Safeway selling supermarkets in Canada
Safeway Inc. is selling its supermarket operations in Canada to food retailer Sobeys for 5.8 billion Canadian dollars ($5.7 billion). Full story
Danish supermarket got drugs instead of bananas
Drug traffickers back in Colombia must be going bananas over how their shipment ended up at Danish supermarkets and not on the streets. Full story
Final Glance: Supermarkets companies
Shares of some top supermarkets companies were up at the close of trading: Full story
Dallas to Dig into Proposed Plastic Bag Ban
The Dallas City Council next week will discuss a proposed ban on plastic shopping bags.The proposed ban is similar to Austin's, which does not allow retailers to offer plastic bags.Councilman Dwaine Caraway, who proposed a ban a few months ago, said the bags end up as litter all over the Dallas."Thi Full story
India clarifies foreign investment rules for supermarkets
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Foreign supermarkets entering India must invest in new supply chain infrastructure, such as warehouses and cold-storages, rather than buying existing assets, the government said on Thursday in a clarification of rules announced last year. Full story
Under pressure Co-operative beefs up management
The Co-operative Group, Britain's biggest mutual business, bolstered its management team on Wednesday by naming a new finance director for the group and a new chairman for its banking unit. Full story
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Accused shoplifter get stuck in ceilng during escape
Alleged shoplifter tries to escape grocery store by climbing into the ceiling. WHDH's Nicole Oliverio reports.
$590M Powerball winner bought ticket in Fla.
A Publix grocery store in Zephyrhills, Fla., sold a Powerball ticket worth $590.5 million, the second-largest lottery jackpot in history, to one lucky winner. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports.
Mika Brzezinski and Diane Smith on their battles with food
Morning Joe continues its kick off of the release of "Obsessed," Mika Brzezinski's new book on food obsession, with NBC News' Dr. Nancy Snyderman and writer Diane Smith joining Mika for a discussion about how the book came to be.
Actor’s grocery store feeds new hopes
Wendell Pierce, best known for his roles on “The Wire” and “Treme” is now launching a chain of grocery and convenience stores in places where fresh food can be hard to find. NBC’s Ron Mott reports.
Pierce: ‘You can do well and do good’
Actor Wendell Pierce explains why he launched a chain of supermarkets and convenience stores in underserved New Orleans neighborhoods.
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