Publix’s sales for the three months ended Sept. 29, 2018, were $8.8 billion, a 3.2 percent increase from $8.5 billion in 2017. Comparable store sales for the three months increased 0.6 percent. The company estimates the increase in sales for the three months ended Sept. 29, compared to the three months ended Sept. 30, 2017, […]
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Geissler’s Looks To The Future After 95 Years In Business
Bob Rybick, the new president and CEO of Geissler’s Supermarkets, believes one of its strengths after 95 years of service to its Connecticut and Massachusetts customers is the retailer’s connection and commitment to each of the seven communities it serves. Rybick leads the family’s fourth generation that owns and operates Geissler’s, and he is not […]
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Honey Bee Produce Co. Store Replaced By Macey’s In Draper, Utah
A new Macey’s store opened in Draper, Utah, on Oct. 24. The Macey’s replaced the Honey Bee Produce Co. store that previously operated in the 1212 Draper Parkway location. Honey Bee Produce Co. “was a learning experience for Associated Retail Operations,” the company says. “It provided a better understanding of small format stores, their needs […]
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New Rouses Market Opens In Moss Bluff, Louisiana
Rouses Markets opened a new store in Moss Bluff, Louisiana, at 1351 Sam Houston Jones Parkway at 7 a.m. on Oct. 24. The Rouses Markets team spent nearly a year preparing to open the new store, the company’s second store in Calcasieu Parish. Rouses entered Calcasieu Parish on Sept. 12 with the grand opening of […]
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Publix Leadership Changes Include New President
Today Publix President and CEO Todd Jones revealed a number of officer promotions that will take effect on Jan. 1. Among them is the promotion of Kevin Murphy, SVP of retail operations, to president. Murphy, 48, began his career in 1984 as a front service clerk in Margate, Florida. He worked in various positions before […]
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Recommended: After Just Five Months, Big Apple Supermarket Closing In Va.
Open less than six months, the Big Apple Supermarket in the Brook Run Shopping Center in northern Henrico County is closing. Employees at the store said today, Sunday, will be the last day the store operates. General manager Joseph Turner confirmed Saturday that the store was closing but referred other questions to a store official […]
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B&R Stores Acquiring Iowa Location From Newman Family
B&R Stores is acquiring the Newman’s Thriftway store in Glenwood, Iowa, and will convert it to a Russ’s Market. B&R operates several banners aside from Russ’s Market, including Super Saver and Apple Market. The Glenwood store will be the 20th location for the company. “B&R Stores expanded into the state of Iowa in 1993 with […]
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PCC Community Markets Commits $1M To PCC Farmland Trust
PCC Community Markets, Seattle’s community-owned food market, is giving a $1 million gift to PCC Farmland Trust, an organization it founded nearly 20 years ago. The gift comes at a time when rising land costs and sprawling development—with more people moving to Pierce and Snohomish counties than anywhere else in the country—are impacting the future of local farming, the company says. PCC’s intends for […]