Southeastern Grocers has hired Gayle Shields as the company’s new VP of pharmacy. Shields will be responsible for overseeing the day-to- day and strategic operations of the company’s several hundred pharmacy locations throughout the Southeast. For nearly 30 years, Shields has worked in the pharmacy industry in various positions for Allied Health, Maxor National Pharmacy […]
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Confectionery Chiefs From Kroger, Walgreens To Receive Leadership Awards
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) will recognize Christina Groth of The Kroger Co. and Brian Rinker from The Walgreen Co. as recipients of the 2017 Confectionery Leadership Awards. The award celebrates the honorees’ contributions to the category through their effective business collaboration, category management best practices and innovations in merchandising confectionery products in-store. Groth, VP, […]
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Supervalu Sees Rise In Wholesale Segment As Retail Sales Continue To Falter
Supervalu’s third quarter wholesale sales increased slightly vs. a year ago, but its retail segment continued to struggle. Total net sales within the wholesale segment increased 0.2 percent, to $1.91 billion from $1.90 billion a year ago. New business is outpacing lost business, the company said. Retail identical store sales were negative 5.7 percent, dropping […]
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Kroger Atlanta Raises Nearly $1M To Support Food Banks Across Southeast
Kroger’s Atlanta Division, which includes Georgia, eastern Alabama and South Carolina, contributed nearly $752,000 in six weeks to Kroger’s 2016 Can Hunger campaign and more than $192,200 during a second initiative. All proceeds, raised by Kroger customers and associates, will benefit local food banks. From Nov. 13-Dec. 24, Kroger customers supported the annual Can Hunger […]
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USDA Selects Seven Retailers To Test SNAP Online Ordering
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has chosen seven retailers to take part in a pilot designed to enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase their groceries online. The two-year pilot is slated to begin this summer. “Online purchasing is a potential lifeline for SNAP participants living in urban neighborhoods and rural communities […]
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Former Walmart, Supervalu Exec To Lead Dollar Tree’s Family Dollar Banner
Discount variety store operator Dollar Tree has made some management changes, hiring former Walmart and Supervalu executive Duncan Mac Naughton to lead its Family Dollar banner as president and COO. The company also has promoted Gary Philbin to enterprise president of Dollar Tree. Mac Naughton will report to Philbin. Mac Naughton, 54, has more than […]
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SMC Of San Francisco And NorCal Food Brokers Merging
The Sales Managers Club of San Francisco (SMC) held its last Hi-Jinks luncheon in December. The Hi-Jinks event is not going away, but will be sponsored by a new organization this year—the Northern California Food Industry Sales Association (FISA). FISA is the new organization formed by the merger of SMC and the Northern California Food […]
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Brookshire Grocery Co. Names New Division, District Managers For Super 1 Foods
Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) has promoted two of its leaders to division and district manager roles. Ronny Hurst will serve as division manager for the company’s 34 Super 1 Foods stores, and Jay Holmes is now district manager for Super 1 Foods stores in central and south Louisiana. Hurst is a 38-year employee […]