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e-News September 01, 2005 |
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NEW ORLEANS--While the extent of Hurricane Katrina's devastation is far reaching--thousands are feared dead and billions of dollars in damages expected--the coffee industry is waiting to see what impact Katrina will have on the U.S. supply.
"It is hard to ....
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CINCINNATI--Federated Department Stores Inc. here, parent company of Macy's and Bloomingdales, completed its $11.9 billion acquisition of St. Louis-based May Department Stores Co. on Aug. 30. The deal creates a department store chain with approximately1,000 locations with $30 billion in ....
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SKOKIE, Ill.--Peapod, an online grocer based here that serves as Stop & Shop's online grocery delivery service in New England, as well as cities in New York state and New Jersey, has expanded its online Stop & Shop services to ....
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WEST HARTFORD, Conn.--Wittman Specialty Foods, in cooperation with the Connecticut Food Association will launch the Connecticut Food Trail in January.
The program is the brainchild of Wittman Specialty Foods and will include a Web site www.ctfoodtrail.com with a virtual map indicating ....
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URBANA, Ohio-Bob and Sara Rothschild sold Robert Rothschild Farms Inc., the award-winning gourmet condiment company they launched 27 years ago, here on July 1.
The company was purchased by Strengths Capital Partners, a Birmingham, Mich.-based private-equity firm, with the ....
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--After completing an internal audit--under the watchful eye of the Securities and Exchange Commission--luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue here will repay vendors about $48 million after uncovering improperly collected markdown allowances from 1996 to 2003.
The paybacks to ....
| e-News August 25, 2005
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NEW YORK--The total annual sales of gourmet food continues to rise, with one-fifth of American adults considered to be gourmet consumers, according to The U.S. Market for Gourmet Foods and Beverages, an Aug. 18 study from the market research publisher ....
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LONDON--Extending its natural supermarket into Europe, Whole Foods Market plans to open a 75,000-square-foot flagship store here in early 2007.
Located on Kensington High Street the 75,000-square-foot store will employ 400 to 500 workers, according to an Aug. 19 prepared statement ....
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SALISBURY, N.C.--Fifteen months after it debuted its Bloom format, Food Lion is tweaking its retail concept and will complete remodels at its five stores by months end, according to Jeff Lowrance, corporate communications manager, based here.
Based on customer feedback, Bloom's ....
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NEWARK, N.J.--Ariane Daguin, co-founder of D'Artagnan, the purveyor of organic poultry and game, smoked and cured meats, wild mushrooms, truffles and foie gras, has bought the entire interest of her partner of 20 years, George Faison.
"George and I founded ....
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MELVILLE, N.Y.--The Hain Celestial Group Inc. here will expand its organic product offerings when it acquires Spectrum Organic Products. The deal, subject to Spectrum's shareholders approval, is expected to close in November.
Hain announced its intentions to acquire the California-based manufacturer ....
| e-News August 18, 2005
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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.-- GS1 US, formerly the Uniform Code Council here, completed its merger with Transora, a data pool service provider, Aug. 15, creating a combined company called 1SYNC.
The merger maximizes the data synchronization services the companies offer through the Global ....
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HERSHEY, Pa.--With the Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker buyout in the can, Hershey Co. here has launched Artisan Confections Co. and acquired Joseph Schmidt Confections Aug. 15.
"The Scharffen Berger and Joseph Schmidt acquisitions are great strategic opportunities for Hershey to ....
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NOVATO, Calif.--On the heels of acquiring Espresso Confections' MochaDots and ZoZo espresso Beans trademarks, Torn Ranch Inc. here begins shipping the confections this month.
Torn Ranch purchased the rights from Peter Van der Voort of Mill Valley last month, according to ....
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UNION, N.J. --For 52 consecutive quarters, home furnishings retailer Bed Bath and Beyond here has exceeded analysts' financial estimates and is expected to stay ahead of the game while continuing to roll out 500 more stores in the next five ....
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Gearing up for the holidays
Recently, I interviewed Pam Danziger, retail expert and the author of Shopping: Why We Love It and How Retailers Can Create the Ultimate Customer Experience...
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