US Foods Holding Corp. yesterday celebrated the grand opening of its fifth Chef’Store, located in Farmers Branch, Texas. Chef’Store is a wholesale food and restaurant supply store designed as a one-stop shop for chefs, restaurant owners and other food industry professionals, but it is open to the public as well. The store features an assortment […]
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Kroger Sales Up 12.4% In 4Q, Digital Sales Up 90% For The Year
The Kroger Co. is reporting net earnings of $0.96 per diluted share and identical supermarket sales, without fuel, of 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, which ended on Feb. 3, 2018. Kroger’s fourth quarter adjusted net earnings per diluted share were $0.63. Fiscal 2017 net earnings were $2.09 per diluted share, and identical supermarket […]
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Target Expanding Delivery Service Options, Increasing Starting Wages
Target Corp. is launching a number of initiatives aimed at accelerating its multi-year strategy, including expanding its fulfillment options and increasing its starting minimum wage to $12 in 2018. Free two-day shipping is now available on hundreds of thousands of items on Target.com when guests spend at least $35 or pay with a Target debit or credit card. In 2018, millions of additional […]
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Kenneth Olsen, Former Vons President & CEO, Passes Away At 99
Grocery industry veteran Kenneth Oscar “Ken” Olsen passed away peacefully on March 4 in the comfort of his Southern California home. He was 99. Born June 13, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Olsen was the son of Norwegian immigrants Sophia Abrahamsen and Mikal Marcellus Olsen. He was enrolled at NYU when the war broke […]
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‘Empty Bowls’ Event To Raise 1.4M Meals For Hungry North Texans
“Empty Bowls,” Tarrant Area Food Bank’s largest annual fundraiser presented by GM Financial and Albertsons/Tom Thumb, is set to bring together artists, 50 local chefs and the community to raise funds to fight hunger across North Texas. Upon arrival at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth on March 7, each of the nearly 2,000 guests […]
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Amazon Expands Whole Foods Delivery To Atlanta And San Francisco
Amazon has launched free two-hour delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Atlanta and San Francisco. Starting March 6, Prime customers in Atlanta and San Francisco neighborhoods can shop through Prime Now for items including fresh produce, meat and seafood, everyday staples and other locally sourced items from […]
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Whole Foods Market 365 To Open First Long Beach Store April 25
Whole Foods Market 365 will open its first store in Long Beach, California, and eighth store nationwide on Wednesday, April 25. The 28,000-s.f. store at 3881 Lakewood Boulevard will be the third Whole Foods Market 365 in Southern California, joining Santa Monica and Silver Lake locations. All products sold in the store are free of […]
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Recommended: Farm Fresh’s Future Is A Mystery; Employees Brace For The Worst.
If the buzz among nervous Farm Fresh employees is any indication, something dramatic is about to happen at the grocer, and given the region’s crowded grocery landscape, two things seem possible: stores are going to be sold or closed. Frustrated employees who endured layoffs last year have been largely kept in the dark about what […]
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Former Haggen, Starbucks Exec Joins Albertsons As President, COO
Albertsons Cos. has appointed Jim Donald, former president and CEO of Starbucks, as its new president and chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. “Donald is an experienced retail operator with extensive knowledge of Albertsons Cos., having previously held senior leadership roles at both Albertsons Inc. and Safeway Inc.,” the company says. Donald also served as […]
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Natural Grocers Adds Thousand Hills Grass-Fed Beef To All Stores
Natural Grocers has introduced Thousand Hills’ Lifetime Grazed beef in all of its grocery stores across 19 states. Natural Grocers selected Thousand Hills because of its “exceptional quality, humane-handling standards and because the cattle are raised on independent, family-owned U.S. farms,” the companies say. Natural Grocers’ meat standards for all unprocessed, fresh and frozen meat, include humane raising requirements, […]
