date:Jan 17, 2014
after the storm.
However, the group, which operates the StopShop and Giant chains from Virginia to Massachusetts, said like-for-like U.S. sales excluding fuel declined by 2.1 percent in October to December quarter - more than analysts' forecasts for a decline of less than 1 percent and compared with an increase of 0.6 percent in the previous three months.
U.S. food retailing has relatively few truly national players, but competition is fierce from more general merchandiser Wal-Mart (WMT.N) an