Walmart and DoorDash are teaming up to help expand the retailer’s online grocery delivery option beginning with the Atlanta metro area. DoorDash and Walmart says they will broaden their work together in more markets in the coming months as Walmart expands to reach more than 40 percent of U.S. households with delivery by the end of the […]
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Staff Writer at The Shelby Report.
Posted inAldi, Amazon Fresh, Corporate Store News, Fresh Thyme, Grocery News, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Online Grocery Technology, Organic Natural, Store News, Supply Chain News, West, Whole Foods
Amazon Brings Whole Foods Delivery To Denver, Sacramento And San Diego
Amazon and Whole Foods Market on April 24 launched free two-hour delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods through Prime Now in Denver, Colorado; and Sacramento and San Diego, California. Prime members in those cities can shop through Prime Now for fresh produce, meat and seafood, everyday staples and other locally sourced items […]
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California Perspective: We Can Fight City Hall—And We Should
by Ron Fong/president and CEO, California Grocers Association Local governments across the country have become emboldened to legislate on issues they never considered. Likely due to the action or inaction of federal and state governments, cities and counties feel it is a duty and opportunity to regulate on the bleeding-edge policy. California has always been […]
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Larkin: Setting The Record Straight On SNAP
by Peter Larkin/ president and CEO, National Grocers Association Special to The Shelby Report In April, NGA—alongside the Food Marketing Institute (FMI)—welcomed supermarket retailers, wholesalers and food industry state association executives from across the nation to Washington, D.C., for the annual “Day in Washington” supermarket industry fly-in. The timing of the fly-in could not have been more […]
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Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly To Open Eighth Wisconsin Store
Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly has signed an agreement to open a Piggly Wiggly store in Port Washington, Wisconsin. This will be the company’s 8th Piggly Wiggly store. Fox Bros. owns and operates stores in Hartland, Oconomowoc, Slinger, Hubertus, Jackson, Saukville and Hartford, all in Wisconsin. The grand opening date for the Port Washington store has […]
Posted inDeli News, Food Service News, Grocery News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Industry News, Southeast, Store News
Mobile, Alabama, Rouses To Feature Culinary Center, New Offerings
Customers at the new Rouses Market at Airport Boulevard and Schillinger Road in Mobile, Alabama, opening April 25, can pick up prepared foods, ready-to-cook meal kits, even a few new cooking techniques and recipes while they shop. “I can’t wait for people to see this new store,” said Donny Rouse, CEO. “It’s our first Rouses Market […]
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Southeastern Grocers, Publix Shine At National Pie Championships
Southeastern Grocers (SEG) and Publix joined amateur pie makers, professional bakers and chefs, and commercial pie companies from across the U.S. and Canada at the American Pie Council National Pie Championships April 6-7. This year, SEG was awarded eight first-place ribbons, and Publix took home seven. For nine consecutive years, SEG has competed in the event. […]
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Whole Foods Recognizes 27 Supplier Award Winners
Whole Foods Market celebrated the winners of its sixth annual Supplier Awards April 18, spotlighting producers that “exemplify the grocer’s mission and core values through their commitment to quality, environmental stewardship, ethical sourcing and culinary innovation.” “Our shoppers look to Whole Foods Market for new and delicious products, and we are honored to recognize our […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Center Store, Grocery News, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Southeast, Suppliers
Kimberly-Clark Expanding Its Mobile, Alabama, Mill
Kimberly-Clark Corp. has approved a capacity expansion project at its Mobile, Alabama manufacturing facility that will support K-C Professional‘s continued bath tissue category growth in North America. “The Mobile team is excited about the role we will play in supporting the projected growth of the bath tissue category in North America as a result of this capacity expansion project,” said Todd Visscher, mill […]
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Frieda’s Names New Director Of Marketing And Innovation
Cindy Karas Sherman has joined Frieda’s Specialty Produce as the company’s new director of marketing and innovation. With 16 years of experience in marketing strategy, and marketing management and innovation, Sherman has worked for consumer packaged goods companies such as PepsiCo, Wrigley and most recently, Starbucks, where she launched—in the grocery aisle—Starbucks Plus K-Cup Coffee […]
