The Kroger Co. has named Gil Phipps, currently VP of Our Brands, to VP of branding, marketing and Our Brands, effective Aug. 15. Phipps joined the company in 2012 and led the transformation of Our Brands by evolving existing brands and introducing new brands that resonate with customers, says Kroger. “Through elevating recipes and product formulations, inserting personality into […]
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H-E-B Names Georgoff Chief Product Officer, H-E-B Digital
H-E-B has appointed Mike Georgoff as its chief product officer, H-E-B digital. Drawing on more than a decade of experience working with high-growth consumer technology startups, Georgoff will help drive H-E-B’s continued omnichannel growth, leading the company’s digital-product strategy, design and development. He will report to Chief Digital Officer Jag Bath. “This is an industry-leading […]
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Publix To Open New GreenWise Market In Boca Raton, Florida
Publix has plans to bring a GreenWise Market concept store to Boca Raton, Florida. The new store—the fourth “reignited” GreenWise Market that Publix has announced plans for—will be located on the southwest corner of Glades Road and Boca Rio Road. Publix has not yet determined the opening date for the new store. “We learned a […]
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C.A. Fortune Taps Former Acosta VP To Lead Dedicated Walmart Office
C.A. Fortune, a consumer products sales and marketing agency based in Chicago, is continuing to grow and expand its national services. Effective Sept. 1, the firm will open a Bentonville, Arkansas, office, just a few blocks from Walmart’s corporate headquarters, dedicated to serving more than 5,000 Walmart retail units nationwide. The new C.A. Fortune office […]
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King Kullen To Expand E-Commerce Capabilities With MyWebGrocer
King Kullen, a Long Island grocery retailer, will be expanding its online retail e-commerce and media capabilities through an upgrade to the newest version of MyWebGrocer’s (MWG) e-commerce platform. MWG is a software and digital media company to the grocery and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries. King Kullen, based in Bethpage, New York, operates 32 […]
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Deep Community Roots, Family And Beer Have Kept John’s Grocery Thriving
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest If only the walls of John’s Grocery could talk. The grocery store has been in business for 70 years, which is impressive for a small, family-owned independent retailer. But the building where John’s Grocery is located has been a cornerstone in Iowa City history going back another 100 years. “Iowa was founded […]
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Former Fareway Principal F. William Beckwith Passes At 91
F. William Beckwith, best known as Bill, passed away at his Boone, Iowa, home on July 30. He was 91. Mr. Beckwith believed in sustainability and resourcefulness, qualities that led to the continued success of Fareway Stores Inc., the Iowa-based company that his father, Paul S. Beckwith, pioneered with partner Fred Vitt in 1938. Mr. […]
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Hy-Vee In-Store Dietitians Offering Free Weekly Nutrition Tours
Beginning this month, in-store dietitians at more than 190 Hy-Vee locations throughout its eight-state region will offer health shopping tours that focus on the nutritional aspects of lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, as well as managing diabetes. The tours are free and will be offered every week. Tours will be held at noon on Mondays, […]
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Dallas Personal Safety Startup Sees Solid Growth At Retail
When Blingsting co-founder Andi Atteberry’s dad kept buying her keychain pepper spray while she was in college, he thought he was doing his job as a dad to protect his daughter. But she never carried it because the product was ugly and boring, says Atteberry. The Atteberry family joked that if someone would make pepper spray […]
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Sprouts To Open A New Oklahoma City Area Store Aug. 8
Sprouts Famers Market will open a new store in Moore, Oklahoma, at 12100 South Pennsylvania Avenue, on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 7 a.m. The grocer will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening, and the public is invited to join the festivities. Sprouts is offering several deals and giveaways throughout the weekend. The first 200 shoppers […]
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Hy-Vee Implementing GK Software’s POS Platform And Solution Suite
Hy-Vee will deploy GK Software’s next-generation store systems, including OmniPOS for omni-channel POS, Mobile Customer Assistant (MCA) for mobile app self-scanning and the TransAction+ payment solution. By selecting GK Software, Hy-Vee will have the ability to use a single platform to support a variety of customer touchpoints, including traditional POS, self-checkout, mobile check-out solutions, payments, […]
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Western Union Expands Network To Albertsons Cos. Stores Nationwide
The Western Union Co. is strengthening its presence across the U.S. after signing a deal with Albertsons Cos. The agreement will enable consumer access to international and domestic money transfer and money order services, as well as bill payment services at Albertsons Cos. banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, […]
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Bubbies Debuts New Summer Mochi Flavors At Whole Foods
Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts is introducing Strawberry Rhubarb and Meyer Lemon mochi—bite-sized ice creams wrapped in a sweetened rice dough—at select Whole Foods Market stores for a limited time. The new flavors join Bubbies’ growing line of more than 25 varieties, including fan favorites like Triple Chocolate, Blueberry, Blood Orange and Green Tea. “As demand and […]
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BGC Converts Seven Winn-Dixies Into Super 1 Stores
Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) hosted ribbon-cutting ceremonies in late July to commemorate the grand openings of seven newly converted Super 1 Foods stores in South Louisiana. In conjunction with these events, the company introduced “Super 1 Foods Curbside” at 11 area stores and announced that Super 1 now is the official grocery store of the […]
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Milam’s Markets Opening Its Fifth Florida Grocery Store This Summer
Milam’s Markets, a family-owned and -operated grocery store chain serving Florida’s Miami-Dade County since 1984, will open a new location—the grocer’s fifth—this summer. The new store will be in Pinecrest on S. Dixie Highway and S.W. 117th Street, in a space formerly occupied by Whole Foods. Construction began on the approximately 32,000-s.f. Milam’s Market in […]
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Costco, Publix Named Top-Rated Workplaces By Indeed
Costco and Publix have been named among Indeed’s 2018 Top-Rated Workplaces. Out of 50 companies, Costco ranked No. 5, and Publix ranked No. 19, moving up from number 23 last year. Indeed compiled the list from ratings and reviews of the companies featured on this year’s Fortune 500 list. One review of Costco highlighted by Indeed cites […]
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Wex, Kum & Go Renew Fuel Card Program Partnership
Wex has renewed its agreement with Kum & Go to operate and market the company’s commercial fuel card program. Under terms of the contract, the companies will continue to collaborate to increase sales and marketing resources that further drive Kum & Go’s retail business growth. Wex manages private label and universal fleet cards for Kum […]
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SleepRight ProRx Custom Dental Guard Now Available At Publix
The new SleepRight ProRx Custom Dental Guard from Splintek Inc., maker of SleepRight No-Boil Dental Guards, now is available in select Publix stores and online. Publix is the third retailer to offer the low-temperature dental guard. “In keeping with Splintek’s cutting-edge products, the ProRx Custom Dental Guard has several innovative features that set it apart […]
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Affiliated Foods Adopts BRdata Cloud To Track Scan-Based Promotions
BRdata Cloud recently debuted two new offerings focused on increasing efficiencies between retailers, wholesalers and vendors: Scan Promotion Tracking and Cloud Vendor Portal. Through Scan Promotion Tracking, BRdata Cloud processes stores’ transaction log data to track the number of times promotional items were purchased. Then, at the end of the promotion, BRdata Cloud generates invoices […]
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Raley’s Redesigns Corporate Offices To Promote ‘Healthy Work Life’
Raley’s Support Center in West Sacramento, California, recently completed a comprehensive renovation to transform the three-story building into an open office environment which promotes collaboration, enhances teamwork and reflects the company’s brand and culture. “We wanted to offer our team members an open, contemporary place to work—to make the environment a happy and productive place […]