(PORTLAND, Ore.)Shares of the nation's largest grocery chains tumbled Friday amid a global markets sell-off and on worries that food spending might fall. Despite bailout efforts by the U.S. and ot...READ MORE

(PORTLAND, Ore.)Shares of the nation's largest grocers fell after the House rejected a proposed financial bailout plan Monday. The grocers kept pace with the broader market in the early morning sl...READ MORE

(PORTLAND, Ore.)Shares of most grocers continued to rise Tuesday after the Federal Reserve announced it would keep a key interest rate unchanged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped following ...READ MORE

Among the premarket activity stories for Thursday, Sept. 11, from AP Financial News: WASHINGTON (AP)--Government data is expected to show that the number of newly laid-off people f...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)A Jefferies & Co. Inc. analyst on Thursday initiated coverage on shares of grocery store chain Whole Foods Market Inc. with a "Buy" rating, saying the company could beat its profit...READ MORE

(PORTLAND, Ore.)Somewhere amid the sweet pea salad with blue cheese and spicy beef wraps at the grocery deli counter, Natalya Toker found her lunch. Toker said she prefers eating homemade food. Bu...READ MORE

Organic personal care products are sprouting up at more mass retail outlets. Here are some examples:--Target expanded its beauty aisles this year to include nine natural and organi...READ MORE