Doug Baker’s appointment is effective Dec. 1, succeeding industry veteran Mark Baum.
Category: Featured News
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Widdis Food Market Opens In Staten Island’s Rossville Community
Shady Widdi and his team took the established neighborhood supermarket and made it a “modern, high-end shopping experience.”
Posted inInternational Foods, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, West
Island Pacific Opens 22nd Store, Located In NE Los Angeles
The store opened today following an Oct. 30 soft opening, during which families gathered for a traditional Filipino blessing and shared meals.
Posted inAisle Watch, Center Store, Featured News, Marketing News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, National
Holiday Meal Deals Stack Up As Grocers Compete On Affordability
The latest round of promotions includes a complete Thanksgiving meal as low as $2.50 per person.
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Equipment & Technology, Featured News, Southwest, Walmart
Walmart To Add 300 Zipline Drone Delivery Sites Nationwide
The drone stays about 330 feet above the ground while a tethered pod descends with the order.
Posted inDeli News, Ahold Delhaize, Featured News, Food Lion, Food Service News, Southeast
Marley Spoon Brings Meal Kits To Retail With Food Lion Launch
Subscription meal-kit brand puts 6 kits in 150-plus North Carolina stores following its September frozen meals debut at ShopRite.
Posted inGrocery Research, Featured News, National
Dunnhumby Trend Tracker: Food Insecurity Up Sharply Since December
Middle-income households were strongly impacted, with 31 percent reporting not having enough to eat, up from 19 percent in December.
Posted inSuppliers, Aisle Watch, Center Store, Featured News, National
Kraft Heinz To Divest Coffee Business, Adds 2 Directors
The new independent board members are former Kroger CFO Mike Schlotman and Nordstrom CFO Kelly Dilts.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Ahold Delhaize, Equipment & Technology, Featured News, Food Lion, Southeast
Food Lion Adds Self-Checkout As Part Of Latest Remodeling Campaign
Nearly all the Greater Greensboro/Triad store refreshes included the installation of the lanes.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Compare Fresh Adds Full-Service Grocery Option In Hempstead, NY
Located in the ground floor of the Carman Place development, the store offers a full complement of groceries.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Southeast
Trader Joe’s Debuting Orlando Store; More Central FL Outposts Confirmed
The North Alafaya Trail store opening Nov. 5 is near the University of Central Florida.
Posted inEquipment & Technology, Featured News, IGA, National, Suppliers
IGA Retailers Now Have Access To Software Suite From LOC
As part of the new Red Oval partnership, IGA retailers can utilize LOC’s ThriVersA products for both function and insights.
Posted inBakery News, Association News, Featured News, National
ABA, RBA Unite To Strengthen Baking Industry’s Voice And Workforce
ABA chief Eric Dell said that “it is clearer than ever that ABA and RBA’s members have more in common than not.”
Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, Featured News, West
Safeway To Celebrate 100 Years In NorCal With Community Party
Scoot, Safeway Northern California’s new mascot, will be on hand for photos with guests at the Dublin store.
Posted inAssociation News, Featured News, Midwest
MRGA Names Lobbyists In MO, KS Ahead Of 2027 Sessions
Ryan Gill and Jacqueline Clark will ensure grocers’ concerns are communicated in the Missouri and Kansas legislatures.
Posted inEquipment & Technology, Ahold Delhaize, Featured News, Northeast, Southeast
Ahold Delhaize USA Modernizes Store Technology With NCR Voyix
The NCR platform will be deployed in several areas, including checkouts, pharmacy and fuel operations.
Posted inEquipment & Technology, Corporate Store News, Featured News, National, News, Online Grocery Technology, The Kroger Co.
Kroger’s ‘Connected’ Store Puts Robots, RFID And AI At The Center Of Operations
The technology will be leveraged to standardize work and free associates to serve customers.
Posted inAssociation News, Featured News, National, Store News
FMI Joins 473 Organizations Urging Congress To Extend WOTC
The letter asks Congress to include the bipartisan Work Opportunity Tax Credit legislation in any year-end tax package.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Finance News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
Publix Reports Q3 Results, New VA Store And Fortune Honor
Financial results were impacted by Medicare drug price changes as well as economic conditions impacting consumer spending.
Posted inAssociation News, Featured News, Frozen Food, National, Perishables
Record Attendance, 7,500 Meetings Highlight 2026 NFRA Convention
The association also unveiled its 2030 Strategy, a member-informed roadmap that includes efforts to strengthen retailer engagement.