Category: Year In Review – 2020

2020 Year In Review

With the COVID-19 pandemic dominating the headlines throughout 2020 and affecting nearly every aspect of the grocery industry, as well as life in general, The Shelby Report offers a variation of its annual look back. For the 2020 Year In Review, we present, by region, some of the most viewed – non-pandemic-related – articles that have appeared to date on theshelbyreport.com.
Posted inYear In Review - 2020, COVID News, Home Page Latest News, Market Profile, Shelby Exclusives, West

WEST: Market Profile: Harmons In Utah Always Puts Shoppers First

by Mary Margaret Stewart

by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer After finishing college, Jordan Meister moved back in with his parents in Utah while he worked to pay off his student loans. “The day after I moved, my mom told me to go get a job,” Meister said. “So I went down to Harmons and got a job washing […]

Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Executive News, Home Page Slider, West

WEST: Cameron Relaunches Plus 3 Alliance, Rejoins As President

by Treva Bennett

Francis Cameron has announced the relaunch of Plus 3 Alliance and has rejoined the organization as president. Plus 3 Alliance is a consulting service company founded by Cameron and his wife Teri in 2007 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Plus 3 provides services to retail, wholesale and the consumer package goods industries.  Cameron is […]

Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Home Page Slider, Produce News, Southeast

SOUTHEAST: Publix’s GreenWise Pilots Program To Grow Hydroponic Lettuce On-Site

by Treva Bennett

Publix’s GreenWise Market, which focuses on natural, eco-friendly, local and organic products, has partnered with local hydroponics farmers Brick Street Farms to grow, harvest and pack fresh hydroponic lettuce inside a 40-foot container farm on-site at the Lakeland, Florida, GreenWise Market. The hydroponic container farm: Holds the equivalent of 2.5 to 3 acres of traditional farmland; […]

Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast

NORTHEAST: Lidl Sets Grand Opening Events For Second Wave Of Long Island Stores

by Treva Bennett

Lidl will hold grand opening events for its newest stores in Long Island, New York – East Meadow on July 29 and in Patchogue on Aug. 5. Both ribbon-cuttings will start at 7:40 a.m. The new Lidl food markets, which are located at 1980 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow and 655 Montauk Highway in Patchogue, […]

Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Home Page Slider, Produce News, Southwest

SOUTHWEST: Central Market To Celebrate 25th Annual Hatch Chile Festival

by Treva Bennett

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its signature Hatch Chile Festival, Central Market in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, has expanded the annual event to three weeks, Aug. 5-25, featuring more than 400 Hatch-related products in every area of the store and roasting more peppers than anyone outside of Hatch, New Mexico. With more people cooking at […]

Posted inBJ's Wholesale Club, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Year In Review - 2020

MIDWEST: BJ’s Wholesale Club To Open In Chesterfield, MI On July 31

by Treva Bennett

BJ’s Wholesale Club say it will open its newest club, located in Chesterfield, Michigan, on Friday, July 31. “We’re excited to open our doors at the end of July and provide our community with the convenience and value of a BJ’s membership,” said Malika Harris, general manager of the new store. “The safety of our members, […]

Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Home Page Slider, Market Profile, Shelby Exclusives, Southeast

SOUTHEAST: Learning Never Stops At Stokes: Family Grocer Navigates Supply Chain

by Mary Margaret Stewart

by John McCurry, contributing writer “The supply chain is kind of broken at the moment,” said John Childers, owner of Stokes Supermarket. “The factories are having a tough time. There are certain categories that are coming back, but some are still limping along. We are still having trouble getting Clorox, Lysol, that type of product.” Counting […]

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MIDWEST: Meijer Opens Five New Supercenters In The Midwest

by Mary Margaret Stewart

Today, Meijer President and CEO Rick Keyes announced that the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based grocery chain opened five supercenters across the Midwest. Located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Sycamore, Illinois; Bad Axe, Michigan; and Brimfield and Lorain, Ohio, the 159,000-square-foot supercenters offer a modern shopping experience, providing customers multiple ways to shop. Meijer says it anticipates its various […]