Net sales from continuing operations increased 16.4 percent to $973.8 million during Roundy’s Inc.’s third quarter ended Sept. 27. That reflects an increase of $137.3 million vs. the third quarter of fiscal 2013 due primarily to new and acquired stores, partially offset by a decrease in same-store sales. Same-store sales from continuing operations declined 2.7 percent. The company saw a 5.2 […]
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SpartanNash Comparable Stores Sales Increase 0.4%
SpartanNash Co.’s financial results for the 12-week third quarter ended Oct. 4 reflect an increase in comparable stores sales of 0.4 percent, as well as the continuing impact of the November 2013 merger of Spartan Stores and Nash Finch Co. Net sales increased 187.2 percent to $1.81 billion vs. $630.1 million a year ago, primarily […]
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Publix Posts 5.1 Percent Sales Gain For 3Q
Publix Super Markets’ sales for the third quarter of 2014 were $7.4 billion, a 5.1 percent increase from last year’s $7 billion. Comparable-store sales for the third quarter of 2014 increased 5 percent. The Lakeland, Florida-based grocer announced the results Tuesday. Net earnings for the third quarter of 2014 were $384.2 million, compared to $359.9 […]
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Weis Markets’ Same-Store Sales Up 2.6 Percent In 3Q
Weis Markets on Friday reported that its third quarter sales increased 3.4 percent to $683.9 million, while its comparable store sales increased 2.6 percent compared to the same period in 2013. The company’s third quarter net income increased 17.2 percent to $13.7 million compared to $11.7 million for the same period in 2013. During the […]
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Newlands Campbell Resigns As President Of Food Lion
Food Lion President Beth Newlands Campbell has resigned, effective Nov. 1. She is leaving the company for personal and professional reasons, the Salisbury, North Carolina-based grocer said Thursday. Meg Ham of Bottom Dollar will succeed Newlands Campbell. Food Lion and Bottom Dollar are both owned by Delhaize America. “We are extremely pleased to tap into […]
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Washington Food Industry Association Hands Out Annual Awards
The Washington Food Industry Association (WFIA) last week presented its annual awards during a surprise ceremony that highlighted the many achievements of the state’s grocery industry. Vashon Thriftway recognized with excellence award Norm Mathews, owner of Vashon Thriftway, was presented with the 2014 Excellence in Operations Award by the WFIA. “Norm has worked tirelessly to […]
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Alco Stores Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Coppell, Texas-based Alco Stores Inc. and its subsidiary, Alco Holdings LLC, filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 relief in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, on Oct. 12. Debtors expect to continue to operate their businesses as “debtors-in-possession” (DIP) under the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court and in accordance with […]
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Peapod Turns 25 This Year, Celebrates Many Firsts
In 1989, brothers Thomas and Andrew Parkinson were developing a new way to shop. With DOS programming software, dial-up modems and floppy disks, they created Peapod.com, and shopping from a computer for home-delivered goods was born. Peapod was the first online grocery service to offer customers first in Chicago and later in 23 other U.S. […]