by Peter Larkin/ president and CEO, National Grocers Association Special to The Shelby Report We here at NGA are gearing up for The NGA Show, which will be held Feb. 12-15 in Las Vegas. And as we begin to look forward to the show, I find myself thinking about the areas where independents can excel […]
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Wyo. Profile: DDA, Business Council Working With Grocers And Community To Develop The State
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer In early August, McKee Foods Corp. awarded the Casper (Wyoming) Downtown Development Authority (DDA) a grant to help move the Casper downtown public plaza forward. The grant is part of a McKee Foods initiative called OH!—the Outdoor Happiness movement. McKee Foods is working with every state in the country to discover […]
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NGA Makes Three Appointments To Board Of Directors
The National Grocers Association (NGA) has appointed David Ochs, SVP of sales, East, KeHE Distributors, and Jeff Strack, president and CEO of Strack & Van Til, to fill recent vacancies on its board of directors. Additionally, the organization has named Mike Stigers, EVP and president, wholesale and supply chain services, Supervalu, to serve on the board’s […]
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Harvest Market Designed To Cultivate Shopper And Producer Connections
When Niemann Foods Inc. (NFI) President and CEO Rich Niemann spoke about the company’s new Harvest Market as it opened to the public on Oct. 6 at 2029 South Neil Street in Champaign, Illinois, he shared the store’s mission: to connect food producers and makers with its customers. He talked about food and he talked […]
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NGA Show Moving To New City In 2019
The National Grocers Association (NGA) says that it will move its 2019 and 2020 shows in order to accommodate growth. The show has been held in Las Vegas for the past several years and will be held there in 2017 and 2018. The 2019 and 2020 NGA Shows will be held in San Diego, California, […]
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A Family Tradition: Staying True To Roots Keeps Metcalfe’s Ahead Of The Competition
Metcalfe’s Market may be nearing the century mark, but this is a family-owned business that always seems to be a step ahead of what’s next. A hot topic of late has been grocery delivery. Metcalfe’s Market has been doing that for 15 years. Grocers these days are putting a strong focus on perishables, including beautiful […]
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7-Eleven Of Oklahoma Continues To Grow, Adds Kitchens To Newer Stores
More than 60 years ago, the late Bill Brown and his wife, Carol, moved their family to Oklahoma City with an emerging business idea: a chain of conveniently located stores that stocked all the things people might want or need in the moment, from ice and refreshments to basic grocery staples, according to the company’s […]
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Emery Jensen Addition Means More Options For Grocers
Nearly 16,000 peopled attended the recent Ace Hardware fall show in Chicago, including retailers from across the country. The Oakbrook, Illinois-based company hosted more than 1,300 exhibitors offering springtime products like outdoor living and garden items, outdoor furniture, barbecue grills and plants and flowers. Among the Ace storeowners were several grocery retailers looking to differentiate […]
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Old Competitors And New Vie For Market Share In Rapidly Growing Carolinas
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer It’s been a busy year for the grocery industry across the country, but nowhere does there seem to be quite as much activity as in North Carolina and South Carolina. Between new stores, closures and the introduction of new competitors, grocers in the Carolinas have their work cut out for them […]
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Wisconsin Lawmakers Will Again Take Up Minimum Markup Law
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest It is a fight that has gone on for two decades now, according to Wisconsin Grocers Association (WGA) President and CEO Brandon Scholz. The debate over whether to repeal the Unfair Sales Act is hotter in some years than others. This looks to be a hot one. Wisconsin’s Unfair Sales Act or […]
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Northgate González To Test Produce Incentives With SNAP Customers, Thanks To USDA Grant
by Lorrie Griffith/editor–West Northgate González Market, the 41-store Southern California grocery retailer, soon will embark on a four-year pilot test to see whether offering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants financial incentives to purchase fruits and vegetables actually increases their purchase and consumption. The Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) trial is being made possible through […]
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New Marketing Platform Aims To Bring Forecourt Customers Into The Store
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer Sixty-three percent—that’s how many c-store customers “drive up, fuel up and then they drive away without ever going inside the store,” said Bob Bradley, CEO of software-centric media and merchandising company NewsBreak. But Bradley and his team believe that their smart merchandising platform, SHEP, can solve that problem for c-store operators. […]
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iFoster Co-Founder Touts Grocery Industry For Support In Creation Of Hiring Program
Serita Cox, executive director and co-founder of iFoster along with her husband Reid Cox, recently chatted with The Shelby Report about the organization, its beginnings and its many accomplishments in just a few short years. She also speaks to how the grocery and foodservice industries helped iFoster create its growing jobs/hiring program. “…The grocery industry […]
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Weigel’s Expands With New Kitchens
by Sudie Crouch/contributing writer When customers stop in at Weigel’s, they now can fill up on more than just gas. Earlier this year, Weigel’s introduced quick-service foodservice in five of its locations, offering expanded made-to-order food and beverage offerings. The new concept, called Weigel’s Kitchens, features a menu with made-at-location items like paninis, pizzas, burgers […]
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How The American Supermarket Can Best Serve Hispanic And Asian Customers
by Harry Blazer/Food industry consultant and former grocer The Shelby Report asked me to provide some advice to supermarkets regarding how to best serve Asian and Hispanic customers. First of all, there is a distinction to be made between ethnicity and race. Currently, the United States Census Bureau defines six race categories: • White or […]
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Clark’s Market In Aspen Gets Floor-To-Ceiling Makeover
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest They are discreet in Aspen. Sure, celebrities pass through Clark’s Market, and the staff recognizes some of them. Usually they send their chefs, but they do come in from time to time. That’s according to Tom Clark Jr., who is president of the eight-store chain serving western Colorado and eastern Utah. He […]
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Stater Bros. Debuts First Simi Valley Store
For decades, Stater Bros. Markets has been trying to make its way to Simi Valley, California. On Wednesday, the grocery chain did as it opened its first Ventura County store at 660 East Los Angeles Avenue. The grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time, either, since Stater Bros. officially […]
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Hank Meijer Talks About Minding The Customer
Hank Meijer recently recounted some history and possibly recruited future employees at Western Michigan University during the annual Food Marketing Conference, where he spoke about “Minding Our Customers.” Retailing starts with a truism that Meijer said is as important today as it was when his grandfather opened a tiny grocery store in 1934 in Greenville. “Our […]
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Food Industry Hall Of Fame 2016 Inductee: Super A Foods’ Lou Amen
Super A Foods founder Lou Amen is being inducted into the Food Industry Hall of Fame as his company celebrates 45 years as a strong Southern California independent. Amen began his career in the industry as a teenager and today, at 87 years old, the chairman of Super A Foods is still at it, working from […]
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There Is A Winning Deli/Prepared Foods Strategy For Every Retailer
It’s no small feat to keep up with consumer trends and preferences in a changing retail landscape, but Sarah Schmansky, director of account services for Nielsen-Perishables Group, and Colleen McClellan, director of Datassential, believe that every retailer—big or small—is capable of innovating and staying competitive in their deli and prepared foods department. At this year’s […]