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Study: Walmart Gains Ground In Amazon Price War
Walmart’s online grocery prices are edging closer to Amazon’s prices, with only a slim gap separating prices between the two retailers, according to a new study by global e-commerce analytics firm Profitero. In its report, Price Wars: Grocery, Household & Beauty, Profitero analyzed pricing for 21,000 products in grocery, beauty and household supplies, finding a 1.8 […]
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SpartanNash Recipe Contest Finalists Win Thousands In Free Groceries
SpartanNash has crowned Teresa Fiocchi of Augusta, Michigan as the grand prize winner of its “Our Family is Souper” recipe contest, awarding her $2,500 in free groceries for her Fiocchi Family Pasta e Fagioli soup. Fiocchi’s soup was selected by a panel of judges—including SpartanNash EVP, Merchandising and Marketing Larry Pierce; Grand Rapids Community College’s […]
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King Kullen Grocery Co. Co-Chairman Bernard Kennedy Dies At 92
King Kullen Grocery Co. Co-Chairman and former President Bernard D. Kennedy passed away Feb. 17 at his home in Point Lookout, New York. The announcement was made by Kennedy’s sons, King Kullen Co-President J. Donald Kennedy and King Kullen Secretary and General Counsel Bernard P. Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy was 92. The second generation of four […]
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Recommended: Amazon Plans To Open As Many As Six More Go Stores This Year
Amazon’s much-heralded convenience store of the future, Amazon Go, may seem like a crazy experiment. But the company plans to open as many as six more of these storefronts this year, multiple people familiar with the company’s plans have told Recode. Some of the new high-tech stores are likely to open in Amazon’s hometown of […]
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Walmart Reports 23 Percent Increase In E-Commerce Sales In 4Q
Walmart U.S. this week released highlights from its fourth quarter and its fiscal year. In the fourth quarter, total revenue was $136.3 billion, an increase of $5.3 billion, or 4.1 percent. Excluding currency, total revenue was $135.1 billion, an increase of $4.1 billion, or 3.1 percent. Comp sales increased 2.6 percent, and comp traffic increased […]
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Albertsons Cos. Merging With Rite Aid, Will Rebrand Store Pharmacies
Albertsons Cos. and drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which privately held Albertsons Cos. will merge with publicly traded Rite Aid. Current Rite Aid Chairman and CEO John Standley will become CEO of the combined company, with current Albertsons Cos. Chairman and CEO Bob Miller serving as chairman. […]
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Peapod Expands Delivery For Giant Shoppers With New Wareroom
Peapod, in partnership with Giant Food Stores, plans to open a new wareroom adjacent to a Giant store in North Coventry, Pennsylvania. The investment comes as Peapod has experienced double-digit growth in the region for the last three consecutive years. Peapod anticipates the new wareroom will enable it to serve up to 25 percent more shoppers […]
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Recommended: Winn-Dixie Reportedly Planning To Close Almost 200 Locations
A regional supermarket chain is reportedly planning to close up to 200 shops as its parent company prepares to file for bankruptcy. Bi-Lo LLC, the parent company of Winn-Dixie, is preparing a potential bankruptcy filing as soon as next month, people with knowledge of the situation told Bloomberg. Winn-Dixie will shutter close to 200 locations […]
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Kroger’s Culinary Innovation Center Now Open In Downtown Cincy
The Kroger Co. has opened its new test kitchen and training facility in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, called the Culinary Innovation Center. Among the benefits of the new center for Kroger is the ability to grow its Prep+Pared Meal Kits this year, in both flavors and footprint. Daniel Hammer, Kroger’s VP of culinary development and new […]
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Giant Food Offering Free, Heart-Healthy Store Tours
During February, American Heart Month, Giant Food is encouraging customers to take a free, heart-healthy store tour at Giant locations in Maryland, Washington D.C., Delaware and Virginia. The tours are led by Giant Food’s in-store nutritionists and will point out items that affect heart health, such as fat and sodium, while also teaching tips and tricks for preparing […]