy seven convenience stores in Memphis from fellow US retailer Schnuck Markets.
US: Kroger appoints Giordano as Ralphs president
27 July 2011
US grocery retailer Kroger has appointed Donna Giordano as president of its Ralphs division.
US: Supervalu names Bergmann president of independent business
22 July 2011
US grocery retailer Supervalu Inc has appointed Leon Bergmann as president of its independent business division.
US: Tesco to launch loyalty card scheme
18 July 2011
Tesco has revealed plans to launch a loyalty card scheme in its US Fresh & Easy banner.
US: Kroger appoints Donnelly as SVP merchandising
21 June 2011
US grocer Kroger has appointed Michael Donnelly as senior vice president of merchandising.
US: Kroger lifts profit and sales targets
16 June 2011
US retailer Kroger today (16 June) upped its fuul-year profit and sales target after a first quarter in which its CEO said the company was "connecting" with consumers.
US: Kroger commits to sustainable seafood
11 April 2011
US grocer Kroger said it it plans to source all of its top-20 wild-caught fish species from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) approved sources by 2015.
The just-food management briefing - the globalisation of food retail - China, India and the US
21 March 2011
In part two of just-food's management briefing on the globalisation of food retail, Glynn Davis looks at three markets where the trend, in different ways, has taken hold - China, India and the US.
just the answer - Kevin Brennan, Quorn Foods CEO
11 March 2011
Premier Foods plc's decision to sell its meat-free business was seen as a move to reduce a debt pile at the UK's largest food group that, last summer, reached over GBP1.3bn. The unit, renamed Quorn Foods, is now in the hands of Exponent Private Equity. Dean Best spoke to Kevin Brennan, the former Kellogg executive that Premier appointed to run its meat-free operations, and who is now CEO of the new firm.
US: Kroger net profit up on improved ID sales
3 March 2011
US grocer Kroger recorded an increase in net profit for the fourth quarter on the back of improving identical supermarket sales.
GLOBAL: More retailers record declining sales - Deloitte
19 January 2011
The retail industry suffered during 2009, with more than a third of the world's top retailers endured declining sales over the year, according to the latest Deloitte figures.
Best bits: Only strongest will survive challenging US grocery landscape
13 December 2010
The US grocery sector is in a state of flux as we head into 2011 with suppliers and retailers feeling the effect of weak consumer confidence and consolidation appearing more likely.
Comment: ConAgra joins the cautious club
10 December 2010
Following Kellogg and Campbell Soup Co., ConAgra Foods has become the latest US food manufacturer to adopt a somewhat pessimistic tone when looking ahead to 2011, writes Dean Best.
US: Kroger's Covert to take senior retail operations role
10 December 2010
Kroger has named Geoff Covert, a former Procter & Gamble executive who has spent over a decade at the US retailer, as its new senior vice president of retail operations.
Talking shop: US promotional landscape to continue in 2011
7 December 2010
As we close in on the end of 2010, the promotional landscape remains difficult for retailers, with few markets more competitive than in the US, where ongoing low levels of consumer confidence and efforts from the major operators to gain market share have continued to drive prices downward. With commodity prices starting to show upward movement, how much longer can this promotional environment be sustained?
On the money: Kroger suffers on weaker margins
3 December 2010
Analysts have aired concerns over Kroger's decline in gross margins during its third quarter, leading to shares in the US retailer falling as far as 11% yesterday (2 December).
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
3 December 2010
Russia grabbed the political (Wikileaks), sports (World Cup) and business headlines all in the space of 24 hours on Thursday this week. The business headline involved PepsiCo's move to buy Wimm-Bill-Dann, Russia's largest dairy processor, in the US giant's quest to expand in the dairy sector. The deal capped a fresh round of M&A news this week while, elsewhere, the UK government outlined plans to tackle obesity, there was talk from the EU that states would agree on origin labels and Carrefour's woes in Brazil deepened.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
3 December 2010
PepsiCo talked of "snackifying" and "drinkifying", the UK coalition government warned of "nannying" and Carrefour blamed a "management malfunction". just-food's week in words has some eye-catching phrases this week to match some interesting stories.
US: Barclays Capital downgrades Safeway, Kroger
3 December 2010
Barclays Capital have downgraded its ratings on the shares of US grocery retailers Safeway Inc and Kroger.
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