The Kroger Co. says it met several goals in 2018, the first year of its three-year transformation plan. Among the 2018 accomplishments, Kroger said it achieved 2018 FIFO operating profit and free cash flow goals, grew digital sales 58 percent, achieved more than $1 billion in cost savings, beat profit stream goals in media and […]
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Dollar Tree To Close Up To 390 Family Dollar Stores This Year
While Dollar Tree said March 6 its sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 were “strong,” the Chesapeake, Virginia-based discount variety store retailer also reported that on the heels of closing 84 Family Dollar stores last year, it will close as many as 390 this year. In addition, about 200 Family Dollar stores will […]
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SpartanNash And Customers Raise Money For Habitat For Humanity
The SpartanNash Foundation and store customers raised $179,500 for Habitat for Humanity partners in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Company associates worked with store guests to make donations through the SpartanNash Foundation’s scan campaign. Between Feb. 6-17, guests at SpartanNash stores throughout the Midwest were asked to donate at […]
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Simon Retiring As Certco CEO; Niemetscheck To Succeed Him
At the Certco Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, March 5, Randall M. “Randy” Simon announced that he will retire from his role as president and CEO of the Fitchburg, Wisconsin-based cooperative wholesaler next month. “With my retirement date set at April 27, 2019, it will help me transition into my new lifestyle,” Simon said […]
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Brookshire Grocery Co. Expands Digital Commerce Capabilities
Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC), a Texas-based food retailer, working with Mercatus—a digital commerce solutions provider—has rolled out online ordering with curbside pickup service to 100 stores in its Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods and Fresh by Brookshire’s banners. After initially piloting curbside pickup in late 2017 at its Fresh by Brookshire’s store in Tyler, Texas, the company […]
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Recommended: Whole Foods Drops Small-Format 365 Store Name
Whole Foods 365 stores will soon become a thing of the past. The grocery chain owned by Amazon plans to convert all of its existing 365 stores into regular Whole Foods stores by the end of this year, Yahoo Finance has learned. The move follows its decision to stop expanding the smaller format stores, revealed […]
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Recommended: Largest Whole Foods In SE To Open In Atlanta In April
Midtown will soon be home to the largest Whole Foods in the Southeast. Bobby Turner, the grocer’s south regional president, recently announced the store’s April 5 opening at the Midtown Alliance Annual Meeting. The 70,000-square-foot store — twice as large as the average Whole Foods — will sit at 22 14th Street and include a rooftop terrace, a […]
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Perdue Reiterates Need To Restore Original Intent Of SNAP
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue reiterated during a U.S. Senate hearing Feb. 28 the need to restore the original intent of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is to be a second chance and not a way of life. Perdue’s comments come on the heels of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) publishing […]
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Gelson’s To Transform Del Mar Bakery Into Little Cakes Kitchen
Having opened its first-ever store in San Diego County, California, three years ago in January 2016, Gelson’s will celebrate another milestone when it transforms Gelson’s Del Mar in-house bakery into a Little Cakes Kitchen in early March. Marking a new partnership for Gelson’s, Little Cakes has gained fans in Northern San Diego County since launching in […]
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Café La Rica, Café Cachita Brands Continue To Grow
Chula Vista, California-based Youngevity International Inc., an omni-direct lifestyle company, has expanded its recently acquired Café Cachita brand of espresso into more than 500 retail doors through Southeastern Grocers. The new distribution footprint now includes all Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo, Fresco Y Mas and Harveys stores. Café Cachita will be available in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North and South Carolina. CLR Roasters […]
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Dole, Bashas’ And Food City Bring Learning Garden To Life
Dole Packaged Foods, Bashas’ and Food City joined with the Captain Planet Foundation to bring a learning garden to the students of Higley Traditional Academy in Gilbert, Arizona, on Feb. 20. Employees of Dole, Bashas’ and Food City joined Gilbert Vice Mayor Eddie Cook in helping teachers and students install their new Captain Planet Foundation […]
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Haaraoja To Take Over As Price Chopper President, CEO In April
Industry veteran Brian Haaraoja will succeed Peter J. Ciacco as president and CEO of Price Chopper Enterprises (PCE). Haaraoja joined Kansas-based Price Chopper on Feb. 25 and will transition fully to the role by mid-April when Ciacco retires. Haaraoja most recently served as VP of marketing and merchandising of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based HAC Inc., parent company […]
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Seasons Scarsdale Prepares For March Grand Reopening
Seasons Scarsdale will host a grand reopening event featuring gourmet food tastings, giveaways, appearances from kosher lifestyle influencers and activities for kids. After a brief closing, the location in Scarsdale, New York, will host a celebration at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, at 1104 Wilmot Road. From a small 2,500-s.f. corner-store location, the Scarsdale […]
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Fremin’s Food & Furniture Finds Its Footing After Fire
Fremin’s Food & Furniture held a ribbon cutting ceremony in February, filled with family, friends, customers and community representatives. It was the welcome back that they had been waiting for. In early 2018 a fire disrupted the business, but not the spirit of this staple grocery store in the New Iberia, Louisiana, community. When the family owned […]
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Winn-Dixie Reopens Two Newly Remodeled Stores in Jacksonville
Winn-Dixie has reopened two recently remodeled stores in Jacksonville, Florida, in response to customers who asked for an improved shopping experience. As part of the grand opening ceremonies, and to officially reintroduce the community to the new and improved stores, ribbon cuttings were held at 7:45 a.m. Feb. 27 at the Argyle and Oceanway locations. […]
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Customers Demand Kroger Eliminate Toxic Pesticide Use
This week, more than 5,000 people across the country are delivering letters to Kroger-owned stores demanding that the retailer eliminate use of toxic pesticides on the food it sells and increase offerings of domestic organic food to protect children, farmworkers and help curb catastrophic declines of pollinators and other insects. Larger actions are planned in Washington, D.C.; […]
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Southeastern Grocers Closing Several Stores
Southeastern Grocers (SEG) will be closing several Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo and Harveys stores. Joe Caldwell, senior manager of corporate communications for SEG, said the company had “made the difficult decision to close the following stores:” Seven Winn-Dixie locations: 4360 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Florida; 3435 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, Florida; 1850 N. Tamiami Trail, […]
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Safeway Opens Five More AI-Powered Medical Clinics In Phoenix
Arizonans living in the Phoenix area now have access to five more Akos Med Clinics, located in Safeway stores in Scottsdale (2), Ahwatukee, Chandler and Laveen. Five other locations, which opened last November, are in Gilbert, Phoenix, Glendale, Mesa and Tempe. An 11th clinic will open in Casa Grande later this month and a 12th in Boise, […]
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Albertsons Cos. Using Microsoft Cloud And AI To Transform Shopping Experience
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. is using cloud solutions from Microsoft Corp., including Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, to provide new experiences to customers and employees. By leveraging Microsoft Azure as its preferred cloud platform, Albertsons Cos. will be able to reduce friction in the shopping experience. “We are reimagining the future to serve customers in a way […]
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A Look At Some Best Practices For Retailer Labor Productivity
It is critically important for retailers to monitor the productivity of their associates. Labor productivity measures the output of store associates over a specific period of time. Tracking measures such as sales per labor hour or scans per minute will ensure that a retailer is getting the most of his/her labor dollars. Low productivity rates […]