Giant Food administered its first COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 26, 2020. Leading up to and following that date, so many questions were up in the air for Paul Zvaleny, director of pharmacy operations, and his team. With about 1,600 staff members throughout the company, Zvaleny had to write the playbook after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. […]
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Ira Kress Inducted Into Food Industry Hall Of Fame
Ira Kress, president of Giant Food, has been named into Shelby Publishing’s Food Industry Hall of Fame. In addition to this award, Giant Food has been named The Griffin Report of the Northeast’s 2022 Retailer of the Year. Join us in the pages that follow to learn about the company and why Kress has been […]
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Hy-Vee Takes Lead On Innovation, Ventures Into New Spaces
Hy-Vee operates more than 550 retail locations, including retail, convenience, clinics and wine and spirits stores across eight Midwestern states, with plans to expand farther into and beyond the region. The Shelby Report of the Midwest’s Retailer of the Year, the West Des Moines, Iowa-based grocer announced in January that it would bring “a smile […]
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Wyoming ‘In Pretty Good Shape’ For Businesses
Wyoming remains a “great, great state to be operating in and having businesses,” according to Grier Bailey, executive director of the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association & Convenience Store Association. The state, which hasn’t seen a large population growth since the last Census, has “an amazing regulatory environment, where taxes remain low and operational costs […]
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Webinar: What Grocery Shoppers Really Want
What do shoppers want from grocery stores right now? Matthew Tilley, executive director of marketing for Vericast will lead a conversation with consumer insight expert Julie Companey and omnichannel sales leader Chris Herpich to discuss what shoppers want from grocery stores and how that squares with retailers’ own perception of how they are doing and […]
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Webinar: Shopper Loyalty In Inflationary Times
After the past two years of uncertainty and changed plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we all hoped that 2022 might bring back a sense of normalcy. However, with government and independent data confirming 40 years inflation highs and Wall Street entering a bear market, grocers now have new challenges to face. In this webinar, […]
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Retailers’ Response To Shifting Behavior Is Impressive, Ongoing
Sponsored Content Two words that best describe the CPG and grocery retail industry’s response to changes in consumer behavior are impressive and ongoing. First, it was the pandemic that drove massive overnight changes in the ways consumers shop for grocery retail essentials like food, health and beauty products, personal care and household items, and even […]
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Bashas’ Supermarkets Celebrating 90th Anniversary
Arizona-based Bashas’ Supermarkets is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2022. Bashas’ President Edward “Trey” Basha recently visited with The Shelby Report of the West’s EVP Bob Reeves about the history of the company. Trey Basha’s grandfather, Eddie Basha Sr., and his great-uncle, Ike Basha, both the sons of Lebanese immigrants, started Bashas’ in 1932 on […]