Stop & Shop drops lawsuit against Whole Foods

Stop & Shop, the Quincy-based supermarket chain, has dropped a trademark infringement suit after rival Whole Foods agreed to change a disputed promotional slogan.

Stop & Shop sued in July, claiming Whole Foods stole its "Real Deal" campaign. Please click here to read an earlier Globe story about that lawsuit.

Texas-based Whole Foods says it has renamed its campaign "The Whole Deal." The two supermarket companies agreed to settle out of court. (AP)