Search results for : supermarkets
August 24, 2011
Supermarkets struggle with surge in 'hurricane business'
Preparations for Hurricane Irene had the command center of the Super Value grocery store chain buzzing yesterday, as managers radioed in updates on everything from supply levels to power outages.
"[Store] number eight is running on generator," sputtered a radio in the background, followed by notice of number three, number five, then number two going to generator. On it went as the chain's fo...
May 27, 2011
Two men in court charged with supermarket armed robbery
TWO men charged with the armed robbery of Cost Right supermarket were arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday.
Jasper Curry, 24, of Yellow Elder Gardens and David Collins, 31, of Cowpen Road have been charged with the December 2010 incident.
The two men were also arraigned yesterday on charges stemming from the John Bull heist (see page one for full story).
Cashiers
It is alleged that on Sa...
Why supermarket stocks are getting squeezed
January 16, 2011
Why supermarket stocks are getting squeezed
By DAVID K RANDALL
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Orange juice isn't the only thing at your supermarket that's been squeezed.
Rising food prices mean grocery store chains must absorb extra costs on items like meat, seafood, and produce, or they try to pass them along to customers But many of those consumers are unemployed or have less money to spend, even on essentials. For now, the big ch...
Bahamas Supermarkets' $25,000 settlement
April 19, 2010
Bahamas Supermarkets' $25,000 settlement
A $25,000 settlement was made between the Securities Commission and Bahamas Supermarkets Limited (BSL) for the company's alleged failure to file its certified annual report ? a delay that haunted the company last year.
It's a deal that was struck last month in an effort to settle a formal complaint dated November 26, 2009, issued by the Commission's Executive Director Hillary Deveaux against th...
March 28, 2024
Mistaken suspect tells of panic as he tried to drink sewer water in cell
A MAN who was arrested - but then released - after an armed robbery of Quality Supermarkets on Tuesday claimed officers humiliated him, and he felt forced to drink sewer water to stay hydrated after suffering a panic attack while in custody.
Assistant Manager: We're Still Shaken Up
March 26, 2024
Assistant Manager: We're Still Shaken Up
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Just days before one of the biggest grocery shopping weekends of the year, a popular supermarket was held up by a gun-wielding armed robber.
September 11, 2011
WHOLESALERS TOLD: WORK WITH CITY MARKETS OR WRITE OFF SUMS OWED
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
CITY MARKETS' principal yesterday said he was "not willing to do business" with a number of Bahamian wholesale suppliers because of the terms they were seeking to impose, adding that relations between the two sides were "back to where we started" in November 2010.
Mark Finlayson, head of Trans-Island Traders, the 78 per cent majority shareholder in the s...
December 12, 2023
Deltec Foundation awards $10k, mentorship to Blue Water Organic Farms
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Michael Johnson became the first Family Island-based winner of the Deltec Young Entrepreneurs Award, which comes with a $10,000 investment in his aquaponic shrimp farm in Grand Bahama. "I would've been surprised if my name wasn't called," Johnson said after DIYE chairman, Robert Turnquest announced him as the winner. Johnson, along with [...]
October 25, 2023
Developer slams "baseless" opposition to Wendy's and Marco's Pizza restaurants on P.I.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The developer behind the proposal to convert the old Scotiabank building on Paradise Island into Wendy's and Marco's Pizza restaurant has voiced strong objection to what they have described as an "orchestrated and baseless" campaign against their site plan approval application, arguing further that there was no merit to their opponent's request [...]
October 18, 2023
Belize Issues Public Safety Alert About Falsified Medication
BELIZE - Belize's Ministry of Health & Wellness has advised the public that falsified Tylenol has been discovered at various supermarkets across the country.
Search Options
Filter:
Sponsored Ads
