Sheetz opened a new restaurant/grocery concept store for the students and local community of State College, Pennsylvania, Monday. The location, at 129 S. Pugh Street, is focused on food and beverage offerings, according to the Altoona-based company. During the grand opening event, activities included a ribbon-cutting and celebration featuring free self-serve coffee, fountain drinks and samples […]
Author Archives: Shelby Report Staff
The Shelby Report newsroom covers the grocery industry for retailers, wholesalers and suppliers. Staff reports include store openings, executive appointments, company announcements and industry event coverage. Since 1967, The Shelby Report has covered supermarkets, grocery chains and independent grocers through five regional editions.
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Publix To Open Store In Cullman, Alabama, In October
Publix Super Markets will open a new store in Cullman, Alabama, on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The 45,000-s.f. store in the Cullman Shopping Center at 1104 Cullman Shopping Center NW, marks the Lakeland, Florida-based grocer’s 59th location in Alabama. “Publix differentiates itself by providing excellent customer service, quality products and competitive prices,” said Brenda Reid, media […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National, Suppliers
Coca-Cola Streamlining Production With Formation Of New National Product Supply System
The Coca-Cola Co. says it has taken another significant step toward building a stronger, more streamlined production system in its flagship market by announcing the formation of a new National Product Supply System (NPSS) in the U.S. The mission of the NPSS will be to facilitate optimal operation of the U.S. product supply system for […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Midwest, Store News
Fareway’s Annual Golf Classic Raises $57K-Plus For MDA Of Iowa
Fareway Stores recently partnered with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to host the Fareway MDA Golf Classic at the Tournament Club of Iowa in Polk City. The fifth annual event helped raise $57,700 for MDA to fund research, provide healthcare services and support MDA families. “We have a long-standing history of support to MDA that […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Shelby Content, Shelby Signature Content, Southwest, Special Section, Store News
Special—H-E-B At 110: From Humble Beginnings To A Texas Icon
It was Nov. 26, 1905, to be exact, when Florence Butt opened the C.C. Butt Grocery Store with her savings of $60 to support her ailing husband and three children. For $9 a month, she leased the 450-s.f. store on the ground floor of a small frame building on Main Street in Kerrville, Texas. Sales […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southeast, Store News
Independent Spotlight: Piggly Wiggly Of Tarboro, North Carolina
Kenneth “Kenny” Honeycutt, along with his wife Brenda, owns and operates the Piggly Wiggly store in Tarboro, North Carolina, which is home to about 10,000 residents. He is involved in all aspects of store operations, including ordering, scheduling, advertising, personnel, government regulation compliance, store conditions and customer service. Honeycutt’s Piggly Wiggly store, located at 2030 […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Market Profile, Midwest
A Big Battle With The Wisconsin State Legislature Is Brewing
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor A huge battle is brewing in Wisconsin, and what is spurring it on revolves around a new entrant into the state: Meijer. The Michigan-based retailer has opened two stores in Wisconsin and plans to open more. It stands accused of breaking the state’s Unfair Sales Act, or minimum markup law, by […]
Posted in, Store News, West
Save Mart/Lucky Donates $41K For California Wildfire Relief
A nine-day campaign this month where shoppers at Save Mart and Lucky Supermarkets could donate to the American Red Cross at checkout stands netted more than $41,000 for the organization’s fire relief efforts in Northern California. Shoppers could donate any amount they chose at checkout. The donation amounts were printed on the receipt so shoppers […]
Posted in, Albertsons, Amazon Fresh, Independent Store News, Store News, West, Whole Foods
Haggen Will Do Away With New Division, Keeping 37 ‘Core Stores’ In Pac NW
Haggen on Thursday confirmed what most already believed: it will exit from the Pacific Southwest market of Southern California, Arizona and Nevada and realign operations in its original Pacific Northwest territory. Haggen says it will focus on 37 core stores and one stand-alone pharmacy as part of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. The grocery chain […]
Posted in, Northeast
Roche Bros. To Close Sudbury Farms Store In Randolph, Massachusetts
