Gelson’s Markets has been rated “Best in the West” among Consumer Reports’ annual Grocery Store and Supermarket Rankings released earlier in April. Southern California-based Gelson’s Markets also was rated fourth in the nation in Consumer Reports’ rankings of 96 grocery brands. In Consumer Reports’ Grocery Store & Supermarket Rankings published on April 17, which include […]
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Consumer Reports: Only Trader Joe’s Earns Top Satisfaction Rating
Trader Joe’s is the only national grocery chain to earn top overall ratings, according to the latest Consumer Reports ratings of grocery stores and supermarkets. Of the 96 stores in Consumer Reports’ ratings, five regional grocers shared top marks for customer satisfaction: Texas-based Central Market; mid-Atlantic brand Wegmans; Heinen’s, located in Ohio and Illinois; Southern […]
Food City Celebrates Grand Reopening Of Sierra Vista Store
Food City celebrated the grand re-opening of its newly remodeled Sierra Vista, Arizona, store with a community celebration Wednesday, April 17. The newly remodeled Food City supermarket is located on South Highway 92. The community celebration began at 6 a.m., when the first 300 shoppers who purchased groceries at the store received a free reusable […]
Publix Board Member Elected, Retirees Recognized
During its annual meeting of stockholders on April 16, Publix stockholders elected Jennifer Jenkins to the Publix board of directors, and Barney Barnett, Jane Finley and Charlie Jenkins Jr. retired from the board. Barnett becomes vice chairman emeritus. “I’m excited to have Jennifer join the Publix family. She will be a valuable addition to our […]
Meijer Simply Give Program Raises Record $8.5 Million In 2018
The Meijer Simply Give program raised more than $8.5 million for Midwest food pantries in 2018, setting a record. Meijer is providing an additional one-time gift of more than $2 million to its Simply Give food pantry partners, according to executive chairman Hank Meijer. “My dad once said, ‘I want to leave the world in […]
Stater Bros. Charities Hosts Jack H. Brown Heroes Challenge Golf Tournament
Stater Bros. Charities and PGA Tour professional Dave Stockton raised more than $110,000 in the 12th annual Stater Bros. Charities Jack H. Brown Heroes Challenge Golf Tournament. The annual golf tournament is named after Stater Bros. late Executive Chairman Jack H. Brown and celebrates Brown’s legacy of honoring American servicemembers and veterans. It was held […]
POS Technology Helps Value Center Boost Shopper Engagement
Value Center Marketplace’s efforts to improve efficiency storewide have been effective with new point-of-sale (POS) technology. In 2015, Value Center focused on ways to customize its POS systems to be more comprehensive, open and flexible. This included adopting new technology that could integrate everything from the time clock to new product pricing into a single […]
