Senate Judiciary Committee exploring the matter From staff reports David Smith, the president and CEO of Associated Wholesale Grocers, a National Grocers Association member, testified July 28 before the full Senate Judiciary Committee on the effects of economic discrimination and anticompetitive tactics by power buyers on independent grocers nationwide. Consolidation and concentration in the grocery […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Guest Contributors, Home Page Slider, National, Shelby Exclusives
Independent Grocers Beware, There Is A New Enemy Lurking
by John Ross / president and CEO of IGA You are under surveillance. Your business, its exact location. And the people watching? They’re planning to steal. I don’t mean thieves who plan to break in and make off with groceries. These thieves want something infinitely more valuable: data. Once they have it, they can own […]
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‘Great People,’ Customer Experience Guide Fareway Stores
Chain has found success with meat markets, ‘short shopping experience’ by Eric Pereira / staff writer Boone, Iowa-based Fareway Stores is continuing to expand its footprint with varying store sizes across communities in the Hawkeye state. In Iowa, the family-owned chain has more than 100 stores varying in size. In total, it has 127 stores […]
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Rosie Rolls Along, Adding More Retailers And Features
Rosie’s online platform is big draw for grocers by Eric Pereira / staff writer New developments and expansion of services continue to arise for Rosie, an Ithaca, New York-based online grocery shopping platform for retailers and wholesalers nationwide. Dave Makar, chief customer officer, said the company has been steadily adding retailers for the past 18 […]
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Stop & Shop Named 2021 Northeast Retailer Of The Year
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop is The Griffin Report of the Northeast‘s 2021 Retailer of the Year. An Ahold Delhaize USA company, it employs 58,000 associates and operates more than 400 stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey. Click below to read the special section sharing the story of the 107-year-old […]
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Super A Foods Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Founder Amen’s Legacy
A year after the death of its beloved founder, Lou Amen, Commerce, Calilfornia-based Super A Foods is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Click below on The Shelby Report of the West‘s special section which commemorates the life and times of Amen, as well as the thriving supermarket chain he built that is run today by several of his […]
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Coborn’s Is The Shelby Report Of The Midwest 2021 Retailer Of The Year
For 100 years, members of the Coborn family have been going way beyond just meeting the needs of communities’ needs for groceries. Along the way, it has defied the odds and is now five generations strong. In 1921, Chester A. Coborn opened his first store in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Today, the company has more than […]
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Nominations Sought For Shelby Southwest ‘Women Of Influence’ Program
Female trendsetters can be nominated for the 2021 Southwest “Women of Influence in the Food Industry” recognition program to be published in the November edition of The Shelby Report of the Southwest. The Griffin Report of the Northeast has experienced overwhelming support of this special section for more than 16 years. This recognition is expanding […]