Greensboro, N.C.-based The Fresh Market Inc. today reported a higher profit and revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, but the specialty grocer’s weak forecast and failure to meet analyst expectations sent its share prices tumbling, according to The Business Journal. Shares of The Fresh Market hit a 52-week low of $36.51 today after […]
Category: Store News
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Weis Markets Issues 4Q Results
Weis Markets Inc. today reported its fourth quarter and year-end net income increases. The Sunbury, Pa.-based company says these results were achieved in a 52-week fiscal year compared to a 53-week fiscal year in 2011. For the 13-week period ending Dec. 29, 2012, the company’s net income increased 14.5 percent to $22.1 million compared to […]
Posted in, Midwest, Store News
Russ’s Market’s Wine And Food Experience Event Benefits Playhouse
The 2013 Lincoln Wine and Food Experience raised more than $37,000 for the Lincoln Community Playhouse. The event, presented by Russ’s Market, has raised nearly $170,000 in five years. More than 700 people attended the Lincoln Wine and Food Experience, held Feb. 22 at Embassy Suites, to sample wine and food from more than 80 […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Two Mass. Shaw’s Getting Belmont Savings Bank Branches
Belmont Savings Bank plans to open two new full-service in-store branches at Shaw’s Supermarkets: one at the Star Market located at 699 Mount Auburn St. in Cambridge, Mass., and another at the Shaw’s overlooking the Mass Pike at 33 Austin St. in Newtonville, Mass. The branches will open in the second and third quarters of […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Publix Carrying VitaPizza
The new 190-calorie VitaPizza frozen pizza from Vitalicious is now available at Publix Super Markets. At 190 calories, the VitaPizza has a thin and crispy crust and just the right amount of toppings, a news release says. VitaPizza has no artificial ingredients or preservatives, contains whole grains, 2.5-3g of fat, 15-16g of protein, 19g of […]
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N.Y. AG Announces Agreement With Price Chopper To End ‘Deceptive Advertising Practices’
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman said Tuesday that an agreement has been reached with Price Chopper that will require the Schenectady, N.Y.-based grocery store chain to change the way it advertises and promotes its coupons in New York State and pay a $100,000 penalty. The agreement, which is the result of an investigation […]
Posted in, C-Store News, National
7-Eleven Achieves Record Store Growth In 2012
Dallas, Texas-based 7-Eleven Inc. achieved record store growth in 2012 and expects the number of 7-Eleven stores worldwide to pass the 50,000-store mark by the end of the first quarter. Already the world’s largest retailer by store count, 7-Eleven added nearly 5,000 stores to its worldwide portfolio in 2012. “2012 was a tremendous year for […]
Posted in, Store News, West
Fred Meyer And QFC Associates Ratify Agreements With UFCW Local 555
The Kroger Co. associates working at Fred Meyer and QFC stores in Portland and throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington have ratified new labor agreements with UFCW Local 555. “We are pleased to reach agreements that are good for our associates and enable us to be competitive in very competitive market areas,” said Lynn Gust, Fred […]