INSIGHT: Kroger confident of "pick up" in sales
By: just-food.com | 16 September 2009
The chief of US supermarket group Kroger has said he expects to see a "pick up" in third- and fourth-quarter sales after yesterday (15 September) reporting a drop in half-year turnover.
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The chief of US supermarket group Kroger has said he expects to see a "pick up" in third- and fourth-quarter sales after yesterday (15 September) reporting a drop in half-year turnover.
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