Morning One Liners: Oct 17-19th

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NY Daily News: Residents Cheer as Stop & Shop brings Fresh Food and Affordable Prices to Far Rockaway.

Wal-Mart wants to do what!? Wal-Mart seeks to stock up on more 'local produce'

More @ Bizmology

The Gawker, who is gearing up for Wal-Mart's crusade into 'urban markets' with smaller stores, is doing a series of posts entitled 'The Life at Wal-Mart, Workers Speak', where Wal-Mart workers send in their experiences at Wal-Mart.


Wal-Mart's smaller store format vs. Target's P-Fresh...Who wins in the smaller format spotlight?


Supermarket News covers the Gristedes bid on Food Emporium.

The Fresh Market opens their 100th store.

A&P has launched an Online Magazine...

Negotiations

Kroger and UFCW Local 75's negotiations are primarily focusing on Health Care.

On Friday, workers at 9 Loblaw Cos. stores approved a contract, averting a strike after they rejected the same deal one week prior.  More than 1,700 workers are affected by the agreement.