Word: safeway
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...first investment banker to realize that chain stores would one day dominate retailing, and he got rich by underwriting (and often controlling) such future powerhouses as S.S. Kresge (now K Mart) and Safeway Stores. He set up one of America's first wire houses--brokerage firms with branch offices in different cities connected to the main office by Teletype...
Many people in rural America, just getting by, still depend on hunting for meat to fill the freezer. But mostly the country buys its meat in cling-wrap packages at Safeway and Winn-Dixie. "We've lost our connection to the land and the outside world," says Jerry DeBin, Alabama's coordinator of conservation education. "Most people don't even notice which way the wind is blowing today. The squirrel or deer may be eating more today because a change in the weather is coming, but we don't pay attention to these things anymore...
Rooks noted that four out of seven national chains, including Kroger's, A&P and Safeway, are supporting...
...billion-dollar conventional chain, has recently opened four natural and organic Wild Harvest supermarkets. Meanwhile, Wild Oats, while not as large, grew 75% last year and looks to become a formidable rival. In spite of that, Mackey still sees supermarkets as his main competition: chains like Albertson's and Safeway have vastly increased their natural-foods offerings. Such chains, however, may actually help organic stores, says Barbara Miller, who follows the food industry as an analyst for BT Alex Brown. The supers "have only so much aisle space. They end up introducing people to lots of new products...
Might there be more victims? No illnesses from Hudson products have yet appeared outside Colorado, but the company's patties sell nationwide. Among those who pulled Hudson from freezers and griddles were Wal-Mart, Safeway, Burger King and Boston Market; last Friday 700 Burger Kings had to offer BLTs and ham-and-cheese sandwiches instead of Whoppers...