Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has promoted Terry Wallace to VP of supply chain and logistics. In this position, Wallace oversees all aspects of the company’s supply chain and distribution activities at its 1.3 million-square-foot distribution center in Milton, Pennsylvania. He reports to Kurt Schertle, chief operating officer. Prior to his promotion, he was director of procurement. […]
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Posted inBJ's Wholesale Club, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
BJ’s Expands Its Footprint With Plans To Open Six New Clubs
Westborough, Massachusetts-based BJ’s Wholesale Club, an operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern U.S., is expanding its footprint by opening six new clubs this fiscal year. The newest clubs will be located in Seabrook, New Hampshire; Port Charlotte, Florida; Commack, New York; South Fayette, Pennsylvania; Ross Township, Pennsylvania; and Lansing, Michigan. The locations in […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Kroger And Local Unions Agree To Improve Future Pension Benefits
Certain associates within the Fred Meyer and QFC divisions of Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. have ratified an agreement with four local unions for the transfer of liabilities from the Sound Retirement Trust to the UFCW Consolidated Pension Plan. This new arrangement will help secure the pension benefits of more than 10,600 Kroger Family of Companies’ […]
Posted inMeijer, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Midwest
2021 Meijer LPGA Classic Bringing World’s Top Golfers Back To Michigan
The 2021 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give will draw the world’s best golfers to Grand Rapids, Michigan, with early commitments from top LPGA players, including defending champion Brooke Henderson. Former champions Lexi Thompson, Sei Young Kim and Mirim Lee will join Henderson in the field, alongside the other big names on tour. The field was finalized May 24 for the 2021 Meijer LPGA […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
New Saker ShopRite Opens In Wall Township, New Jersey
Saker ShopRites opened its newest store on May 19 – the ShopRite of 18th Avenue and Route 35, in Wall Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, home to generations of the Saker family and their ShopRite stores. The state-of-the-art, 71,500-square-foot ShopRite supermarket is located at 1732 State Highway Route 35. “We are very proud to continue […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Whole Foods Market Names Winners Of Ninth Annual Supplier Awards
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market recognized 42 local, regional and national suppliers in May as part of the company’s ninth-annual Supplier Awards. Award recipients span all product categories and were selected by Whole Foods Market leaders, category experts and buyers who work closely with suppliers every day. “It is Whole Foods Market’s honor to celebrate […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Price Rite Marketplace To Donate Nearly $75,000 To Area Food Banks
Price Rite Marketplace said its annual Check-Out Hunger fundraising campaign has raised nearly $75,000 for area food banks. From November through December 2020, Price Rite Marketplace stores in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island collected donations at checkout for local food banks to support the fight against hunger. […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop Treats Nurses During National Observance
In honor of the recent National Nurses Week, Stop & Shop provided special indulgences for nurses at hospitals in three of the states it serves: Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, New York; Yale-New Haven in New Haven, Connecticut; and Massachusetts General in Boston, Massachusetts. From bubble bath and hand masks to an ice cream […]