Food Retail

The Pantry, Inc.'s (PTRY) MACD indicator has entered into bearish territory with a reading of -0.0892. The Zacks #5 Rank (“Strong Sell”) stock decreased more than 3% to $13.07 in morning trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company's earnings for 2011 has reduced 26 cents over the past month...

Being one of the leading natural and organic foods supermarkets, Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI) offers investors one of the strongest growth profiles in the industry with its strong brand image, and marketing and merchandising expertise. The stock is poised to surge once the economy revives and...

Being one of the leading natural and organic foods supermarkets, Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI) offers investors one of the strongest growth profiles in the industry with its strong brand image, and marketing and merchandising expertise. The stock is poised to surge once the economy revives and...

Analysts at BMO Capital downgrade The Pantry Inc (NASDAQ: PTRY) from “outperform” to “market perform.” The target price for PTRY is set to $22. PTRY shares fell 0.55% to close at $19.75 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgrade Supervalu Inc (NYSE: SVU) from “equal weight” to “underweight.” SVU shares fell 0.21% to close at $9.61 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 3,000 last week to 420,000 (last week was also revised up by 3,000, so one could see it as unchanged). This was better than the expected level of 425,000. The recent trend in claims has been downward, but the path has been erratic. It still looks...

Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 3,000 last week to 420,000 (last week was also revised up by 3,000, so one could see it as unchanged). This was better than the expected level of 425,000. The recent trend in claims has been downward, but the path has been erratic. It still looks...

priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) was upgraded by ThinkEquity from “hold” to “buy.” PCLN's shares closed at $407.00 yesterday. PCLN's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 33.13%. Sterne Agee upgraded Doral Financial Corporation (NYSE: DRL) from "sell" to "neutral." DRL's shares closed at $1.29...

Analysts at Hapoalim upgrade Supervalu Inc (NYSE: SVU) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for SVU is set to $10. SVU shares gained 1.49% to close at $8.85 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Grocery store operator Kroger Company (NYSE: KR) announced on Saturday that it is recalling a number of pet food products sold under the brand names of Pet Pride, Old Yeller and Kroger Value from its stores in 19 states because the products might contain aflatoxin, which can cause serious illness...

Below are the top mid-cap grocery store stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Safeway Inc (NYSE: SWY) is $40.94 billion. SWY's PEG ratio is 1.14. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG) is $27.39 billion. DEG had $1.05...

Regency Centers Corp. (REG), a leading operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers across the U.S., has recently acquired Willow Festival, a 405,227 square foot neighborhood shopping center in the Chicago metro area. The company purchased the property for $64 million...

Regency Centers Corp. (REG), a leading operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers across the U.S., has recently acquired Willow Festival, a 405,227 square foot neighborhood shopping center in the Chicago metro area. The company purchased the property for $64 million...

Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 3,000 last week to 420,000 (last week was also revised up by 2,000, so one could see it as a 1,000 decline). This was better than the expected level of 425,000. The recent trend in claims has been downward, but the path has been erratic. It still...

Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance fell by 3,000 last week to 420,000 (last week was also revised up by 2,000, so one could see it as a 1,000 decline). This was better than the expected level of 425,000. The recent trend in claims has been downward, but the path has been erratic. It still...