Dollar Tree has completed the acquisition of Family Dollar Stores, a leading national discount retailer offering name brands and private brand merchandise. The new combined company creates a combined organization with sales exceeding $19 billion annually with more than 13,600 stores across 48 states and five Canadian provinces. The new company intends to retain and to […]
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.
Posted in, Northeast
Vermont Soda Tax Takes Effect, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Beginning July 1, Vermont residents began paying more when they get the urge to snack, with the introduction of a new 6 percent sales tax on soft drinks and a 9 percent meals tax on vending machine items. The taxes are part of a $30 million package of tax increases […]
Posted in, Northeast
Ahold’s Fresh Formats Leader Resigns, And More…
Supermarket News In Briefs… Ahold USA’s Bhavdeep Singh, EVP of fresh formats, has resigned. Since 2011, Singh led the human resources, operations and fresh formats teams. Scott Miller, SVP of operations, will oversee the fresh formats team on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is announced… The Massachusetts Cheese Guild is partnering with The […]
Posted in, Northeast
N.Y. Mayor Plans New Recycling Rules For Large Scale Food Companies, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed requiring large-scale commercial food establishments to separate organic waste. The city laid out a plan to send zero waste to landfills and reduce waste disposal by 90 percent relative to 2005 levels, by 2030. The proposal would impact all food service […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Lidl Will Set Up Regional HQ In North Carolina
America’s soon-to-be newest grocery player, Lidl, will set up a regional headquarters and distribution hub in Alamance County, North Carolina, after the county and the cities of Graham and Mebane reportedly lured the European company with a nearly $5.38 million incentive package. The Germany-based discount grocer is expected to invest $125 million and create 200 […]
Posted in, Northeast
Pennsylvania Moves Closer To Privatized Liquor Sales
For the first time in its history, the Pennsylvania General Assembly has approved legislation to privatize the state liquor system. While the Pennsylvania House has twice passed a similar bill, this is the first time the Senate also has approved it, by a 27-22 vote. Under the bill, state liquor stores would be phased out […]
Posted in, Northeast
Whole Foods Admits To NYC Weighing Errors
Whole Foods has acknowledged that the company made inadvertent weighing and measuring errors at its New York City stores. The company has detailed a plan to correct the errors. The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) for weights and measures recently audited the stores. According to Whole Foods, “any errors were unintentional and […]
Posted in, Northeast
Bay State Proposes 210 Percent Tax On Flavored Tobacco, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… The Massachusetts Senate is looking to increase the tax on flavored cigars, flavored smoking tobacco and flavored “blunt wraps” from 40 to 210 percent in an attempt to reduce use of the products by young adults. Unflavored and tobacco-flavored cigars would remain taxed at 40 percent. If the tax hike becomes […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Store News, West
Save Mart Rebranding Lucky Chain, Opens First Concept Store In Daly City
Save Mart unveiled its first new store format in nearly 20 years Wednesday when it opened Lucky California in Daly City. The debut of the 61,000-s.f. store marks the beginning of the Bay Area gorcery company’s process of renovating and rebranding its current 72 Lucky stores. Modesto-based Save Mart says this new store concept provides shoppers […]
Posted in, National
NGA Expresses Disappointment On Overtime Rule
The National Grocers Association (NGA) is not pleased with the a proposed rule—set to be published Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)—that raises the salary threshold in which a worker is qualified for overtime pay. The change to the overtime pay law dramatically expands the number of people who will qualify for increased pay […]
Posted in, Grocery News, National, Perishables, Sustainability News
Anchor Wins 2015 Design Excellence Award
The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) recently reviewed nearly 100 entries for all types of packaging, including food, beverage, pharmaceutical and health and beauty, and chose Anchor Packaging’s Embraceable as a winner of the 2015 AmeriStar Design Excellence Award. All entries were judged on innovation, product protection, economics, performance, marketing and environmental impact. IoPP’s AmeriStar […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southeast, Store News
Southeastern Grocers To Donate All July 4 Profits To Wounded Warrior Project
Southeastern Grocers will donate all profits generated at Bi-Lo, Harveys and Winn-Dixie stores on Saturday, July 4, to Wounded Warrior Project’s Independence Program. The Independence Program is designed to help warriors who need to rely on their families and friends for support due to injuries they have suffered, such as brain injury, spinal-cord injury or […]
Posted in, Executive News, National, Women In The News
Feeding America Appoints CEO
Feeding America will soon get a new leader. Diana Aviv, who currently serves as president and CEO of Independent Sector, the national leadership network for America’s nonprofits, foundations and corporate giving programs, will become CEO of Feeding America on Oct. 1. Aviv has led nonprofit organizations in their efforts to serve low-income and vulnerable people […]
Posted in, Store News, West
Stater Bros. Honors Hundreds For Years Of Service, Including 50-Year Employee
Stater Bros. Markets recently recognized employees for reaching milestone years in their careers, ranging from 20 to 50 years. In all, 585 Stater Bros. employees were honored—including 50-year employee Mark Gregor, a truck driver in the company’s transportation department. This year’s Family Service Awards Banquet was held at the Riverside Convention Center, and honorees were […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Executive News, National
Kroger’s President And COO Retires
The Kroger Co.’s president and COO, Mike Ellis, has retired after 40 years with the company. Ellis joined Fred Meyer in 1975 as a parcel clerk at age 16, and went on to serve in a series of operations and merchandising leadership positions in stores, division management and as a corporate officer. He was VP […]
Posted in, Grocery News, Suppliers
ConAgra Getting Out Of Private Brands Biz
In releasing its 2015 fourth quarter results ended May 21, ConAgra Foods said Tuesday that it plans to “exit the private brands operations.” Sales for the company’s private brands segment were $1 billion, down slightly, in the fourth quarter. The company estimates that the extra week favorably impacted sales and volume by approximately 7 percent. […]
Posted in, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest, National, New Products, Perishables, Suppliers
Jack Link’s Debuts Five ‘Wild Side’ Sausage Varieties At Walmart
Jack Link’s Protein Snacks has introduced Jack Link’s Wild Side Sausage line. The Minong, Wisconsin-based company says the new sausages feature “unexpected” ingredients that range from handcrafted bacon jerky to hardwood-smoked beef and pork to spicy jalapeño peppers. Jack Link’s Wild Side Sausage line sausages are fully cooked and available in five varieties: Original Hardwood Smoked […]
Posted in, Northeast
Peapod Rolls Out Farm-Fresh Produce Program
Peapod has launched a new Peapod Local Farm Box for its customers. Throughout the summer, Peapod customers in New York City, New Jersey, eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin will have the option of adding a box of produce from local farms to their virtual grocery cart. At […]
Posted in, Northeast
C-Stores Grow Sales, Add More Fresh Foods In First Half Of 2015
Expanded fresh food offerings and continued lower gas prices drove strong convenience store sales in the second quarter of 2015 and these factors, along with the warm weather, are expected to continue to grow sales in the upcoming quarter, according to the results of a retailer sentiment survey released by the National Association of Convenience […]
Posted in, Northeast
NRA To Continue To Push For Healthcare Law Changes
Although the Supreme Court has upheld the federal Affordable Care Act, the National Restaurant Association believes Congress must make common-sense changes to the law. Dawn Sweeney, president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association, issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on King vs. Burwell: “While (this) decision by the Supreme Court is one […]