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Judge Temporarily Blocks Upcoming Overtime Rule

Texas federal District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III has preliminarily blocked the U.S. Labor Department’s new overtime rule, which was set to go into effect on Dec. 1. In a ruling Tuesday, Mazzant blocked the implementation or enforcement of the salary-related changes in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white collar” exemptions. He issued his […]

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To Capture Holiday Profits, The Pennies Are In The Details

by Art Patch/Special to The Shelby Report As a college student, I had the good fortune to work for a manager who was willing to share with me what it took to run a grocery business. He let me know right away that no question was without merit. But before he began responding to my […]

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To Be Successful, Foodservice Operations Need Flexibility

by Alissa Marchat/staff writer The competition grocery retailers face when entering the foodservice space is heating up, both with each other and with restaurants, which often have an edge when it comes to atmosphere and the ability to shift with trends. To meet rising consumer expectations for fresh, seasonal and memorable food experiences, retailers need […]

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Lowes Foods Reports Dramatic Increase In Coupon Redemption Using Digital Platform

Winston-Salem-based Lowes Foods, with grocery stores in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, is reporting a 422 percent increase in average coupon redemptions over the last six weeks compared with the average for the six weeks prior to the launch of Unata’s integrated coupons platform. Lowes Foods is the first grocery retailer to embed digital […]

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The 2016 ROFDA Report

Each year, The Shelby Report publishes a special section about Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates, better known as ROFDA. This special showcases the group’s work, its leadership and member-owners, as well as the independent grocery industry. The 2016 special appears below and also in the December print editions of The Shelby Report and The Griffin Report […]

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Lucky’s Market Leader Steve Black Joins Rouses As President, COO

Steve Black, previously president of Lucky’s Market, a specialty grocery chain focused on natural, organic and locally grown products, has been named president and COO of Rouses Markets, effective in December. Donny Rouse, CEO of Rouses Markets, made the announcement today. Rouse recently assumed his new role as CEO of the 56-year-old Thibodaux, Louisiana-based company. Before […]

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Southeastern Grocers To Donate More Than 1K Turkeys To Food Banks

Southeastern Grocers is donating more than 1,000 turkeys to Feeding America affiliates throughout the Southeast to help feed the one in eight people who will struggle with hunger this Thanksgiving. The approximately 11,000 pounds of turkey can provide nearly 10,000 much needed meals to hungry families throughout the Bi-Lo, Harveys and Winn-Dixie footprints. Ian McLeod, […]

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Sanders To Resign From Sprouts Farmers Market Board

Doug Sanders will resign as executive chairman of the Sprouts Farmers Market board of directors. He will focus his efforts on his recent appointment as CEO of a technology company. The change will become effective at the board’s next scheduled meeting on Feb. 20. “Doug has been an integral part of Sprouts since our inception and […]