Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) is the second largest supermarket operator in the U.S. after The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), and primarily operates as a food and drug retailer.
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September 5 - News
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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August 30 - Dividend Stocks, News
Customer satisfaction and an enhanced buying experience are the new focus for retailers.
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August 29 - News
In 2009 David Moore, then president of the Western Growers Associated, testified before Congress about how grocery stores were making it extremely difficult for small farmers ...
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August 28 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are plenty of gauges market participants can use to track publicly traded companies.
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August 28 - News
Even though shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc.
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August 28 - News
To many investors, hedge funds are viewed as bloated, old financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 28 - News
Let's face it, organic food is pricey, but that doesn't stop folks from buying it. Whole Foods has been on a tear.
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August 27 - News
If you're in the grocery business, you know how difficult the economics can be. You might buy something for $1 and sell it for $1.30, which isn't a terrible margin.
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August 27 - News
The American food landscape is changing. Earlier this week, I discussed the rise of both the organic and local food movements.
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August 25 - News
If you were to ask many market players, hedge funds are seen as bloated, old financial tools of a period lost to current times.
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August 23 - News
The grocery store business can be brutal. From every dollar received, a supermarket might only be able to bank two or three pennies as profit.
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August 19 - News
It is very unusual for a non-cyclical grocery stock to rally 80% in one year's time, but that’s exactly what The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) has accomplished.
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August 5 - News
One of the most important economic trends in postwar America was suburban sprawl -- the spread of families further from city centers, to two-car garages and half-acre yards instead...
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August 5 - News
Wholesale distributor and independent retailer SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU) recently released its quarterly earnings.
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July 30 - News
With sales nearly quadrupling over the last decade, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) has been quite a nice growth story, capitalizing on the trend toward healthier eating...
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July 30 - News
Having conquered the southern mid-Atlantic region and the Carolinas with its acquisition of Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (NYSE:HTSI), will supermarket powerhouse The Kroger ...
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July 29 - News
Grocery stores have become an integral part of every consumers life.
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July 26 - News
SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU), Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) , and The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) have been up double and even triple digits in the last year.
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July 25 - News
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) is planning to buy Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc (NYSE:HTSI) for $2.5 billion.
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July 25 - News
Coming from the world of retail, I'm happy for someone to market to me when that marketing is good.
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July 23 - News
Expect to see online grocery sales expand in the coming years, as more online shopping opportunities are made available to the public.
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July 22 - News
Earlier this week Fool blogger Timothy Green wrote a great piece detailing The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)'s expansion plans.
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July 22 - News
Over the past five years organic grocer, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) grew trailing revenue and free cash flow 57% and 1600% respectively (see charts below).
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July 22 - News
The grocery business is not an easy one.
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July 18 - News
The food industry has gotten hot with M&A activities as The Kroger Co.
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July 17 - News
When thinking about where you want to buy your food, the first consideration has to be quality. Nobody wants to buy rancid meat or moldy bread.
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July 17 - News
America just witnessed the making of its 22nd publicly traded company to have an annual turnover of over $100 billion. The Kroger Co.
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July 17 - News
You can be forgiven if you've never heard of Fairway Group Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FWM).
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July 17 - News
If you’re looking for an exciting investment, then it’s not likely that you’re going to look at The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR).
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July 16 - News
Acquisition may be an expensive way to expand, but it also may be a quicker and safer way than organic growth.
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July 16 - News
What's next for the grocery-store industry? With many of the constituents' stocks recently soaring to unforeseen levels, they appear to still have positive momentum.
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July 15 - News
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), the largest grocery chain in the United States, just got even bigger.
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July 12 - News
I had always dismissed The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), which dominates many Southeastern markets, until a decade ago when Harris-Teeter came to town.
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July 10 - News
While I was in Blacksburg, Va., my coworkers would speak in reverential tones of a supermarket that used to be in Roanoke.
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July 10 - News
Once a company becomes a member of the elite Dividend Aristocrats list, it takes a lot to dislodge that company from its ranks.
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July 10 - News
On a slow day in terms of economic reports, investors have certainly received a good bit of news from individual companies to keep themselves busy today.
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July 9 - News
Going healthy is the most "in" thing in the US.
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July 8 - News
As an extreme couponer, losing the savings advantages of double coupons is a major hit to my grocery budget.
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July 5 - News
The fallout from the National Security Agency's massive spying program on the American public -- and on foreign, friendly nations -- continues to mount.
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July 3 - News
I'll admit it. The traditional grocery business isn't an exciting industry for investment potential. Profit margins are low, with almost zero chance of spiking higher.
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July 1 - News
When I think of investing, and see major pullbacks in valuations, it feels like I'm jumping off a 10-floor building with a jumper cord attached to me.
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July 1 - News
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) has advanced significantly since the beginning of the year, with stock prices going from around $26 per share to nearly $34 per share.
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June 27 - News
Ben Bernanke’s signaling of a possible tapering of the $85 billion-a-month stimulus the Fed has been providing the U.S.
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June 26 - News
In a market sell-off, one of the most tempting things to do is to sell. It’s an emotional impulse, and almost everyone has difficulty fighting it.
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June 25 - News
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) reported as fairly solid quarter. The company is known for selling food products and operating grocery chains like Fry’s.
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June 25 - News
The Chinese stock markets got hit by a panic wave of selling on Monday. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) went ahead and cut back economic growth forecasts for the economy.
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June 25 - News
Retail and food-service giant Empire Company Limited (TSX:EMP.A) recently announced its intention to complete the second-largest Canadian merger of the year.
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June 24 - News
If you visit your local grocery or health-food store, chances are you'll see a section devoid of gluten products. If you don't know what I'm talking about now, you will soon.
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June 20 - News
