With the launch of a new Hispanic marketing initiative for 2014, Unified Grocers Inc. says it is actively pursuing shopper marketing dollars on behalf of the largest “virtual” Hispanic chain in the country—the more than 400 Hispanic retail locations it serves throughout the western U.S. These retail locations combined serve about five million shoppers a […]
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Posted in, Executive News, Independent Store News, National
NGA Appoints New Board Members
At its fall meeting in Chicago, the National Grocers Association’s (NGA) board of directors approved appointments to fill four unexpired terms recently left vacant. New board members include: Christine Curtis, SVP and account management, C&S Wholesale Grocers At Keene, N.H.-based C&S Wholesale Grocers, Curtis is responsible for new business development, account management, independent retail services […]
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United To Extend Military Discount Due To Government Shutdown
United Supermarkets LLC is extending its Military Discount Wednesdays program to seven days a week until further notice as a result of the federal government’s partial shutdown and the subsequent closure of military base commissaries. The program will offer a 10 percent discount on grocery purchases for all active, retired and civilian military at all […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, West
Krispy Krunchy Chicken Opens In Oakland Supermarket
Krispy Krunchy Chicken, a quick-service chicken concept, has opened inside Oakland, Calif., supermarket Gazzali’s. Founded in 1989 in Lafayette, La., Krispy Krunchy features Cajun-style chicken fried in zero trans fat oil. Its menu also includes Cajun tenders, jambalaya, boudin bites (Cajun rice balls), catfish and honey butter biscuits. It’s pre-marinated chicken and tenders are delivered […]
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Stater Bros. Gives $50K To CFF
Stater Bros. Charities, the charitable arm of Stater Bros. Markets, presented a $50,000 check to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) earlier this week. The presentation was made at the San Bernardino, Calif.-based company’s Baker store. “Stater Bros. Charities is glad to support the advanced efforts by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to find a cure and […]
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Stater Bros. Exec Mike Slaton Sr. Dies At Age 51
Mr. Mike Slaton Sr., VP of real estate at Stater Bros. Markets, died suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 28. He was 51 years old. As a tribute to Mr. Slaton, the new 44,000-s.f. Stater Bros. Supermarket that opened last week in Redlands, Calif., will be dedicated in his honor. “Mike was a very loyal and committed […]
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Grocery Offer Site Aisle50 Enters California Market With Raley’s
Aisle50, the innovative online technology platform that delivers deep grocery discounts on major and local brands to consumers, has teamed up with Raley’s, Bel Air and Nob Hill Foods to offer Aisle50’s exclusive offers to customers of that grocery chain’s 120 locations. The move gives Raley’s an even larger foothold in e-commerce, buttressing its revamped […]
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Meijer, Priority Health Partner To Provide Information On ACA Enrollment
Meijer, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based supercenter chain, is partnering with Priority Health, Michigan’s leading health plan, to raise awareness and help customers obtain information regarding their options as open enrollment for health insurance begins under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The duo has unveiled a Health Reform and You! website at http://www.meijer.com/aca and also are […]
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Brookshire Grocery Co. Manufacturing Supports Breast Cancer Awareness
East Texas-based regional grocery chain Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) plans to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by adding a pink ribbon to the caps of all Brookshire’s brand gallon milk jugs sold in the chain’s 152 stores across Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. The pink ribbons will be printed throughout the month of October in […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southeast
Rouses Confirms Entry Into Alabama
Rouses Markets, one of the largest independent grocers in the South, is bringing its famous andouille, boudin, boiled crawfish and other Gulf Coast favorites to Alabama. In the next few weeks, the family-owned and -operated company will take ownership of six former Belle Foods stores from Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), a retail-owner cooperative of which […]
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Joe Sheetz Steps Into CEO Role At Sheetz
Joe S. Sheetz, EVP of finance and store development, will officially step into the role of president and CEO for Sheetz Inc. on Tuesday. Current chief executive Stan Sheetz leaves the presidency after 18 years and will stay active in the role of chairman. “I am honored to be entrusted with the leadership of my […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Shelby Signature Content, Southeast
How AWG Formed The Consortium That Landed Belle Foods
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer How did Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) manage to put together the consortium that will buy 43 Belle Foods stores across three states? David Smith, SVP and Gulf Coast Division manager for AWG, says it’s due to the determination of the co-op’s members. Birmingham, Ala.-based Belle Foods filed for bankruptcy July 1. […]
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Lucky’s Market Signs Lease For First St. Louis Store
Lucky’s Market, a Boulder, Colo.-based natural and specialty grocer, has signed a lease with Novus Development, owner of Market at McKnight on Manchester Road in Rock Hill. The 26,000-s.f. store will be the first in St. Louis for Lucky’s and is projected to open in the third quarter of 2014. Though new to St. Louis, […]
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Hy-Vee Brings Second Store To Ankeny, Iowa
A new Hy-Vee opened this week 2510 SW State St. in Ankeny, Iowa. It’s Hy-Vee’s second store in the community located just north of Des Moines and the 234th store in the chain. At 93,000 s.f. the store is similar in design and layout to the Hy-Vee that opened in August in Waukee, just west […]
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Iowa Grocers Partner With Governor’s Office To Prevent Bullying
Throughout the month of October, participating Iowa grocers will be asking their customers in the checkout lane if they would like to donate $1 to help prevent bullying in Iowa schools. According to the 2012 Iowa Youth Survey, 57 percent of students said that they had been bullied at school in the last 30 days. […]
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Grocery Outlet Opening 200th Store On Saturday
Grocery Outlet will open its 200th store Saturday in Sacramento Pocket, Calif. “We are thrilled to add our 200th store to the list of successful, locally owned and operated Grocery Outlet stores,” said MacGregor Read, co-CEO at Grocery Outlet and grandson of founder Jim Read. “This is a major accomplishment for our team and, more […]
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Michigan Governor Declares Sept. 25-Oct. 5 Independent Retailers Week
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has declared Sept. 25-Oct. 5 Independent Retailers Week. He signed the proclamation this month in Lansing. In the proclamation Snyder states, “…the independent retailers in Michigan have always been dedicated to the public in their delivery of services in the marketplace throughout the State of Michigan by assuring customer satisfaction, providing […]
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Correction: Albertson’s Fort Worth Transaction Not A Sale
A story that The Shelby Report recently picked up from the Star-Telegram newspaper regarding Albertson’s LLC was incorrect. Albertson’s recently replatted property it owned in the Carter Industrial Park in south Fort Worth. The Telegram story picked up by The Shelby Report incorrectly characterized the transaction as a sale. The Shelby Report apologizes for any […]
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Safeway Adopts ‘Poison Pill’ To Thwart Unwanted Takeover
After becoming aware of an accumulation of a significant amount of the common stock of the company, Safeway’s board of directors adopted a one-year stockholder’s rights plan. Referred to as a “poison pill,” the measure is designed to thwart takeover attempts by diluting the holdings of an investor if its stake exceeds a set threshold. […]
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FSI, Navy Federal Open First In-Store Branch In Maryland Safeway
Financial Supermarkets Inc. (FSI) and Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU), with $54 billion in assets, teamed up to open the credit union’s first retail branch Sept. 9 in Safeway’s Germantown store in Maryland. “We are excited about the opportunity to partner with Safeway and FSI to increase member convenience in the Germantown area,” said Steve […]