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King Soopers And City Market Ratify Labor Agreements

The Kroger Co. associates working at King Soopers and City Market stores in Colorado have ratified new labor agreements with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7. “We are pleased to reach agreements that are good for our associates. These new contracts provide wage increases, affordable healthcare and ongoing investment in our associates’ pension […]

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Four Grocers, Two C-Stores Make Fortune’s Best Workplaces In Retail List

Four grocery and two convenience store chains have made Fortune’s 2015 list of the “Best Workplaces in Retail.” The list of 20 is compiled based on the opinions of thousands of employees. According to Fortune, many “patterns emerge among the standouts: generous medical coverages, awesome office discounts and a parade of onsite benefits to keep […]

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Pace Of Change Sparks New, And Renewed, ‘Worries’ Among Execs

Food retailing has changed greatly over the last decade, and perhaps nowhere can that be seen more clearly than through the Food Marketing Institute’s “Worry Index,” a polling of anxieties that keep executives up at night, so to speak. “One of the most distinguishing facts about this year’s list is that half of the items […]

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NCB List Of Top-Producing Cooperatives Includes Several Food Companies

National Cooperative Bank (NCB), which offers banking solutions for co-ops nationwide, has released its annual NCB Co-op 100, listing the nation’s top 100 revenue-earning cooperative businesses. NCB says it is the only annual report of its kind to track the profits and successes of cooperative businesses in the U.S. Although similar to other business models, […]

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Supervalu Appoints New CEO For Save-A-Lot, Casteel Will Continue As President

Supervalu Inc. has appointed Eric Claus as CEO of its Save-A-Lot segment, joining Ritchie Casteel, president, of the hard-discount banner. Claus, 59, joins the company after spending the past two-plus years as the chairman, president and CEO of Red Apple Stores Inc., a chain of value retail stores in Canada. Claus is expected to start […]

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Hy-Vee’s Homefront Effort Raises More Than $216K To Assist Veterans

In November, Hy-Vee encouraged its customers to join its Hy-Vee Homefront initiative and help serve the men and women who have served America. Through its efforts, Hy-Vee will be donating more than $216,000 to organizations that assist local veterans and their families. The Hy-Vee Homefront initiative is comprised of several company efforts to recognize and […]

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Former Gelson’s President Passes Away

Mr. Robert (Bob) Stiles, who served as president of Southern California supermarket chain Gelson’s from 1996-2011, has died. He worked for the company for more than 51 years. According to Gelson’s, Mr. Stiles started his career with the company in Burbank in 1960 as a grocery clerk, rising through the ranks before assuming the president’s […]