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• Wal-Mart to Cash Tax Rebate Checks For Free

  By Nicole Maestri NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT on Tuesday unveiled its plans to entice U.S. shoppers to spend their tax rebates in its discount stores, offering to cash the checks for free and saying it has cut prices on...

  News items 2008-04-29

  Tags: Retail, Taxes, Free trade, Food & Beverage, stimulus, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., cereal, Sears Roebuck & Co., meat, tax, card, retail company, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp., U.S., food, payment, customer service, bank, financial

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• Ralphs to Offer Customers Free Groceries

  Beginning Friday, May 2, New Program Gives Ralphs Customers an Extra $30, $60 or $120 When They Turn Their Tax Refund or Economic Stimulus Checks into Ralphs Gift Cards LOS ANGELES, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralphs said today that beginning Friday, May 2, 2008, customers can receive...

  Articles 2008-05-01

• The Doctor is in! Emmy Award-Winner Hector Elizondo to Appear in MONK

  Legendary Character Actor To Fulfill Pivotal Role as Monk's Therapist NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated Hector Elizondo has agreed to appear in USA Network's award-winning, hit series MONK this summer when the series returns for its seventh season on Friday, July 18...

  Articles 2008-04-30

• Georgia Power, Kroger Join Forces to Educate Consumers About Energy Efficient Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

  ATLANTA, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power and two metro Atlanta Kroger food stores recently teamed up to provide shoppers with energy efficiency information and $1 off coupons on General Electric compact fluorescent light bulbs CFLs. Senior citizen patrons received an additional 5 percent discount. (Logo:...

  Articles 2008-04-30

• HAVOC Signs Distributors for University of Louisville Energy Drink

  HOUSTON -- American Enterprise Development Corporation (OTC:AEND) and HAVOC Distribution, Inc. (www.havocenergy.com) announced today that it will begin distribution of Red Bird Energy Drink, a Collegiate Licensed Energy Drink product for the University of Louisville. The University of Louisville Energy Drink will be powered by HAVOC and will be sold...

  Articles 2008-04-23

• Kroger Creates, Fills Multi-Cultural Business Development Post

  FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-23 April 2008-Kroger Creates, Fills Multi-Cultural Business Development PostC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Kroger Co. announced it has named Angel Colon to lead multi-cultural business development for the company. In his new position, Colon will be responsible for enhancing Kroger's approach to...

  Articles 2008-04-23

• Kroger to Participate at Lehman Brothers Conference

  FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-23 April 2008-Kroger to Participate at Lehman Brothers ConferenceC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Kroger Co. will participate in the Lehman Brothers Eleventh Annual Retail and Restaurant Conference on Tuesday, April 29. Dave Dillon, Kroger chairman and chief executive officer, and Mike Schlotman,...

  Articles 2008-04-23

• Kroger Chairman and CEO David Dillon Honored as 'Kansan of the Year' by Kansas Society of Washington D.C

  HUTCHINSON, Kan., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kroger Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David B. Dillon is being honored today by the Kansas Society of Washington, D.C. as "Kansan of the Year" for the role he and The Kroger Co. play in supporting communities where its customers and associates...

  Articles 2008-04-22

• Kroger to Participate in The Lehman Brothers Eleventh Annual Retail and Restaurant Conference

  CINCINNATI, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co. will participate in the Lehman Brothers Eleventh Annual Retail and Restaurant Conference on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Dave Dillon, Kroger chairman and chief executive officer, and Mike Schlotman, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will address investors. ...

  Articles 2008-04-22

• Kroger Creates New Position to Lead Multi-Cultural Business Development

  CINCINNATI, April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co. announced today it has named Angel Colon to lead multi-cultural business development for the Company. In his new position, Mr. Colon will be responsible for enhancing Kroger's approach to serving its diverse customer base. "At Kroger, we...

  Articles 2008-04-21

• Retailers sweeten stimulus

  By Michael Hooper THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL U.S. retailers, struggling in a challenging economic environment, have launched campaigns to capture Americans' economic stimulus money. Kroger Co., owner of Dillon Stores, and Sears Holding Corp., owner of Sears and Kmart, are offering discounts and...

  Articles 2008-04-19

• Retailers vie for shoppers expecting stimulus checks

  NEW YORK -- You may have to wait until May to see your economic stimulus check, but some retailers already have their sights set on how you will spend it. Kroger Co., which owns the Smith's grocery-store chain in Utah, and department store operator Sears Holdings Corp....

  Articles 2008-04-17

• Kroger Stores Offer Customers Free Groceries

  Beginning May 2, New Program Gives Kroger Customers an Extra $30, $60 or $120 When They Turn Their Tax Refund or Economic Stimulus Checks into Kroger Gift Cards CINCINNATI, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co. said today that beginning May 2, 2008, customers can receive...

  Articles 2008-04-16

• Kroger Associates in Louisville Ratify New Labor Agreement

  LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co. said today it has been informed that members of UFCW Local 227 in Kentucky have ratified a new contract with the company. "This agreement provides wage increases and affordable quality health care benefits for our employees and...

  Articles 2008-04-16

• Kroger Expands Ongoing Commitment to Sustainability

  Kroger Makes It Easier For Customers To Do Their Part Through New And Expanded Programs CINCINNATI, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As Earth Day 2008 draws near, The Kroger Co. today made several announcements that support the company's ongoing commitment to green living and sustainability. Kroger...

  Articles 2008-04-15

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  Local stocksGrain pricesMarkets Dow Jones industrial__ 12,325.42__- 256.56 NASDAQ composite__ 61.46__- 61.46 Stock__Close__Chng AT&T Inc. T__37.30__-.90 Aviva PLC (AIVAF.PK)__12.30__unch Bank of America BAC__36.94__-.75 BNSF Corp. BNI__93.19__-.16 ...

  Articles 2008-04-12

• Seven Summits Research Releases Alerts on INTC, YHOO, MOT, KR, and PH

  CHICAGO, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks. Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available at http://www.iotogo.com/s/041108A (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's PriceWatch Alerts...

  Articles 2008-04-11

• Kroger Customers and Associates Raise $9.4 Million to Support Their Own Communities Through Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign

  CINCINNATI, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Customers and associates of The Kroger Co. and its family of stores raised $9.4 million to support The Salvation Army's annual Red Kettle campaign during the 2007-2008 holiday season. The total represents an increase of 16 percent over the $8.1 million raised last...

  Articles 2008-04-10

• Private Selection® Ice Cream Recalled From Kroger Stores in Twelve Southeastern States

  Ice Cream May Contain Egg, Soy, And Wheat Which Are Not Identified On The Label Classic Churned Light Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Is Only Flavored Involved CINCINNATI, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inter-American Products, Inc., a division of The Kroger Co. , today announced...

  Articles 2008-04-07

• Mid-Counties Picks Up Pace in Fourth Quarter

  The fourth quarter of 2007 saw an increase of activity in the Mid-Counties industrial market. In the fourth quarter alone, the MidCounties submarket saw gross absorption of 2.1 million square feet, which accounted for 29% of year-to-date gross absorption (2007 total activity was 7.1 million square feet). Absorption...

  Articles 2008-04-07