Lucky Supermarkets today debuted the first all-new Lucky California grocery store in Dublin after the successful launch of its new concept stores in Daly City and Carmel. With a square footage of approximately 47,000, the all-new Lucky California grocery store is located on 2840 Dublin Boulevard in the Fallon Gateway shopping center off of 580. […]
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Ahold Delhaize Pleased With Strong 4Q, Synergy Efforts
With overall sales up 1.6 percent and the integration of Ahold and Delhaize completed, Ahold Delhaize reported a strong 2017 fourth quarter and further plans for 2018 announced by Dick Boer, CEO of Ahold Delhaize. “2017 was the first full year at Ahold Delhaize, one in which we substantially completed the integration,” Boer said. “We […]
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NACS, RTO Take ‘Be Our Guest’ Customer Service Training Online
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and Ready Training Online (RTO) have released a training module called “Be Our Guest,” that previously was only available in DVD format. “We’ve made it easy for convenience retailers to gain new skills and learn best practices, right from the computer right from the computer in a store […]
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Rouses Markets Launches Online Shopping And Same-Day Delivery
Rouses Markets is introducing online grocery shopping and same-day delivery to the majority of its Gulf Coast stores through Instacart and Shipt. “Now if you don’t have time to come to Rouses, Rouses can come to you,” said Donny Rouse, CEO. Rouses’ Instacart service launched March 8 in New Orleans (North and South Shore), Baton […]
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Walmart To Expand Grocery Delivery To 100+ Metro Areas This Year
Walmart plans to expand its grocery delivery service to more than 40 percent of U.S. households by the end of the year. Walmart Grocery Delivery, available today in six markets, will grow to serve more than 100 metro areas across the country. “We’re saving customers time by leveraging new technology, and connecting all the parts […]
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Kroger Expanding Delivery Services With Instacart
The Kroger Co. is expanding its partnership with Instacart to increase its customer delivery coverage area in 2018. “As part of Restock Kroger, we are investing in redefining our customers’ grocery shopping experience by bringing online and offline seamlessly together,” said Yael Cosset, Kroger’s chief digital officer. “Having grown our digital sales in 2017 by 90 percent, we continue to […]
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7-Eleven Adds Customizable Tater Tots To Hot Food Lineup
7-Eleven is rolling out a new hot food option at participating stores: “7-Eleven Tots,” tater tots that shoppers can customize at the retailer’s condiment and toppings bar, also used for its nacho and Big Bite hot dog offerings. Stores offer between six and 10 topping choices in addition to mustard and ketchup. Each store varies, but […]
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SoCal Independent Barons Market Launches New Website
Barons Market, a family-owned grocery chain with seven stores in Southern California, has launched a new website with a more modern design, easy navigation and interactive elements that the company believes reflect the Barons Market shopping experience and the communities it serves. “Between our artisan olive oil and balsamic vinegar bar to a squeeze-it-yourself orange […]
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Publix Honors 12 With Leadership Awards At Annual Conference
Publix Super Markets recognized 12 managers and associates during the company’s annual conference on March 11. One store manager from each of Publix’s five divisions and one support-area associate received the 2017 George W. Jenkins Award, the company’s most prestigious recognition. Additionally, one district manager from each division and one support-area manager received the President’s […]
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Harmons Specialty Cheese Buyer Honored By International Organization
Mariah Christensen, a specialty cheese buyer for Harmons Neighborhood Grocer, was nominated and inducted into the Garde et Jure by the Guilde Internationale des Fromagers, making her the second person in Utah to receive this honor. The Guilde is comprised of 6,000 members representing 35 countries and is dedicated to educating and maintaining knowledge and respect for the […]
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Cub Store To Anchor Future Apartment Development In Minneapolis
Cub is planning to open a new 46,000-s.f. store located at 46th and Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis. Scheduled to open in the spring of 2019, the new urban grocery store will anchor a five-story, 148-unit apartment development by Excelsior-based Oppidan Investment Co. The store will cater to the Longfellow neighborhood, says Cub, and appeal to customers […]
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US Foods’ New Chef’Store Brings Wholesale Prices To Texas Shoppers
US Foods Holding Corp. yesterday celebrated the grand opening of its fifth Chef’Store, located in Farmers Branch, Texas. Chef’Store is a wholesale food and restaurant supply store designed as a one-stop shop for chefs, restaurant owners and other food industry professionals, but it is open to the public as well. The store features an assortment […]
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Kroger Sales Up 12.4% In 4Q, Digital Sales Up 90% For The Year
The Kroger Co. is reporting net earnings of $0.96 per diluted share and identical supermarket sales, without fuel, of 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, which ended on Feb. 3, 2018. Kroger’s fourth quarter adjusted net earnings per diluted share were $0.63. Fiscal 2017 net earnings were $2.09 per diluted share, and identical supermarket […]
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Parker’s Brings ‘Kitchen’ Concept To More Georgia, South Carolina Stores
Parker’s, a c-store chain focused on foodservice, has expanded its Parker’s Kitchen concept—which offers fresh, hot Southern-inspired food made from scratch daily—to 29 stores in Georgia and South Carolina. When Parker’s opens its newest store on Lady’s Island, South Carolina, in April, the company will offer foodservice at 30 locations. In addition, the company has […]
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Target Expanding Delivery Service Options, Increasing Starting Wages
Target Corp. is launching a number of initiatives aimed at accelerating its multi-year strategy, including expanding its fulfillment options and increasing its starting minimum wage to $12 in 2018. Free two-day shipping is now available on hundreds of thousands of items on Target.com when guests spend at least $35 or pay with a Target debit or credit card. In 2018, millions of additional […]
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Kenneth Olsen, Former Vons President & CEO, Passes Away At 99
Grocery industry veteran Kenneth Oscar “Ken” Olsen passed away peacefully on March 4 in the comfort of his Southern California home. He was 99. Born June 13, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Olsen was the son of Norwegian immigrants Sophia Abrahamsen and Mikal Marcellus Olsen. He was enrolled at NYU when the war broke […]
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Independent Grocers Urge Congress To Oppose ‘Harvest Box’ Proposal
The National Grocers Association (NGA) sent a letter on behalf of the independent supermarket industry to Capitol Hill on Friday, March 2, urging opposition to the White House’s harvest box proposal, which would drastically change the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by replacing about 40 percent of SNAP benefits with a government run food delivery […]
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‘Empty Bowls’ Event To Raise 1.4M Meals For Hungry North Texans
“Empty Bowls,” Tarrant Area Food Bank’s largest annual fundraiser presented by GM Financial and Albertsons/Tom Thumb, is set to bring together artists, 50 local chefs and the community to raise funds to fight hunger across North Texas. Upon arrival at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth on March 7, each of the nearly 2,000 guests […]
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Amazon Expands Whole Foods Delivery To Atlanta And San Francisco
Amazon has launched free two-hour delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Atlanta and San Francisco. Starting March 6, Prime customers in Atlanta and San Francisco neighborhoods can shop through Prime Now for items including fresh produce, meat and seafood, everyday staples and other locally sourced items from […]
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Rouses Bringing Italian Imports To The Gulf Through ITA Partnership
Rouses Markets is partnering with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) to add Italian imports, including cheese, cured meats, preserves and wine, to its stores throughout the Gulf Coast. “This partnership expands exponentially the Italian imports we have on our shelves for our customers,” says Donny Rouse, CEO. “We’ve made Italian products a priority because our customers […]