General Merchandise/HBC

General merchandise and HBC category news for the convenience-store retail industry

General Merchandise/HBC

Walmart's 'Golden Spark' Fights Hunger

Launches initiative with Feeding America, ConAgra, General Mills, Kellogg, Kraft, Unilever

Partners with American Foods Group for out-of-box idea

Will be available in chain's 3,100 stores when launched on October 1

Second-quarter performance reverses first-quarter gains

Products

Core-Mark president & CEO, retiring in January, reflects on industry, his time at helm

Domier to succeed King, who will assume role of executive chairman

Perkins to succeed Walsh, who is retiring in January 2013, as president, CEO

Includes 144 stores in Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, N.J., Oklahoma, Tennessee

New c-store format more like grocery store, but retains convenience, gas features

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