With 2023 well in the rearview, manufacturers and retailers are looking forward to this spring’s grilling season kicking off renewed demand for meat. The last 12 months were a bit turbulent for the meat industry, with escalating feed costs, inflation and lower demand in the U.S. affecting sales. But industry experts are optimistic that these […]
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Posted inPackaging News, Feature, National
Cascades’ Packaging Solutions Designed To Advance Circular Economy
Shelby Publishing’s Maggie Kaeppel recently visited with Evolène Serié, senior product marketing manager at Cascades. Based in Quebec, Canada, Cascades offers sustainable, innovative and value-added packaging, hygiene and recovery solutions. What is new with your company? “We’re excited to introduce two ground-breaking packaging solutions designed to advance the circular economy. First up, our cardboard tray […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Anniversary Issues, Feature, Southeast
Closing Technology Gap Between Independents, Competition
ARG’s technology has continued to evolve along with its retailers over the last 20 years based upon the changing market and competitive landscape. As company officials have noted, this includes leveraging the advantages of data utilization and machine learning on its repository of retailer data to deliver solutions for individual stores that they are not […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Albertsons, Feature, Northeast, The Kroger Co.
Grocery Retailing In Northeast: Diverse Landscape Varies By City, State
by Diana Leza Sheehan, founder and principal consultant, PDG Insights From bustling cities to quaint coastal towns, the northeastern United States offers a broad array of cultures and lifestyles. This extends far beyond accents and historical landmarks. Venture into a grocery store in the Northeast, and one encounters a retail landscape unlike any other in the […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Anniversary Issues, Feature, Southeast
ARG’s Focus On Creating Personal Relationships Backed By Integrity
When Alliance Retail Group (ARG) was founded in 2004, it was with the mission to create a business model that stood out, based on personal relationships. From the start, it was important to the founders that strong business metrics were ingrained in the company’s culture. To some, it might seem old fashioned, but they were […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Albertsons, Corporate Store News, Feature, Hy-Vee, Meijer, Midwest, The Kroger Co.
How Grocery Retailing Differs Throughout Midwest
by Diana Leza Sheehan, founder and principal consultant, PDG Insights The Midwest has a fascinating history that has helped to shape one of the more unique grocery landscapes in the United States. While national chains such as Walmart and Kroger hold significant weight, the region boasts a strong presence of regional powerhouses and a distinct consumer […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Anniversary Issues, Feature, Southeast, The Kroger Co.
ARG Has Evolved To Offer Suite Of Services
Twenty years ago, Joe Wolf and Barry Maddox set out to create a company different from all others that serve independent retailers. Having been in the industry for decades, Wolf and Maddox intuitively knew they could get independent retailers more promotional trade dollars by working directly with consumer-packaged goods companies than what the retailers could […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Anniversary Issues, Feature, Southeast
Alliance Companies Mark Two Decades Of Service
What differentiates the Hendersonville, Tennessee-based Alliance Companies, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is the ability to simplify the complex and provide wholistic solutions, all the while being transparent and driving a tremendous value proposition for its retailers as well as a measurable return on investment for its vendor partners. Founded in 2004, […]