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Private label and store brand news for grocery retailers: new programs, sales trends and how retailers build their own brands.

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H-E-B Harper’s Trace Is Latest Houston-Area Store For Grocer

by Shelby Report Staff

H-E-B expanded its footprint in the Houston area on Dec. 4 with its 102,000-s.f. Harper’s Trace location at 10200 Highway 242 in Conroe. Jamie Lee, an 18-year H-E-B Partner (employee) who started as a bagger while attending Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, is the store leader. After graduation, she served at several H-E-B stores, […]

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Brookshire’s Curbside Ordering, Pickup Introduced In Four Texas Stores

by Erica Sacra

Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. has introduced Brookshire’s Curbside online ordering with curbside pickup at four Texas locations of Brookshire’s Food Stores: 925 Clarksville Street in Paris 2228 Island Bayou Road in Bonham 1603 Culver Street in Commerce 306 Highway 37 South in Mount Vernon Through Brookshire’s Curbside, customers may order, pay and schedule pick-up […]

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Publix Set To Open New Store In Northport, Alabama

by Erica Sacra

Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets will open a new store Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 7 a.m. at the Shops at Bristol Park in Northport, Alabama. “We look forward to offering the Publix shopping experience to more customers in Northport,” said Brenda Reid, Publix media and community relations manager for the Atlanta division. It will be […]

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Fourth Generation Of Family Now Leading Reily Foods Co.

by Erica Sacra

New Orleans-based Reily Foods Co. has appointed William B. Reily IV president and CEO. The 117-year-old company was founded by Reily’s great-grandfather in 1902 and today manufactures and markets products like Luzianne Tea, French Market Coffee and Blue Plate Mayonnaise, as well as other brands like New England Coffee, Swans Down Cake Flour and Two […]

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Walls Named Lipari Foods President, Chief Operating Officer

by Shelby Report Staff

Lipari Foods has named Tim Walls president and chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. As president and COO, Walls oversees all company operations. He reports to Lipari Foods CEO Thom Lipari. “By bringing Tim into this new role, we are ensuring the existing operations continue to have the attention needed to grow and prosper,” Lipari […]

Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Albertsons, Corporate Store News, West

Albertsons Cos. Bringing Plated To Its Own Brands Lineup

by Erica Sacra

Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. is shifting its Plated brand from a dinner-based subscription solution to a comprehensive in-house culinary brand that will join the company’s lineup of private label products. As a result, Plated’s subscription service will be phased out at the end of November, giving way to a sharper focus on how the brand […]

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Lipari Foods Founder Vincent ‘Jim’ Lipari Dies At Age 91

by Shelby Report Staff

Mr. Vincent J. “Jim” Lipari of Birmingham, Michigan, died Nov. 7, 2019, at the age of 91 with his family by his side. Born on May 6, 1928, in Detroit, Mr. Lipari was a longtime Michigan resident. Mr. Lipari founded Warren, Michigan-based Lipari Foods in 1963, after distributing unique products from the back of his […]

Posted inCenter Store, Organic Natural, Private Label Brands, Southeast, Suppliers

Riviana Foods Expands Ready-To-Serve Rice Plant In Memphis

by Erica Sacra

Riviana Foods Inc. has expanded its production capacity for its microwaveable rice products under the Minute rice brand. This expansion, a $27 million investment which will double current operational output, represents the second time in three years that Riviana has implemented a significant capital project to improve ready-to-serve production capabilities at its 400,000-s.f. processing and packaging plant […]

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Private Brands Research Shows Complexity Of Consumer Expectations

by Erica Sacra

Newly released consumer research by Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and its insights provider IRI reveals that food retail private brands have greater influence on where grocery customers shop. Today, 46 percent of consumers say store brands influence their store choice, versus just 35 percent three years ago, and private brands are gaining fans across a […]

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ShopRite Unveils Two New Premium Store Brand Lines

by Shelby Report Staff

ShopRite unveiled two new store brands that debut on store shelves this month. ShopRite’s launch of Bowl & Basket and Paperbird food and household lines kicks off a transformation of the supermarket’s own brands with newly designed and carefully crafted products, starting with approximately 100 items in November, expanding to 300 by year’s end, and more than 3,500 newly […]

