Following three days of trial last week, Rouses Markets and Associated Grocers-Baton Rouge have reached a settlement. The terms of the settlement are confidential. “The Rouse family is very satisfied with this resolution,” Donny Rouse, managing partner of Rouses, said in a statement today. The two Louisiana-based businesses were reportedly in court over whether Rouses […]
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Posted inFresh Thyme, Independent Store News, Midwest
Cincinnati’s Second Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Opening Next Month
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will open its second Cincinnati store Wednesday, Nov. 12. The store is located in Harper’s Station shopping center at 11349 Montgomery Road. “Fresh Thyme is committed to hiring locally and bringing back the basics of grocery shopping,” said Fresh Thyme CEO Chris Sherrell. “Each store is simple and easy to navigate […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Northeast
Mrs. Green’s Offers English As A Second Language Classes For Employees
Mrs. Green’s Natural Market is offering English as a Second Language (ESL) courses for associates across Westchester County as part of a larger investment in the company’s workforce. Irvington, New York-based Mrs. Green’s launched the ESL classes at six stores in Westchester after several requests from employees. One of the chain’s associates personally designed the […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southeast
Rouses, Associated Grocers Dispute Goes To Trial
Two Louisiana grocery giants bitterly ended a decades-old alliance in 2008 and have spent the six years since in a series of civil-suit filings at a Thibodaux courthouse. The Advocate reports that, on Monday, Thibodaux-based grocery chain Rouses Enterprises and Baton Rouge-based wholesale grocery supplier Associated Grocers-Baton Rouge turned that paper-and-ink war into a jury […]
Posted in, Grocery Industry, Independent Store News, Online Grocery Technology, West
Mi Pueblos In NorCal Offering All Western Union Services
Mi Pueblo Food Centers has partnered with Western Union to offer shoppers access to Western Union Money Transfer®, money order and bill payment. The services are available at Mi Pueblo stores in the Bay Area, Monterey Peninsula and Central Valley of California. The collaboration is part of Western Union’s efforts to strengthen its independent retail […]
Posted inSoutheast, Independent Store News, Suppliers
Wade Payne Of Mitchell Grocery Is Ala.’s Retailer Of Year, Others Recognized At Luncheon
The Alabama Grocers Association held its annual Food Industry Finest Luncheon this week, honoring its retailer, wholesaler, manufacturer and broker of the year award winners. More than 150 people attended the event at The Club in Birmingham to discuss the work of the Alabama Grocers Association in 2014 and those in the food, beverage and grocery […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Market Profile, West
’14 Wyo. Profile: For Independent Operators Jim & Carmen Diehl, Biz And Community Go Hand In Hand
Jim and Carmen Diehl are true independent supermarket operators, running three stores in the northeast corner of Wyoming and helping to keep their small towns viable. Jim and Carmen each have been in the industry for more than 30 years and own Diehl’s Supermarket in Moorcroft, Joe’s Food Center in Upton and Paradise Foods in […]
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Brookshire’s In Flint, Texas, Celebrates Grand Reopening
A grand reopening celebration began Wednesday at the remodeled Brookshire’s Food Store located at 20100 Highway 155 South in Flint, Texas. A new storefront, signage, paint and décor gave the supermarket a fresh, modern appearance, while energy-efficient and sustainable features, such as a new automated lighting control system and polished concrete flooring, help decrease the […]