Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc. reportedly is considering its strategic options, with Cerberus and other private equity firms “exploring a deal for all or part” of the company, according to Reuters. A Cerberus affiliate, AB Acquisition LLC, bought Albertsons, Jewel-Osco and several other chains from Supervalu earlier this year. New Albertsons Inc., which now operates Jewel-Osco […]
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C&K Market Selling Pharmacies To Focus On Core Business
By mid-November, C&K Market Inc. says it will sell its pharmacies. C&K owns 15 pharmacies that operate as Pharmacy Express, Tiffany’s Drugs and Chetco Pharmacy & Gifts in communities in southern Oregon and Northern California. “In a move to strengthen our operations, we plan to focus exclusively on our core business of operating community grocery […]
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Bristol Farms’ Director Of Warehouse And Distribution Dies At Age 57
Mr. Adrian Kelly Davis, director of warehouse and distribution for Southern California’s Bristol Farms, died Oct. 10 from injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was 57. Mr. Davis, known as Kelly, was the brother of Bristol Farms President and CEO Kevin Davis and was a week shy of celebrating his 58th birthday on Oct. […]
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Maverik EVP To Lead Slate Of 2013-14 NACS Executive Committee Members
NACS announced the election of its 2013-14 executive committee during its board of directors meeting at the NACS Show in Atlanta earlier this month. Brad Call, general counsel and EVP of adventure culture at Utah-based Maverik Inc., was named the association’s 2013-14 board chairman. Call also chairs the NACS executive committee, which provides strategic direction […]
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Dollar General Tests Fuel Station At Market Store In Ala.
Dollar General is testing a fuel station at its Dollar General Market in Hanceville, Ala. “Dollar General continues to innovate to provide convenience and value for our customers,” said Rick Dreiling, chairman and CEO of Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General. “This project to test a fuel offering is consistent with our strategy of continually looking for […]
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Supervalu Reports 2Q Fiscal 2014 Results
Supervalu Inc. on Thursday reported its second quarter fiscal 2014 results—and perhaps the biggest news dealt with the company’s Save-A-Lot banner, whose corporate-operated stores experienced a 4.6 percent increase in identical store sales. Sam Duncan, president and CEO of Supervalu, said on a conference call Thursday morning that corporate stores have revamped their meat and […]
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Publix Opens Rome, Ga., Store
Publix Super Markets opened its newest Georgia store earlier this week—in Rome. The Shelby Report attended grand opening events for the approximately 54,000-s.f. store in Floyd County, located at 435 Turner McCall Blvd. NE in Charles Hight Square. The location also includes a drive-thru pharmacy. Publix is staying busy with new stores. The Lakeland, Fla.-based […]
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NACS: Consumer Pessimism Deepens Despite Gas Price Declines
Consumer pessimism continues to deepen despite a second straight month of gas price declines. Nearly one in four consumers (23 percent) say they are “very pessimistic” about the economy, tied for the highest level measured this year, according the latest monthly NACS Consumer Fuels Survey. This is also the fourth month in row of increasing […]
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Laurel Grocery Recognizes IGA Retailers, Managers During Fall Show
Laurel Grocery Co. recently recognized the achievements of exceptional IGA retailers and managers during its 2013 Fall Food Show in Covington, Ky. Laurel Grocery Co. is an IGA licensed distribution center based in London, Ky. The company serves stores in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Becky Amberger of Village Store IGA […]
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$4 Pet Meds Available At Stater Bros. Pharmacies
Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacy is offering pet-owning customers $4 generic pet medications at all of the chain’s pharmacy locations. Additionally, Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacy will match any competitor’s price, even if a pet medication prescription is not part of it $4 Generic Prescription Program. $4 generic pet medications include: Allergy Prednisone 5mg tablet […]