Posted inFood Service News, C-Store News, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Southwest, Store News
GPM Subsidiary Takes Ownership Of 273 E-Z Mart Stores
A subsidiary of GPM Investments LLC has taken ownership of 273 c-stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas from E-Z Mart Stores Inc. This growth into the Southwest portion of the country marks new territory for GPM’s existing portfolio. A family-owned c-store business, E-Z Mart stores have been operating for close to 50 years. The […]
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Blue Bunny Load’d Sundaes Available In Eight Flavors
Blue Bunny has launched a new ice cream line called Load’d Sundaes. Load’d Sundaes are made with ice cream that is crafted to be soft and ready to eat straight from the freezer, so there is no need to wait for it to temper. Load’d Sundaes are filled with signature Blue Bunny treats—cookies, nuts, chocolate […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Southwest
Walmart Will Roll Out A Redesigned Website Next Month
Walmart today unveiled a first look at the newly redesigned Walmart.com that the company hopes will offer shoppers a cleaner and more modern digital shopping experience. The new website will start rolling out to customers at the beginning of May. Changes shoppers may notice include: A new look and feel. “To bring a more human element to the […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Grocery Store Equipment, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Southeast, Store News
Kroger Brings Scan, Bag, Go To Metro Atlanta Area
Kroger unveiled its new Scan, Bag, Go program, a new technology that allows customers to scan their own groceries for quicker shopping, in metro Atlanta Tuesday morning, April 16. The service is another way for customers to shop, alongside online ordering, traditional checkout lanes and home delivery. Kroger has tested Scan, Bag, Go in several […]
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Island Pacific Supermarkets Closing Six California Stores
Six Island Pacific Supermarkets stores in California began store-closing sales early this month, offering liquidation discounts and continuing the sales until all merchandise was sold. The six stores closing are located in National City, San Jose, American Canyon, Rancho Cucamonga, Chula Vista and Los Angeles. The remaining 17 Island Pacific stores will operate their businesses […]
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WinCo Foods Opening First Store Inside Oklahoma City Limits April 18
Employee-owned WinCo Foods will open the doors of its new, 84,000-s.f. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, store—the company’s first location within the Oklahoma City limits and its third in the state—on Wednesday, April 18, at 3535 NW 39th Street. “Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas have proven a great fit with WinCo Foods,” said Director of Corporate Communications […]
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Former Law Enforcement Officer Honored As CGA Legislator Of The Year
Assemblymember Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) was awarded the California Grocers Association (CGA) 2018 Legislator of the Year Award during CGA’s annual Grocers Day at the Capitol event on early this month. Cooper was honored for “being an exemplary public servant and a friend of the grocery industry in California,” said CGA First Vice Chair Kendra […]
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Recommended: Massive Egg Recall For Salmonella Affects Walmart, Waffle House
More than 200 million eggs produced by Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana have been recalled this weekend over fears of salmonella. According to a statement from the FDA, Rose Acre issued the recall after officials traced multiple illnesses back to eggs produced at the company’s facility in North Carolina. Some 22 people have reportedly […]
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Conference Speaker: Trends Behind ‘Retailmaggedon’ Aren’t Going Anywhere
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest & Midwest (Editor’s note: Part two of this story appeared in the May Southwest edition of The Shelby Report and now is available here.) During the Annual Meat Conference in February, Neil Stern took on the challenge of discussing how grocers can maintain relevancy in the midst of a retail environment that […]
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GMA To Honor Mondelēz, Kroger Vets With Hall Of Achievement Awards
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has named the recipients of this year’s Hall of Achievement Awards: Irene Rosenfeld and Fred Morganthall. Rosenfeld is the retired chairman and CEO of Mondelēz International Inc., and Morganthall served as EVP of Kroger and president of Harris Teeter. The Hall of Achievement Award, GMA’s highest honor, recognizes the “service […]