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Thursday, June 6, 10:13 AM The headaches continue for the grocery store sector (SVU, KR, SWY, RNDY, HTSI) as Amazon and Wal-Mart (WMT +0.4%) circle around like hungry vultures. Though both companies are only in the early stages (AmazonFresh, Neighborhoods Market) of their grocery initiatives, analysts think their considerable distribution prowess makes them a long-term threat. Reuters' Jessica Wohl has the factoid of the day: "A Walmart grocery distribution center can house up to 4 million bananas at one time." 5 Comments [Consumer]
Thursday, May 30, 8:00 AM A new report from Rabobank concludes consumers are trading down when buying groceries or moving up to the premium sector as they slowly abandon the mid-market. It's a trend which could benefit both Wal-Mart (WMT) and Whole Foods Market (WFM) as they continue to chip away at sales at traditional grocery chains (KR, SWY, SVU, RNDY, HTSI) from different directions. 3 Comments [Consumer]
Friday, May 17, 7:53 AM Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. (HTSI) declares $0.15/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.31%. For shareholders of record June 7. Payable July 1. Ex-div date June 5. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, May 10, 11:02 AM Harris Teeter (HTSI +0.8%) says talks with a number of potential buyers are still going on as the company explores a number of strategic initiatives. Investor looking to catch a M&A-fueled rally in shares might be late to the party with HTSI +21% since buyout chatter first started. Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, May 3, 6:50 AM Harris Teeter (HTSI): Q1 EPS of $0.62 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $1.17B misses by $0.01B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, April 26, 8:59 AM Online grocery sales increased 8% last year as the industry gains acceptance in metropolitan areas and is pegged to see sales grow to as much as $9.4B by 2017. The trend is far from favorable for brick-and-mortar grocery stores (KR, SVU, SWY) still reeling from increased competition from dollar stores and Wal-Mart. What to watch: As delivery services such as Peapod and Fresh Direct expand, will Whole Foods Market (WFM) stand pat? Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, April 25, 12:59 PM Grocery store stocks suffer after Safeway's Q1 report indicates a weakening sales and volume trend into the end of the quarter. The lackluster quarter adds weight to the opinion that the dollar store group (DG, DLTR, FDO) and Wal-Mart are taking more grocery market share. Decliners: SWY -16.8%, WFM -1.0%, TFM -1%, SVY -2.5%, NGVC -2.0%, KR -2.0%, WMK -1.3%, HTSI -1.4%, FWM -1.3%. 7 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
Tuesday, March 12, 2:30 PM Grocery store operator Fairway Group expects to launch its IPO next month, according to sources. Though the value of the deal is expected to be on the small side, it will be of keen interest to the supermarket group (SWY, SVU, KR, TFM, HTSI, IMKTA) with assessing valuation levels increasingly on the radar of investors. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Monday, March 4, 1:07 PM Grocery store chain Publix is reported to be interested in acquiring Harris Teeter (HTSI -1.4%). Bidding between the company and Royal Ahold (AHONY.PK) should commence later this month. Comment! [Consumer, M&A]
Friday, February 22, 7:29 AM Harris Teeter Supermarkets (HTSI) is attracting interest from Dutch firm Royal Ahold (AHONY.PK), according to Bloomberg. Buying the chain would help the Stop & Shop owner expand further in the southern part of the U.S. Comment! [Consumer, M&A]
Thursday, February 21, 6:49 PM Harris Teeter Supermarkets (HTSI) declares $0.15/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.42%. For shareholders of record Mar. 08. Payable Apr. 01. Ex-div date Mar. 06. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, February 13, 10:22 AM Kroger (KR) could take a stab at acquiring grocery chain Harris Teeter Supermarkets (HTSI +2.8%), speculates dealReporter. Though nothing specific on that front has been tipped off by the company, its upsized shelf registration (8-K) gives it a little bit more firing power. Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 11:20 AM Goldman Sachs analyst Stephen Grambling warns investors in grocery stocks to be careful to buy into the supermarket REIT buzz kickstarted when Canada's Loblaw decided to separate out its real estate assets. He notes retail rivals could easily jump in with better fundamental profiles to take the shine off the REIT play. 1 Comment [Consumer]
Friday, November 16, 2012, 3:09 AM Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. (HTSI) declares $0.15/share quarterly dividend, 7.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.14. Forward yield 1.68%. For shareholders of record Dec. 14. Payable Jan 1. Ex-div Dec. 12. Additionally, the board declared special dividend of $0.50/share For shareholders of record Dec. 14. Payable Dec 31. Ex-div Dec. 12.(PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, August 17, 2012, 7:45 AM Harris Teeter Supermarkets (HTSI) declares $0.14/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.40%. For shareholders of record Sep 07. Payable Oct 01. Ex-div date Sep 05. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, July 12, 2012, 9:58 AM It's not a 2-for-1 split, Supervalu (SVU) actually trades 47% lower after bombing with its earnings report. Sell-side analysts are taking a beating in the Twittersphere after the retailer's free cash flow yield and M&A potential stoked positive comments over the last few months, while (as expected) collateral damage in the sector is playing out. SWY -9.0%, KR -3.3%, WFM -1.2%, DEG -2.7%, HTSI -1.6%. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]

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