21.   Greenbury is due to meet Treasury officials Tuesday to discuss the proposals amid protests from Conservative legislators and companies including food retailer Asda Group Plc.

22.   Industries range from aerospace and defense contracting to food retailers.

23.   Industries range from aerospace and defense contracting to toys and food retailers.

24.   Industrial conglomerates and ex-dividend stocks led the declines, offsetting gains in food retailers and insurers.

25.   Industries range from aerospace and defense contracting to computer chips and food retailers.

26.   McCarthy said the rise was in line with a general increase in sales at food retailers in August.

27.   More multinational food retailers are looking to enter the increasingly sought-after South American market.

28.   Parrot said food retailers will be largely unaffected, with decreased sales in beef being offset by rising sales of poultry products.

29.   Other countries have embraced loyalty cards to varying degrees, depending on the state of competition among food retailers.

30.   Other food retailers also rose.