Nicole Cote of Hannaford Supermarket in Maine defeated 22 other best baggers from across the country to claim a grand prize of $10,000 in the Feb. 24 National Grocers Association (NGA) Best Bagger Championship. The event is sponsored by PepsiCo and emceed by Akbar Gbajabiamila, co-host of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior and author of “Everyone […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, National, Nonfood Items
Store No. 8 Moving Jet Black From Incubation Into Broader Business
Since launching Store No. 8, Walmart’s technology incubator, three years ago, Scott Eckert, SVP of Next Generation Retail and principal of Store No. 8, says one of the company’s primary goals has been to launch new capabilities that can grow and be fueled by the Walmart engine, eventually shaping how to serve customers in the […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Nonfood Items, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Armaly Sponge Co. Acquires Acme Sponge To Become No. 1 Global Distributor
Walled Lake, Michigan-based Armaly Sponge Co., home to the Brillo brand and Armaly ProPlus brand, has acquired Acme Sponge Co. Located in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Acme Sponge Co. is the No. 1 distributor of natural sponges globally and in the United States and traces its roots back four generations to sea sponge merchants and divers in […]
Posted inAssociation News, Executive News, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, National, Nonfood Items
NGA Presents Dory With Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award
The National Grocers Association (NGA) presented the Thomas K. Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award to Rudy Dory, executive chairman at Newport Avenue Market. The award was presented the evening of Feb. 22, prior to the opening of the NGA Show in San Diego, California. “When you think of what it means to be an entrepreneur, Rudy […]
Posted inNortheast, Aldi, Corporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Slider, Nonfood Items
Aldi Plans To Open Two Long Island Stores During First Half Of 2020
Aldi plans to open two new Long Island stores—one in Valley Stream and one in North Babylon—in the first half of 2020. The Valley Stream store is the retailer’s first location in Nassau County. Aldi is investing more than $5 billion to remodel 1,300 existing stores and open hundreds of new stores across the country. […]
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SpartanNash Among 2019 Best And Brightest Companies To Work For
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based SpartanNash has been named among the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation, according to the National Association for Business Resources. “At SpartanNash, our family of nearly 19,000 associates is our company’s most important asset,” EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer Yvonne Trupiano said. “Whether they are ‘taking food […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
SpartanNash Grows Fourth Quarter Net Sales 5.3% To $2B
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based SpartanNash Co. has reported financial results for its 12-week fourth quarter and 52-week fiscal year ended Dec. 28, 2019. Net sales growth of 5.3 percent, to $2 billion from $1.90 billion in the prior year quarter, represent the 15th consecutive quarter of growth. Retail comparable store sales of 0.5 percent were positive […]
Posted inNortheast, Nonfood Items, Suppliers
Unilever’s Suave Personal Care Brand Achieves PETA Accreditation
Suave has become the latest of Unilever’s beauty and personal care brands to gain global “cruelty-free” accreditation from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Found in one in every two homes in the U.S., a Suave product is sold every 14 seconds. “We are delighted to be part of PETA’s “Beauty Without Bunnies” […]
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Fortune Names Grocers To ‘100 Best Companies To Work For’ List
Great Place to Work has just published its 23rd annual ranking of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, the list of the best workplaces in the U.S., created in partnership with Fortune. Grocers Wegmans, Publix and Nugget Markets were included on the 2020 list. “The 100 Best show the way forward,” said Michael C. Bush, CEO […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Executive News, Home Page Slider, Southwest, Suppliers
Kellogg’s CCO Salmon Heading To Simmons Foods
After 22 years with the Kellogg Co., Chief Customer Officer Scott Salmon is leaving the breakfast and snacking company for a leadership role with Simmons Foods, based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. “We thank Scott for the many contributions he has made during his more than two decades with Kellogg,” said Chris Hood, Kellogg North America […]
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Hy-Vee Explains Changes In Operation Hours, Staffing
