In an effort to drive even more efficiencies throughout its stores, Midwest retailer Meijer plans to utilize the Hyer platform/app across its 246-store footprint and its Serv-U-Success operation, to connect gig workers with identified tasks on demand. The Hyer app will allow Meijer to support its workforce needs in real-time, ensuring it can meet consumer […]
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Updated: Lucky’s Market To Sell 11 Stores, Begins Chapter 11 Proceedings
Lucky’s Markets has agreed to sell various ongoing stores to its founders, Bo and Trish Sharon, who will be a stalking horse in the Lucky’s Chapter 11 process which was filed earlier this week, according to a Jan. 30 statement by investment banking advisor PJ Solomon. On Jan. 27, the Niwot, Colorado-based natural foods chain […]
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Albertsons’ Own Brands Welcomes Alice Chan VP Of Sales And Marketing
The Own Brands team from Albertsons welcomed Alice Chan to its leadership team on Monday, Jan. 20. Chan joined the organization as VP of Own Brands sales and marketing. “Alice is an energetic and visionary leader who brings more than 16 years of proven results in the CPG industry with PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Division,” said Own […]
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Food City Recognizes 100-Plus Associates For Volunteerism
Through its Claude P. Varney Volunteer Recognition Program, Abingdon, Virginia-based Food City recently recognized more than 100 associates for their volunteerism. “As a company, we strive to maintain a high level of dedication to service, quality, value and community involvement, while providing a work environment that enables our associates to grow both personally and professionally […]
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FMI—The Food Industry Association Celebrates Six Industry Leaders
FMI—The Food Industry Association honored six industry leaders with its 2020 Executive Leadership Awards at its Midwinter Executive Conference. The six were recognized for elevating the food industry through their investments in talent, the customer and for transforming the business environment. “The food industry is a people business; in our operations, there are three necessary […]
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Hanford, California’s First Smart & Final Extra! Store To Open Jan. 29
Smart & Final, the Los Angeles-based grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, is getting bigger in Hanford, California, with a new Smart & Final Extra! opening on Jan. 29. Located at 552 N. 11th Avenue, the new 35,000-s.f. Smart & Final Extra! will be almost three times the size of the existing store […]
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Zynstra Has Technology To Relieve ‘Retail Edge’ Struggles
Zynstra showcased its edge virtualization technology in October at the NACS Show in Atlanta. In the previous 18 months, the U.K.-based company has been receiving a significant amount of interest from grocery and convenience/fuel retailers, according to Gavin Bisdee, VP of global marketing. Zynstra’s edge virtualization technology optimizes existing store technology and enables digital transformation. […]
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Bunzl Acquires Joshen Paper & Packaging, Welcoming 450 Employees
Bunzl has acquired Joshen Paper & Packaging. Joshen was founded in 1988 by President Bob Reiner and CEO Michelle Reiner in Cleveland, Ohio, servicing a single local supermarket chain with packaging supplies. Today, with locations in 11 states and customers across the country, it distributes its products into several segments, including grocery, foodservice, c-store, retail […]