Fresh Value Supermarkets has appointed longtime security expert Randy Guarneri, CFE, CFI, as VP of loss prevention. Alabama-based, family-owned Fresh Value Supermarkets operates 275 total stores under five banners, 88 of them under the Fresh Value name. Guarneri oversees loss prevention at all stores and reports to the CEO. During his 24 years in asset […]
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IGA Launches ‘Local Equals Fresh’ Up-Branding Kit
IGA has launched its “Local Equals Fresh” up-branding kit in an effort to educate shoppers on its promise to buy from local and regional family farms whenever possible. “The number of people who are focused on their health is the greatest it’s ever been, and that’s across all ages and income levels,” said Devora Rogers, […]
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Bashas’ Offers Special Discounts On Fresh Crusty Bread
Bashas’ supermarkets are offering customers special discounts on its fresh-baked bread. It’s one of several promotions currently occurring at Bashas’. Through March 26, customers can purchase Crusty Bread varieties such as Multi-grain, Poppy Seed, Sesame and Original, for a special discounted price of $1.50 each. To celebrate National French Bread Day on March 21, Bashas’ […]
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Festival Foods To Open New Store In Hales Corners, Wisconsin
Festival Foods plans to expand its business to Hales Corners, Wisconsin, with the construction of a 67,000-s.f. store set to open this fall. Festival Foods has purchased a vacant building located at 5600 S. 108th Street. The building previously was home to a Kmart that has since shut its doors. Festival Foods will demolish that […]
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Second Choctaw Country Market Opens In Oklahoma
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma celebrated the new Choctaw Country Market with a ribbon-cutting on Thursday, March 14, in Boswell. To better serve local communities, The Choctaw Nation renovated its previously owned building, Choctaw Archiving, into the new Country Market. “What a truly blessed day it is here in Boswell, Oklahoma,” said Chief Gary Batton. […]
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Publix Presents Jenkins, President’s Awards To Managers
Publix Super Markets recognized 12 managers during the company’s Retail Operations Conference in February. Recipients received Publix’s most prestigious recognitions—the George W. Jenkins Award and the President’s Award. The George W. Jenkins Award—named after Publix’s late founder—was presented to one store manager from each of Publix’s five divisions and one support area associate “who perpetuate […]
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Funeral Services Planned For John Berberian, Founder Of Jons Market
John Berberian, founder of Jons Market in California, died March 12, 2019, due to a heart attack. Funeral services are scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, at St. Mary’s Church, 500 South Central Avenue, Glendale, California. Burial will be at God’s Acre, Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles. A Hokejash (memorial […]
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A Red-Letter Day For H-E-B In Houston’s The Heights
H-E-B President Scott McClelland said there was a lot of pressure on him to get the new 92,000-s.f. store at 2300 Shepherd Drive in Houston’s The Heights just right. “My daughter lives in The Heights,” McClelland told The Shelby Report’s Jan Meade on opening day. “She told me, ‘Dad, if you really love me, you’ll […]