Food shopping is one of those menial tasks that everyone must do, so it seems that in the land of grocery retail, profits and expansion should always be steady. But the grocery industry is rapidly changing. With the rise of ...

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The major goal for Baltimore during the recent ICSC RECon convention in Las Vegas was to spur interest in grocers to move to the city. Baltimore Development Corp. President and CEO William H. Cole said officials from the city’s quasi-governmental economic ...

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Royal Ahold NV and Delhaize Group surged in European trading after reports that the Dutch and Belgian grocers are in the early stages of merger talks, a deal that would bolster their Stop & Shop and Food Lion chains in the U.S. Ahold and Delhaize are prominent in the Maryland grocery store market.

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WASHINGTON — A sharp jump in gasoline prices drove a measure of U.S. consumer costs up in February. But outside higher pump prices, inflation stayed mild. The Labor Department said Friday that the consumer price index rose 0.4 percent in ...

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The lawyer for State Sen. Ulysses Currie, accused of conspiring to accept bribes, says too many people knew about his activities for it to be a case of bribery. Joseph Evans, an attorney for Sen. Ulysses Currie, told jurors in federal ...

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WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity moved a step forward Wednesday with the announcement that Wal-Mart and other retailers plan over the next five years to open or expand 1,500 stores in areas without easy access to fresh ...

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Trader Joe’s, the specialty grocery chain, might not have the cheapest toilet paper or the most varieties of ketchup, but it hooks customers with mango butter, chocolate-covered pomegranate seeds and cilantro-and-jalapeno hummus. These goodies aren’t on most grocery lists, but ...

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WASHINGTON — Consumers spent more on gasoline, clothing and autos in April, pushing retail sales up for a 10th straight month. But much of the gain came from a surge in gasoline and food prices. Retail sales rose 0.5 percent ...

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NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 27 percent increase in fourth-quarter net income as the world’s largest retailer benefited from cost-cutting and strong sales overseas. But a key revenue measure in the company’s U.S. business fell for the ...

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