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Wal-Mart is being attacked for ruining mom and pop businesses but few recognize that the company started out as one itself. It's just one of several underdogs to rise to the top.

Starbucks plans to move into the health food with its acquisition of Evolution Juice, but can it make juice into the sort of cultural staple that it did coffee?

Shares of nearly every grocer rose during the session as strong earnings expectations for the organic grocer, Whole Foods and food processing company, Kraft buoyed investor enthusiasm.