by Kristen Cloud/staff writer How did Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) manage to put together the consortium that will buy 43 Belle Foods stores across three states? David Smith, SVP and Gulf Coast Division manager for AWG, says it’s due to the determination of the co-op’s members. Birmingham, Ala.-based Belle Foods filed for bankruptcy July 1. […]
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Lucky’s Market Signs Lease For First St. Louis Store
Lucky’s Market, a Boulder, Colo.-based natural and specialty grocer, has signed a lease with Novus Development, owner of Market at McKnight on Manchester Road in Rock Hill. The 26,000-s.f. store will be the first in St. Louis for Lucky’s and is projected to open in the third quarter of 2014. Though new to St. Louis, […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Midwest
Iowa Grocers Partner With Governor’s Office To Prevent Bullying
Throughout the month of October, participating Iowa grocers will be asking their customers in the checkout lane if they would like to donate $1 to help prevent bullying in Iowa schools. According to the 2012 Iowa Youth Survey, 57 percent of students said that they had been bullied at school in the last 30 days. […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, West
Grocery Outlet Opening 200th Store On Saturday
Grocery Outlet will open its 200th store Saturday in Sacramento Pocket, Calif. “We are thrilled to add our 200th store to the list of successful, locally owned and operated Grocery Outlet stores,” said MacGregor Read, co-CEO at Grocery Outlet and grandson of founder Jim Read. “This is a major accomplishment for our team and, more […]
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Michigan Governor Declares Sept. 25-Oct. 5 Independent Retailers Week
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has declared Sept. 25-Oct. 5 Independent Retailers Week. He signed the proclamation this month in Lansing. In the proclamation Snyder states, “…the independent retailers in Michigan have always been dedicated to the public in their delivery of services in the marketplace throughout the State of Michigan by assuring customer satisfaction, providing […]
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Bristol Farms CEO: Santa Monica Store ‘Can’t Be Matched’
Location opened Wednesday Bristol Farms is known for being unique, but the Carson, Calif.-based grocery chain may have outdone even itself with its new Santa Monica store, which opened Wednesday in a former Albertsons at 3105 Wilshire Blvd. Bristol’s President and CEO Kevin Davis told The Shelby Report at the store’s grand opening celebration that […]
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Beaver Dam, Wis., Piggly Wiggly Expanding Store
The Beaver Dam Piggly Wiggly is planning to expand by nearly 6,000 s.f. The store, located at 810 Park Ave. in Beaver Dam, Wis., will be about 42,000 s.f. after the expansion, which also involves an interior renovation. The project is expected to start this fall and be completed by spring 2014. Locally owned and […]
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Survey: Independents Significantly Improve Sales, Profits In 2012
The National Grocers Association (NGA) and FMS have released the results of their joint 2013 Independent Grocers Financial Survey. Showing their resilience and business savvy, independent grocers capitalized on the improvements in the economy and posted an average net profit before taxes of 1.65 percent in fiscal year 2012, up from 1.12 percent in 2011. […]