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Report: Trader Joe’s Confirms Jacksonville Beach Location
It’s official. Trader Joe’s is coming to Jacksonville Beach, Fla., with an expected opening in late 2014. Trader Joe’s confirmed to the Jacksonville Business Journal that it has signed a lease for a 12,500-s.f. space in the South Beach Regional Center at the intersection of state road A1A and J. Turner Butler Boulevard. Real estate […]
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Roth’s Fresh Markets Co-Founder Dies At 79
Mr. Orville N. Roth, co-founder of Roth’s Fresh Markets in Oregon, died Sunday afternoon after suffering a heart attack over the weekend. He was 79. In a memo Sunday to Roth’s employees, Mr. Roth’s son Michael Roth, president of the company, and his daughter Melinda Roth said their father was “visiting his favorite childhood cousin […]
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Champs Chicken Revamps Brand With Enhanced Website, New Logo
Champs Chicken, a nationwide branded food program from Pro Food Systems Inc. (PFS), is revamping its brand with a newly redesigned website, showcasing an improved navigation system, engaging content and a new logo. Created with both retailers and customers in mind, the website—champschicken.com—promises to offer a user-friendly experience by featuring enhanced food photography of menu […]
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Kroger Reopening Carrollton, Ga., Store As State’s First Marketplace Format
The South Park Street Kroger in Carrollton, Ga., will celebrate its re-grand opening at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16. After undergoing a 64,000-s.f. expansion, the remodeled store now offers customers more than 113,531 s.f. of merchandise and represents the first Kroger Marketplace store in Georgia. “Kroger has been a part of the Carrollton community for […]
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Safeway To Exit Chicago Market, Announces Sale Of Four Dominick’s Stores
In announcing Thursday that it would exit the Chicago market where it operates 72 Dominick’s stores, Safeway said it already has sold four of those Dominick’s stores to New Albertsons Inc., which operates Jewel-Osco stores. The four stores are located at 1340 S. Canal St. and 2550 N. Clybourn Ave., both in Chicago; 14200 S. […]
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NGA Member Testifies On Healthcare Law’s Full-Time Definition
National Grocers Association (NGA) member Steven Hermann, VP of Paul’s Supermarkets based in Eldon, Mo., testified this week before the House Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology at a hearing titled “The Effects of the Health Law’s Definitions of Full-Time Employee on Small Business.” Hermann’s testimony, on behalf of NGA, focused specifically on the […]
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New Grocery Store Opening Near Historic Lafayette Square In St. Louis
St. Louis Food Hub will open Fields Foods, a full-service grocery store that will be designed to evoke a neighborly atmosphere, near the heart of historic Lafayette Square close to downtown St. Louis next year. Located at 1500 Lafayette Ave., Fields Foods is scheduled to open its doors on Jan. 4 and will bring more […]
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Bi-Lo Holdings To Rebanner Sweetbay, Reid’s Stores; Harveys To Continue
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC, parent company of the Bi-Lo and Winn-Dixie supermarket chains, intends to continue the Harveys banner name and retire the Sweetbay and Reid’s banners following the close of its transaction with Delhaize Group, parent company of the Sweetbay, Harveys and Reid’s supermarket chains. Sweetbay stores are expected to be converted to the Winn-Dixie […]
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Aldi Expands Coffee Offerings With Exclusive Brand Of Single-Serve Cups
Aldi is introducing a new, exclusive brand line of single-serve coffee cups from Beaumont Coffee. The Beaumont single-serve coffee cups will be available in all Aldi store locations beginning this fall in a variety of flavors like Breakfast Blend, Dark Roast, Hazelnut, French Vanilla and Fair Trade Columbian. The SRP is $5.79 for a 12-count […]
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Publix Opening First Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Island, S.C., Stores
Publix Super Markets Inc. will enter the north Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island, S.C., market with two stores. The 49,000-s.f. Myrtle Beach store, located in the Coastal North Town Center at Highway 17 and Moss Place, is expected to open in late 2014. he 45,000-s.f. Pawleys Island store, located in the Pawleys Island Plaza at […]