The Iowa Grocery Industry Association (IGIA) will honor Hy-Vee’s Tom Watson with the IGIA Retailer of the Year Award during its 22nd Annual Hall of Fame Dinner at 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Veterans Memorial Community Choice Credit Union in Des Moines, Iowa. The evening’s highlights also will include awarding Bob Myers, Casey’s […]
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Pear Bureau Northwest Honors Wegmans As Pear Retailer Of The Year
On behalf of the 1,600 fresh pear growers of Washington and Oregon, Pear Bureau Northwest has named Wegmans Food Markets the 2015 Pear Retailer of the Year for its merchandising performance and sales increase in the pear category. The award was presented at the Pear Bureau’s booth at PMA Fresh Summit in Atlanta over the […]
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Kroger Cuts Ribbon On Large Georgia Distribution Center
Kroger celebrated its new state-of-the-art distribution center at 2000 Anvil Block Road in Forest Park, Georgia, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday. The Forest Park distribution center enables Kroger to provide full-line distribution services for existing and future stores. Construction of the 1 million-s.f. facility located on 253 acres began in summer 2014 with an investment […]
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Tony’s Fresh Market Is IFRA’s 2015 Industry Retailer Award Recipient
Tony’s Fresh Market is the Illinois Food Retailers Association (IFRA) 2015 Industry Retailer Award recipient. The company was honored during the IFRA-Grocery Merchandisers Association (GMA) Annual Conference and Expo, which was held earlier this month at the Drury Lane Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace. “The IFRA board of directors unanimously chose Tony’s Fresh Market as […]
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Food Industry Vet Lamprecht Makes Wyoming’s Valley Foods A Unique Destination For Locals, Tourists Alike
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer Tim Lamprecht has more experience in the food industry that most. This year, in fact, marks his 50th year in the business. His career has spanned from “carryout boy” to supplier representative to today being the owner and GM of Valley Foods and Liquor in Saratoga—located about 7,000 feet in elevation […]
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Publix To Open 60th Alabama Store In Rainbow City
Publix Super Markets will open a new store in Rainbow City, Alabama, on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The store, at 3509 Rainbow Drive in the Shoppes at Rainbow Landing, will open at 7 a.m. following a ribbon-cutting ceremony that begins at 6:45 a.m. when Rainbow City Mayor Terry John Calhoun will greet guests. “Publix differentiates itself […]
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Supervalu Reports 2Q Fiscal 2016 Results
Minneapolis-based Supervalu on Wednesday reported second quarter fiscal 2016 net sales of $4.06 billion and net earnings from continuing operations of $31 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, which included $6 million in after-tax costs related to the potential separation of Save-A-Lot and severance costs. When adjusted for these items, second quarter fiscal 2016 net […]
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WinCo Foods Opening Two New Washington, California Stores On Oct. 22
WinCo Foods LLC, an employee-owned discount grocery chain, will open two new discount supermarkets on Thursday, Oct. 22. The stores are located at 21900 Highway 99 in Edmonds, Washington, and at 555 Grand Ave. in San Marcos, California. The stores are traditionally sized for WinCo, with Edmonds measuring approximately 87,000 s.f. and San Marcos coming […]
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New Seasons Unveils Plans For New Store At Public Market In California
New Seasons Market, a Portland, Oregon-based independent grocer, has plans to occupy a 35,000-s.f. store with a parking structure as part of the Public Market Emeryville development in Emeryville, California. New Seasons will be an anchor to the 14.5-acre mixed-use site, which includes the Public Market Food Hall, restaurants, retail, offices and housing. The new store will […]
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Hy-Vee Partners With iMedicare To Offer Seniors Free Drug Plan Comparisons
Hy-Vee, which operates more than 235 stores across the Midwest, and iMedicare have teamed up to deliver a new service for patients 65 years of age or older that provides Medicare Part D plan comparison options in a consolidated report. Medicare open enrollment began Oct. 15, and many seniors are not on the most cost-effective […]
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AWG Makes Organizational Changes
A day after it announced the promotion of Jeff Pedersen to EVP of division operations, Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), based in Kansas City, Kansas, is making several organizational changes. Effective Dec. 7, Steve Arnold, EVP of merchandising, will transfer to the Oklahoma City Division to the position of SVP and division manager, reporting to Pedersen. […]
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Reports: Brookshire’s Exploring Sale
Numerous media outlets are reporting that Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) is exploring a sale of its more than 150 stores in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. The sale of the East Texas-based chain could value Brookshire’s at as much as $1 billion, including debt, according to one report. Representatives for the company reportedly told local news […]
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FMI Launches Crowd-Sourced Campaign To Correct Grocery Misconceptions
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has launched a campaign aimed at correcting misconceptions in the food retail environment. Supermarket Myths. . . Busted is an online destination designed to help food retailers mitigate untruths that ultimately confuse shoppers or get perpetuated online. Sue Borra, SVP of communications and strategic planning for FMI, said of the […]
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Couche-Tard Buys 18 C-Stores, 2 Subway Stores And Fuel Supply Network In Texas
Convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard has signed, through its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary Circle K Stores Inc., an agreement to purchase all the assets operated under the Texas Star brand from Texas Star Investments and its affiliates. The assets are comprised of 18 convenience stores, two free-standing Subway stores and a dealer fuel supply network located […]
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Van Holten’s Introduces Pickle Flavored Freeze Pops Called Pickle-Ice
Van Holten’s has taken the pickle out of the pouch but left the juice. Pickle-Ice is a 2-oz. freeze pop made with Van Holten’s pickle juice and enhanced with electrolytes. This refresher can be consumed frozen or un-frozen and is a sugar-free alternative to sports drinks, according to Waterloo, Wisconsin-based Van Holten’s. “Pickle-Ice is real […]
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Kroger Nearly Doubles The Size Of Decatur, Georgia, Store
Kroger has expanded its Decatur, Georgia, store at 2875 N. Decatur Road by more than 47,000 s.f., increasing the location’s total square footage to nearly 114,000 s.f. The store celebrated the expansion with a grand reopening ceremony Wednesday morning. The expansion adds an estimated 35 new jobs to the Decatur community near Atlanta. “Kroger has […]
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Mother’s Market Celebrating Anniversary On Saturday
Mother’s Market & Kitchen, a natural and organic foods retailer with seven Orange County, California, locations, will celebrate its 37th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the company’s Santa Ana store located at 151 E. Memory Lane. The special event will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and is free and open to the public. […]
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Biggs To Succeed Holley As Walmart’s CFO
Brett Biggs will succeed Walmart CFO Charles Holley, who has elected to retire. The change takes effect Dec. 31. Holley will stay on until Jan. 31, 2016, to help with the transition. Holley, 59, has served as Walmart’s EVP and CFO since December 2010. Since January 2014, Biggs has served as EVP and CFO of Walmart […]
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Fareway Hosting Round Up For Children’s Charity Through Oct. 24
Fareway Stores has partnered with Variety—the Children’s Charity to conduct a round up at the register through Saturday, Oct. 24. All customers will have the opportunity to round up to the next dollar or to provide an additional donation on their grocery store bill to improve the lives of underprivileged, at-risk and special needs children […]
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Publix Collects Funds For American Red Cross Disaster Relief In The Carolinas
Publix Super Markets on Monday established a program to offer its customers and associates a way to directly assist those areas in the Carolinas affected by the weekend’s severe weather. Customers may donate any amount by adding it to their grocery totals when checking out at Publix registers. Collected money will be channeled through the […]