The Kroger Co. has named Joe Grieshaber president of Fred Meyer Stores, replacing Jeff Burt, who resigned Monday to accept the position of SVP of grocery, fresh food and beverage at Target Corp. Grieshaber has been serving as president of Kroger’s Columbus division. Succeeding Grieshaber will be Dan De La Rosa, who has been promoted […]
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Albertsons, Sprouts Reportedly In Merger Talks
According to a Bloomberg report Sunday, Albertsons Cos. is in preliminary discussions to merge with organic grocer Sprouts Farmers Market. The report cites “people with knowledge of the matter.” Representatives of the companies have not commented. A deal would take Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts private. Albertsons, backed by Cerberus Capital Management, is among the largest grocery […]
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Dollar General’s Chief Merchandising Officer Retiring
Dollar General’s James “Jim” W. Thorpe, EVP and chief merchandising officer, will retire on April 15. “Jim’s strong understanding of our core customer and passion for our business have been instrumental in driving innovation in our merchandising initiatives,” said Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos. “When Jim rejoined the company in 2015, we agreed upon a […]
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Whole Foods’ New Tuna Sourcing Policy Includes Grocery, Prepared Food Items
By January 2018, all canned tuna sold at Whole Foods Market will meet rigorous sustainability and traceability requirements that aim to reduce overfishing and bycatch, and support fishing communities, according to the Austin, Texas-based grocery chain. The new sourcing policy includes canned tuna items sold in the grocery aisle as well as the prepared foods […]
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Publix Posts 4Q And Annual Increases
Publix’s sales for the fourth quarter of 2016, a 14-week period, were $9.1 billion, an 11.1 percent increase from the previous year’s $8.2 billion, a 13-week period. The additional week in the fourth quarter of 2016 increased sales by 7.4 percent. Comparable-store sales for the fourth quarter of 2016 increased 2.2 percent. Net earnings for […]
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Kroger’s 50-Plus Consecutive Quarters Of ID Sales Growth Ends
The Kroger Co.’s record 52 consecutive quarters of positive identical supermarket sales, excluding fuel, has ended as, on Thursday, the Cincinnati-based grocery chain reported that ID sales, without fuel, were down 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, which ended Jan. 28. The company reported net earnings of $0.53 per diluted share for the […]
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Harmons CFO Dies At 56, Services To Be Held Thursday
Mr. John Ward, executive board member and CFO for Harmons Grocery Stores of Utah, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 22. He was 56. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 2. “In his 17 years of service to Harmons, John’s dedication and commitment have played an integral part in the company’s success and growth,” said Harmons […]
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Kroger’s Virginia Dairy Manufactures Sustainable Milk Jug
A dairy in Virginia is the first in the Kroger organization to roll out a new lightweight gallon milk jug that the company says helps sustain the environment. Kroger’s Westover Dairy in Lynchburg has manufactured 6.2 million gallon jugs since September for milk, water, juice and tea products and is distributing them to 92 Kroger […]
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Safeway Community Markets To Open In California March 1
Safeway will introduce shoppers in the Northern California towns of Berkeley, Los Altos and San Anselmo to its new Safeway Community Markets banner on Wednesday, March 1. This banner is being used on former Andronico’s Markets stores, which Safeway purchased in early November last year. Safeway purchased five stores; four are being reopened under the […]
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Cub Foods President Departs, Interim Leader Named
Cub Foods President Eric Hymas, who has served in the role since January 2016, will leave the grocery chain Feb. 25, according to Cub parent company Supervalu. The announcement was made to Supervalu employees on Feb. 20. Supervalu VP of Marketing and Consumer Insights Chad Ferguson has assumed the role of interim president. Ferguson joined […]
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CVS Removing Artificial Trans Fats From Store Brand Products
CVS Pharmacy claims it is the first national retail pharmacy chain to announce the removal of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary source of artificial trans fats in processed foods, from all of its exclusive store brand food products. The retailer says it offers more than 600 exclusive snack and grocery options that are free […]
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SpartanNash Sales Increases Benefit From Holiday Shift
SpartanNash said Wednesday that business gains and the timing of the New Year holiday resulted in fourth quarter sales growing to $1.83 billion from $1.77 billion a year ago. Net sales for the food distribution segment increased to $838.6 million from $773.7 million in the same quarter a year ago. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company said the gains […]
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Online Grocery And Jet.com Help Fuel Walmart’s E-Commerce Jump
Online grocery helped Walmart U.S. record a big jump in its e-commerce business during the fiscal 2017 fourth quarter. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retail giant posted its financial results for the quarter Tuesday and reported strong e-commerce growth as sales and gross merchandise volume increased 29.0 and 36.1 percent, respectively—including Jet.com and online grocery. Walmart purchased […]
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Shoppers Show Increasing Preference For Digital Coupons
Analysis by Inmar Inc. of 2016 coupon activity reveals an ongoing “promotional transposition,” with paperless, digital coupons beginning to overtake traditional paper coupons in popularity. Inmar’s analysis shows that, among the more than 2.2 billion coupons redeemed by shoppers last year, the share of redemption captured by offers that shoppers load directly to their retailer […]
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Southeastern Grocers Streamlines Private Label Brands
The Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys and Winn-Dixie grocery banners, all owned by Southeastern Grocers (SEG), are merging their own brand products into a single, uniform brand featuring a new label. It allows SEG to provide more value, choice and differentiation to its customers, according to the Jacksonville, Florida-based company. SEG calls the move the company’s “largest-ever transformation of […]
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Costco Buyers Share Plans, Successes At FISMC Luncheon
Executives and associates from Costco Wholesale’s Los Angeles-area buying office were the guests of honor at the Food Industries Sales Managers’ Club of Los Angeles luncheon on Jan. 25. Sarah Wehling, VP/GM for the Los Angeles regional buying office, introduced four guest speakers for the event—buyers in different categories. Wehling herself oversees the buying of […]
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WinCo Foods Opens DC In Denton, Texas
WinCo Foods opened a new distribution center on Tuesday—an 800,000-s.f. facility in Denton, Texas. The $135 million DC is located at 300 S. Western Boulevard. Boise, Idaho-based WinCo opened its first Texas stores in 2014 and now operates nine units in the state. The new DC, which will support stores in Texas and Oklahoma, includes […]
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Fareway Stores Promotes Eight
Fareway Stores on Tuesday announced eight promotions during the Boone,-Iowa-based company’s quarterly managers meeting. The company did not provide the employees’ previous roles. • SVP-procurement: Aaron J. Irlbeck • SVP-merchandising: Michael J. McCormick • VP-engineering: Matthew J. Sherwood • VP-direct store delivery: Thomas J. Laven • VP-warehouse and trucking operations: Wesley D. Bass • VP-produce […]
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Supervalu Aids Hunger Relief With $1M In Donations
Supervalu says that its Supervalu Foundation will donate $1 million to 34 nonprofits that provide hunger and food-related relief to those in need in local communities across the country. The $1 million in donations will benefit local communities in 17 states and the District of Columbia. Recipient organizations include local food bank affiliates of Feeding […]
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Food Lion Reveals Ralph W. Ketner Store Manager Excellence Award Winners
Food Lion has named five store managers as divisional award winners, making them eligible for its Ralph W. Ketner Store Manager of the Year Award to be presented later this month. These awards, named for Food Lion’s co-founder who died last year, recognize and honor exceptional store managers who the grocery chain says enrich the […]