The core leadership lesson here is that three simple words – “I appreciate you” – are more powerful and transformative than “I love you” when it comes to building trust, safety and performance in relationships and teams. In a 2026 grocery world shaped by tight margins, omnichannel shopping, AI tools and value‑seeking customers, making “I […]
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Brand Builders, Investors Agree On What Separates Winning CPG Brands
Two panels, two very different rooms, but one message. At the CPG Convergence Conference, hosted June 25 by the Navigator Lighthouse Foundation and Mission Matters at Verizon’s 5G Labs in Playa Vista, California, a panel of brand strategists and a panel of investors took the stage hours apart. They never coordinated, but they arrived at […]
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Crossroads: Capital Investment – Building A Stronger Future
by Darryl Miller Founder | AislePoint Consulting Independent grocery retailers are operating in one of the most competitive environments in the history of food retail. Customers today have more choices, while retailers face increasing pressure from inflation, labor shortages, rising operating expenses, aging infrastructure and changing consumer expectations. In this environment, one reality has become […]
Posted inNews, Corporate Store News, Feature, Featured News, Harris Teeter, Online Grocery Technology, Retail Media
Harris Teeter’s ‘Aisle Adventures’ Moves The Endcap To The Social Feed
Aisle Adventures is spotlighting standout products and services that shoppers may not know the grocer carries.
Posted inMarket Profile, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, Rouses Market, West
New Rosauers Store In Belgrade, MT Offers Feast For The Senses
The 58,000-square-foot location in fast-growing Belgrade boasts a tortilleria, smokehouse and pizza, burrito and taco bar.
Posted inMarket Profile, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, Shelby Originals, Southeast
Chitimacha Tribe-Backed Second Raintree Market Fills Grocery Gap In Jeanerette, LA
Raintree Market’s second south Louisiana location opened in the town of Jeanerette on Nov. 19, 2025 – filling a grocery void that had left the town’s residents without a full-service supermarket for more than three years. The store, a tribal enterprise of the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, is located at 1001 East Main St. The […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Anniversary Issues, Featured News, News, West
From Crab Cracker To VP: Aaron Stone Charts Mollie Stone’s Next Chapter
For Aaron Stone, working at the family’s grocery business was never really a question; it always felt like the natural path.
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Mollie Stone’s Second-Gen COO Enjoys Dynamic Business, Finding Ways To ‘Get Better Every Day’
The Shelby Report of the West EVP Bob Reeves sat down with Mollie Stone’s Markets COO Elliott Stone, older son of founder/owner/CEO Mike Stone, at an Italian restaurant in Sausalito – which has a Mollie Stone’s – for a meal and a talk about the company. Stone’s grocery roots run deep, and not just through […]