Roche Bros.’ lease terms for its Sudbury Farms store in Randolph, Massachusetts, have expired and the company has decided to close the location in January. All associates at the store will be offered positions at other Roche Bros. stores. The store has served the community for 32 years. The company will continue to offer RocheBros.com […]
Posted in, Northeast
Judge Rejects NYC Foam Food Container Ban
New York City’s ban on polystyrene food containers lasted only a few months before a state Supreme Court judge struck it down. The judge took issue with the city’s position that recycling foam food containers “was neither environmentally effective nor economically feasible.” The judge is requiring the New York City sanitation department to re-evaluate the […]
Posted in, Northeast
‘Let’s Talk About Food Festival’ Returns To Boston Oct. 3
The 4th Annual “Let’s Talk About Food Festival” returns to Copley Square in Boston on Saturday, Oct. 3. Author and James Beard award winner Marion Nestle will join Roger Berkowitz, CEO of Legal Seafood, Sheila Bowman of Monterey Bay Aquarium, and chefs Jody Adams and Sara Jenkins for this free event, bringing together more than 20,000 people […]
Posted in, Northeast
FRANE Celebrates 60th Anniversary, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… The Frozen & Refrigerated Association of the North East (FRANE) will celebrate its 60th anniversary at the Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod, Oct. 1-4. A Friday evening dinner will honor outgoing Chairman Jim Wright of C&S Wholesale Grocers. A Saturday morning business session will feature Kevin Coupe of MorningNewsBeat.com; Jeff […]
Posted in, Northeast
R.J. Reynolds, British American Tobacco To Partner On Vapor Technologies, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… British American Tobacco has signed a vapor products technology-sharing term sheet with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. The term sheet provides a framework for collaboration and mutual cross-licensing of the parties’ vapor product technologies up to December 2022. The collaboration also includes joint R&D activities and cooperation on regulatory, scientific and […]
Posted in, Northeast
Fall Haddon House Food Show Set For Sept. 30-Oct. 1, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The fall 2015 Haddon House Food Show will be held at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut, Sept. 30-Oct. 1. The show will include new items like show incentives as well as promotion and marketing opportunities for specialty, natural and organic, kosher and ethnic foods… The 18th Annual Imperial Distributors Spring & […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Midwest, Produce News, Store News
Sendik’s Food Market, Turbana Partner To Aid Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
For the third year in a row, Turbana will participate in Sendik’s Food Market “7 Days, 7 Ways to Save” promotion to benefit Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, a local food bank that feeds more than 330,000 people a year. Each Wednesday through Nov. 11, Sendik’s shoppers will be able to purchase two Fyffes pineapples for $4 […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southwest, Store News
Brookshire Brothers Hosts Golf Tourney For Charity
Following the morning round of the May golf tournament being cancelled when record-breaking rainfall swamped the course, Brookshire Brothers’ vendor partners returned to Lufkin’s Crown Colony Country Club on Monday to tee it up for charity. Since 2008, the Brookshire Brothers Charitable Foundation (BBCF) Golf Tournament has raised more than $1 million that has been […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southeast
Georgia Independent Retailer Seminars Sept. 29 And 30
The Georgia Food Industry Association (GFIA) will host two free independent retailer seminars next week. Attendees can learn about new wage and hour regulations, as well as the state WIC program. Labor attorney Carla Gunnin of the Jackson Lewis law firm will join in the conversation. The South Georgia seminar will be held from 10 […]
Posted in, National, Online Grocery Technology, Store News
Whole Foods Market Redesigns App
Whole Foods Market shoppers with Apple iOS devices can now enjoy the expanded functionality of the grocer’s redesigned app, featuring intuitive navigation and time-saving features that enable shoppers to have recipes, ingredients and shopping lists quickly and conveniently delivered through Instacart in-app integration, according to Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods. The new app supports Apple’s new […]
Posted in, Marketing News, National, Women In The News
The American Consumer In 2020
Five years from now, U.S. marketers and retailers will be dealing with a very different consumer. On average, household heads will be older, less likely to be non-Hispanic white and more likely to be women. The average consumer—except for those in multicultural population groups—will be living in a smaller household and will be much more […]