Raley’s Family of Fine Stores has launched a new, multi-dimensional effort to share its vision of health and wellness with customers. The campaign entitled, “Let’s Begin,” invites customers to take small steps toward a healthier lifestyle through education, personal goal setting and sharing. “We want to change the way the world eats, one plate at […]
Category: Corporate Store News
Hy-Vee Promotes Two To EVP
Hy-Vee has promoted two senior leaders—Jeremy Gosch and Donna Tweeten—to EVP; they join only six others selected to help guide the regional supermarket chain based in West Des Moines, Iowa. Gosch, formerly SVP and chief merchandising officer, was named EVP of strategy and chief merchandising officer. Tweeten, formerly SVP and chief marketing officer, was promoted […]
Southeastern Grocers Makes Record Donation To Hope For The Warriors
For the second consecutive year, customer and vendor donations and all profits earned at Bi-Lo, Harveys and Winn-Dixie grocery stores on Independence Day were donated to support veterans and service members. This year, Southeastern Grocers donated a new record of $2,022,843.45. This year, Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers partnered with Hope For The Warriors, which is […]
Publix Reports 2Q Results
Publix’s sales for the second quarter of 2016 were $8.1 billion, a 2.1 percent increase from last year’s $8 billion. Comparable-store sales for the second quarter of 2016 increased 1.1 percent. The company estimates that sales were negatively impacted by 1.2 percent due to the effect of the Easter holiday being in the first quarter […]
Dollar General Completes Buy Of 41 Walmart Express Locations
Dollar General said July 27 that it had completed its purchase of 41 former Walmart Express locations in 11 states. Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based Dollar General anticipates relocating 40 existing Dollar Generals into the purchased sites by October 2016 and entering one new market—Coal Hill, Arkansas—as part of the purchase. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. […]
Publix To Open In Saint Augustine, Florida
A new Publix store will open in Saint Augustine, Florida, tomorrow, July 28, at 8 a.m, in the Moultrie Square at 4255 US 1 South. Previously, a 48,500-s.f. Publix occupied this location but was demolished as part of a renovation project on the shopping center. The 53,785-s.f. Publix store will offer the traditional grocery, meat, produce, dairy and […]
Big Y Holds Annual Paul & Gerry D’Amour Memorial Charity Golf Outing
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Delhaize Group Reports Good U.S. Sales Leading Into Ahold Merger
Frans Muller, president and CEO of Delhaize Group, reported last week that U.S. sales at Food Lion and Hannaford stores in the second quarter grew by 2.9 percent. “Delhaize America continued to experience good sales momentum both at Food Lion and at Hannaford, while inflation remained negative,” Muller said. Delhaize also reported that for the […]
