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Grocery Outlet To Close 36 Stores Due To $224.9M Net Loss In Fiscal 2025

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: GO) reported a net loss of $224.9 million for fiscal 2025, a dramatic swing from the $39.5 million net profit posted the prior year, as the retailer absorbed $149 million in goodwill impairment charges, $113.8 million in non-cash asset impairment and $45.9 million in restructuring costs. Despite those headline losses, […]

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Topco Names Big Y’s D’Amour As Board Chairman, Shares Leadership Updates

Topco Associates LLC elected Michael D’Amour, president and CEO of Big Y Foods, as board chairman during the cooperative’s Annual Membership Conference. D’Amour, who previously served as vice chairman, succeeds Steve Smith, president and CEO of K-VA-T Food Stores Inc., whose two-year term as chairman expired following the conference. Smith remains on the board as […]

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Walmart Opens New Supercenter In The Villages, FL

Walmart opened a new supercenter March 4 at 11115 Waxman Drive in The Villages, a 55-and-up community in central Florida. The “next generation” store opened with a community celebration “highlighting the store’s associates, new products and services, Fresh From Florida produce and local nonprofit partners,” the retailer said. “Today is a proud moment for our […]

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Good Earth Natural Foods To Open Third Location In San Rafael, CA

Good Earth Natural Foods has announced plans to add a third store in the Terra Linda neighborhood of San Rafael, California, with an expected spring 2027 opening. The independent, Marin, California-based natural and organic grocer will take over the free-standing building at 1500 Northgate – formerly occupied by Rite Aid – and will serve as […]

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Fairway Market Celebrates Lunar New Year With Dumpling-Making Class

Fairway Market celebrated Lunar New Year with a culinary collaboration alongside Nom Wah, New York City’s oldest continuously operating dim sum restaurant, bringing an interactive dumpling-making class to its 74th Street Café on the Upper West Side. The two-hour class Feb. 26 was led by Wilson Tang, owner of Nom Wah, who guided guests through […]

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Publix Reports Fourth Quarter, Annual Results For 2025

Publix Super Markets reported fiscal 2025 sales of $62.7 billion, a 5 percent increase from $59.7 billion in 2024. Comparable store sales for the fiscal year ended Dec. 27, 2025, increased 3.5 percent. “Our greatest asset is our associates,” said Publix CEO Kevin Murphy. “I’m proud of their dedication to continuous improvement and commitment to […]

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Topco Recognizes Members With Awards, Honors Company Anniversaries

Topco Associates recently held its Annual Membership Conference, during which several members were honored for sales and volume growth across its programs in 2025, with select organizations receiving additional recognition for exemplary performance. “The membership achieved a record year of growth – driven not only by the outstanding performances in pharmacy, center store, fresh and […]