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Stocks gain for fifth day on unemployment report

...28 after the home decor company issued an earnings forecast that was below Wall Street analysts' estimates.? Supermarket chain Kroger rose 89 cents, or 3 percent, to $30.25 after the company's fourth quarter profit handily beat Wall Street...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-03-07/stocks-gain-fifth-day-unem
Haley says eliminating corporate income taxes will help bring jobs

...Godfrey said. "The governor can only sell our state if we have the right tools to work with."The Southeastern supermarket chain now based in Greenville County announced March 12 that it had successfully merged with Winn-Dixie and would eventually...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2012-03-24/haley-says-eliminating-corporate-in
Some supermarket chains bagging self-serve checkout

...being much more satisfied with their supermarket experience when they used traditional cashier-staffed lanes.Supermarket chains started introducing self-serve lanes about 10 years ago. Retailers also anticipated a labor savings, potentially...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-09-26/some-supermarket-chains-ba
Bi-Lo to buy Winn-Dixie

The Jacksonville-based supermarket chain Winn-Dixie is being sold for $560 million to Bi-Lo LLC, the companies said Monday, creating a large grocery operator in...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-12-19/bi-lo-buy-winn-dixie-repor
Bi-Lo buys Winn-Dixie for $530 million

GREENVILLE, S.C. - The supermarket chain Winn-Dixie is being sold in a deal valued at $530 million to Bi-Lo LLC, the companies said Monday, creating a huge grocery...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-12-19/bi-lo-buys-winn-dixie-530-
Georgia city is providing China with chopsticks

...Americus plant cranked up in May and can already produce 2 million chopsticks in a day, sending them primarily to supermarket chains in China but also to companies in Japan, Korea and the United States."I knew there was a need," Lee said...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-06-11/georgia-city-providing-china-
Biz bits

...Gonzalez with conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to computer servers at Hannaford Brothers Inc., a Maine-based supermarket chain; convenience store giant 7-Eleven Inc.; Heartland Payment Systems Inc., a New Jersey-based processor of...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/12/30/bus_561277.shtml
Business
Retail industry is no longer a safety net for unemployed

...are other tips for landing a retailing job: - Focus on financially healthy chains. Pursue job opportunities at supermarket chains and discounters that have benefited from shoppers who are buying only the necessities. Another good place to look...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/08/23/bus_545435.shtml
Business
Ga. Sunday alcohol sales return for debate

...statewide would bring up to $4.8 million in increased taxes. An official with Publix, one of Georgia's largest supermarket chains, said the sale of beer and wine at grocery stores on Sunday would result in $1.4 million in extra excise taxes...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/12/18/met_504383.shtml
Metro
It's all Chinese takeout to me

...address, to see which of the two places my food was cooling off in. She told me yet a third address, beside the same supermarket chain as the other two. I drove a couple of miles and, sure enough, there was a Chinese restaurant with a slightly different...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/03/03/moo_189570.shtml
Glynn Moore