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IRI Survey: Consumers Turn To Private Brands For Better Value

by Erica Sacra

An IRI Consumer Connect Survey reveals private brand dollar sales grew 3.8 percent in 2019, twice the rate of national brands. Although 57 percent of consumers say their financial health is good, fears of a recession are driving slightly less consumer confidence in Q3 2019, according to the latest IRI Consumer Connect Survey results. Expecting […]

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Thibodaux, Louisiana, Rouses Features Nicholls State University Theme

by Erica Sacra

Rouses Markets has teamed up with Nicholls State University for its first-ever collegiate-themed grocery store. The décor and merchandise at Rouses Markets is tailored to each location, but this new store goes a step further. The interior is painted Colonels’ red and gray, and there are Nicholls logos and school photos throughout. There’s even a […]

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Food Lion Opens New Store In Raleigh, North Carolina

by Erica Sacra

On Wednesday, Oct. 16, Food Lion opened the doors of its store at 7905 Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh, North Carolina. A ribbon cutting ceremony was scheduled at 7:45 a.m., followed by the store opening at 8 a.m. The first 100 customers in line received a mystery gift card valued from $10-$200, a Food […]

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Whole Foods With Restaurant, Bar Opens In Long Beach, California

by Erica Sacra

Whole Foods Market opened its new Long Beach, California, store at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Located in the 2nd & PCH shopping center at 6400 East Pacific Coast Highway, the new 45,000 s-f. store features hundreds of items from local producers, as well as an in-store bar and restaurant. Before the doors opened, the […]

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Publix Opening Store, Aprons Cooking School In Hoover, Alabama

by Erica Sacra

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7 a.m., Publix Super Markets will open a new store at 6219 Tattersall Boulevard in the Tattersall Park Shopping Center in Hoover, Alabama. The 48,100-s.f. store will bring 125 new jobs to the area. Also slated to open adjacent to the store next year will be Alabama’s first Publix Aprons […]

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The Private Label Path To The Shelf: UNFI’s Essential Everyday Chips

by Erica Sacra

by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest Editor’s note: The Shelby Report staff toured the Supervalu private brands facility in 2018, just before United Natural Food Inc.’s (UNFI) acquisition of the company. The staff again visited with private brands associates at this year’s UNFI National Expo and found that some of the products that the Shelby team had sampled […]

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Rouses Markets Store Now Open In Marrero, Louisiana

by Erica Sacra

Rouses Markets opened its new 43,000-s.f. store at Lapalco and Ames Boulevards in Marrero on Oct. 16. “My grandfather, Anthony J. Rouse Sr., our founder, was born in Marrero,” said CEO Donny Rouse. “My great-grandfather, J.P. Rouse, worked on a truck farm in Marrero raising potatoes and cabbages after immigrating to America from Sardinia.”  The […]

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Green Way Markets Opens In Westchester County, New York

by Shelby Report Staff

On Oct. 11, Allegiance Retail Services LLC held a grand opening of Green Way Markets on 20 North Salem Road in Cross River, Westchester County, New York. Owned and operated by the Estevez family, this is the newest banner for the Iselin, New Jersey-based cooperative. Green Way Markets provides a curated selection of prepared foods, […]

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Iowa-Based Yesway To Acquire 300-Store Allsup’s Chain

by Shelby Report Staff

Yesway is acquiring Clovis, New Mexico-based Allsup’s Convenience Stores, which has a portfolio of 304 stores in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Some Allsup’s have served local communities for more than 60 years. “Allsup’s founders, Lonnie and Barbara Allsup, were true pioneers, innovators and visionaries of convenience store retailing,” said Yesway Chairman and CEO Thomas Nicholas […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Midwest, Nonfood Items, Private Label Brands

Meijer Continues Investment In Pet Departments For Total Pet Care

by Erica Sacra

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based retailer Meijer is working to expand its pet departments for an even larger assortment of everyday essentials like food and grooming supplies, as well as the increasingly popular Halloween costumes. According to the National Retail Federation, an estimated 29 million people plan to dress their pets up for Halloween, and Meijer has […]