Food Retail

MoneyGram International and SUPERVALU Extend Alliance for Money Transfer Services at 1,000 Grocery Outlets

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MoneyGram International (NYSE: MGI), a leading global payment services company, and SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU), a leading U.S.

Kroger Co. (KR) Reports Lower-Than-Expected Fourth Quarter Profit, Issues Guarded Outlook

Supermarket chain Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) reported lower-than-expected profit of $255.4 million, or 39 cents a share, down from $349.2 million, or 53 cents a share in the same quarter last year.

Safeway Announces Finalists in Fifth Annual Lucerne® The Art of Dairy™ Contest

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Safeway Inc. (NYSE:

Stock Market News for March 9, 2010 - Market News

U.S. stocks started the week on a mixed note before ending the day little changed as investors appeared less enthusiastic about the strength of the economic recovery.  Traders appeared concerned about President Obama’s push for the health care overhaul and reacted with caution to a fresh round of corporate deal-making.

Benzinga’s News Roundup (SSI, DKS, KR, BKE, TM)

Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) reported today a fourth-quarter net profit of $27.9 million, or $0.72 per share, from $25.3 million, or $0.67 per share, for the same quarter last year. Revenue declined 5.3% to $431.7 million for the quarter. Analysts had expected SSI to report earnings of $0.66 per share.

Kroger Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results

Kroger Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results PR Newswire CINCINNATI, March 9

Top 5 Stocks For March 9, 2010 (DKS, KR, TSTY, JCG, JPM)

Wall Street is expecting sporting goods maestros Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) to have earned $0.55 per share in the latest quarter. DKS is set to report its earnings before the opening bell today. DKS gained 1.29% to $25.95 in after hours trading. Read more about this company here.

U.S. Equity Market Outlook (CASY, CMA, HRB, TXN, UAUA)

According to Bloomberg, the shares of the following companies may see some unusual movements in trading today. Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASY), which owns convenience stores in the Midwest, reported EPS of $0.34, excluding items, for the third-quarter, missing the average analyst EPS estimate in a Bloomberg survey by 18%.

Susser Holdings to Present at Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch Conferences

Susser Holdings to Present at Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch Conferences PR Newswire CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, March 9

Service Stocks that Falls on News (DKS, HRB, EJ, KR)

(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 09, 2010 ) Dallas, Tx - Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) lost 1.95% to $25.12 after the company quarterly profit topped market estimates for the seventh consecutive quarter on strong sales of cold weather gear, and forecast a full-year profit that could meet or beat analysts' expectations.