Hy-Vee recently released a statement concerning upcoming changes in its stores hours of operation and staffing changes. The company says it recently initiated a major companywide effort called Helpful Smile 2020, “with the goal of keeping Hy-Vee the best place to work and shop in America.” “Today, the retail grocery industry continues to evolve and […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Nonfood Items, Northeast
Wegmans Offers Expanded Grocery Delivery From New Brooklyn Store
Four months after opening in Brooklyn, Wegmans Food Markets is now offering grocery delivery to Manhattan residents with the help of delivery provider, Instacart. “Expanding delivery into Manhattan has been on our radar since opening our Brooklyn store,” said Erica Tickle, director of e-Commerce for Wegmans. “We’ve heard from customers this would make life easier […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, National
Walmart U.S. Comp Sales, E-Commerce Sales Grow In Q4
In its fourth-quarter highlights, Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart U.S. reported total revenue was $141.7 billion, an increase of $2.9 billion, or 2.1 percent. Walmart U.S. comp sales increased on a two-year stacked basis by 6 percent with continued strength in food and consumables. Walmart U.S. e-commerce had strong growth in grocery pickup and delivery, and walmart.com […]
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Kroger Precision Marketing Challenges Media Industry
The Kroger Co.’s media advertising business, Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM), has a new sales attribution capability to provide brands full transparency into media performance. Kroger’s self-service advertising platform now allows brands to view in-store and online sales results attributed to advertising campaigns across Kroger properties. Kroger applies only 100 percent verified transactions from both in-store and online customers. Microsoft […]
Posted inInternational Foods, Guest Contributors, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, National, Nonfood Items
Soto: Segmenting Multicultural Markets Not As Challenging As You Think
by Terry Soto/multicultural marketing expert I’m often asked how retailers can avoid stereotyping or generalizing when attempting to attract sales from multicultural shoppers given how diverse even one nationality, dialect or cultural background can be. It starts with some common sense. Say you want to attract sales among Hispanic shoppers. The first step should always […]
Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, International Foods, Nonfood Items, West
WEST: Cardenas Markets Foundation Launches New Scholarship Program
With the support of Cardenas Markets, the Cardenas Markets Foundation is launching a new scholarship program intended to support students in California (Inland Empire, Imperial Valley and Bay Area), Arizona (Phoenix and Tucson) and Nevada (Las Vegas). Specifically, they will be granting a total of 59 scholarships—one $2,000 award per each of the stores they […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Northeast
Edgewell Personal Care Terminates Merger Agreement With Harry’s Inc.
Edgewell Personal Care Co. announced that following the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s filing of a lawsuit seeking to block the proposed transaction, Edgewell terminated its merger agreement with Harry’s Inc. Harry’s has informed the company that it intends to pursue litigation. Edgewell said that such litigation has no merit. Edgewell is now moving forward as […]
Posted inAssociation News, Executive News, Home Page Slider, Nonfood Items, Northeast
Saker ShopRites Founder Completes Term As NJFC Chair
Richard Saker still carries strong memories of when the New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) was founded 51 years ago in his parents’ living room in Freehold. His father, Joseph J. Saker, founder and chairman of Saker ShopRites, was one of the state’s preeminent leaders in the food industry. With others, the senior Saker created the […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Corporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Slider, West
QFC Design In Kirkland, Washington, Embraces Modern Grocery Store Experience
Quality Food Centers (QFC) reports that its new store in Kirkland, Washington, was designed by Mackenzie, an integrated design firm based in Portland, Oregon. Central to the design of the store, which the company said has thrived since opening on July 31, are comfortable communal spaces where customers are encouraged to sit, relax and enjoy […]
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Iowa Grocery Industry Association Offers Build With Bags Grants
Iowa’s grocers are offering help to communities that want to spruce up a park, school playground, recreation trail and more with a Build with Bags Grant from the Iowa Grocery Industry Association (IGIA). The Build with Bags program awards grants of up to $2,000 for purchases of picnic tables, park benches, planters and playground equipment made […]