As distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine begins at a rapid pace, Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy will be one of the first retailers in the nation to offer the vaccine, as it becomes available. To maximize access to COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a governmental partnership […]
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Consumers Stockpiling More Now Than in March Due To Covid Surge
COVID-19 cases are surging in record-breaking numbers across the country. As a result, consumers are again adjusting their shopping habits. Nearly half of Americans (48 percent) are more concerned about the pandemic now than just a month ago, leading shoppers to stockpile essentials at higher rates than at the start of the pandemic. Shopkick, a shopping […]
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Big Y To Give Additional Bonus Pay To Front Line, DC Employees
Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y will be paying additional holiday bonuses to its front line and distribution center associates including full-time, part-time and casual employees. This holiday bonus is part of the company’s ongoing recognition and appreciation for the efforts and sacrifices of employees which was instituted last March. Thank you bonuses are expected to continue […]
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NGA: COVID Relief Package Misses Mark On Liability Protections
The National Grocers Association, the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, offered a statement in response to the COVID relief package Congress passed the night of Dec. 21. “While we appreciate the bipartisan effort to provide much-needed economic relief to the American people, the bill unfortunately falls short of the needed liability protections critical […]
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Doritos Updates Fan Favorite With New 3D Crunch
Plano, Texas-based Doritos will debut its Doritos 3D Crunch, another level version of the original Doritos 3D’s introduced in the late 1990s to immense fanfare, later this month. Doritos is ushering back the same product and three-dimensional shape, but with even more bold and spicy flavor. Since launching in 1998, Doritos 3D’s became an instant […]
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ShopRite To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine To Increase Consumer Access
Keasbey, New Jersey-based ShopRite has joined a partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to ensure Americans have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. The Pharmacy Partnership Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccination Program will provide COVID-19 vaccine coverage to pharmacies across the U.S., including select ShopRite pharmacies. […]
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Rouses Markets’ In-House Band Releases Holiday Song, Video
Family owned, Thibodaux, Louisiana-based grocer Rouses Markets has come up with a fun way to celebrate the holidays and, specifically, the liquor selection in its stores. Rouses’ in-house band, Makin’ Groceries, recently wrote the lyrics for and recorded Shopping Rouses Whiskey Wonderland with help from Academy Award-winning composer Donny Markowitz. He won the Academy Award […]
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Market Profile: Longtime Minnesota Grocers Enter 2021 On High Note
Mackenthun’s Fine Foods, Coborn’s show staying power by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Mackenthun’s Fine Foods was founded in Waconia, Minnesota, in 1917. Today, co-owners Jaime Mackenthun and Jessa Theis, brother and sister, are fifth-generation grocers of the family’s three stores in Waconia, Lonsdale and Montgomery. “It’s pretty exciting for our family to have been in business […]
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FiveStar Gourmet Foods’ Simply Fresh Salad Features Beyond Meat
Ontario, California-based FiveStar Gourmet Foods is setting the trend by partnering with Beyond Meat to bring more salad protein choices to consumers. FiveStar is introducing a new Simply Fresh Taco Salad made with Beyond Meat, a leader in plant-based meat. The new 7.5-oz. salad recently debuted in Publix supermarkets. Available to retailers nationwide starting in […]
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Christmas Decorating Leads Shopping Trends At Meijer
Heading into the last week of Christmas shopping, one of the surprise trends of the season continues as customers at Meijer stores across the Midwest fill their carts with holiday décor. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based retailer says it has seen a significant increase in outdoor decorations compared to last year. Due to the pandemic, customers are […]
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Northgate González Market Delivers Toys To Children
Northgate González Market shared the joy and magic of Christmas this week by giving away 50,000 toys to children across Southern California. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Northgate’s 25th Annual Toy Giveaway looked a little different this year as new safety protocols were put in place to protect both employees and consumers. Families in cars […]
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At Weis Markets, ‘We’re Really In The People Business’
Customer service unlike any other; opportunity abounds for ‘everybody at every level’ by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Weis Markets’ go-to-market strategy permeates the whole company. “If you treat your associates well, they in turn will take care of your customers,” explained Amy Zimmerman, store manager. Zimmerman began her Weis career as a part-time cashier, working […]
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COVID-19 Pandemic Can’t Alter Weis’ Overall Approach
CEO proud of safety, swift response and that stores ‘still all about serving the public’ by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Asked to reflect on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the U.S. grocery industry, Weis Markets COO Kurt Schertle deferred to the company’s CEO and president, Jonathan Weis. “Candidly, I think my boss […]
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Weis Markets – A ‘Deliberate Company That Is Very Nimble’
Execs also cite family atmosphere, support for grocer’s bright future by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer In this special section, The Griffin Report of the Northeast honors Weis Markets as its 2020 Northeast Retailer of the Year. The Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based company has nearly 200 stores in seven states. We begin by hearing from some of Weis’ key […]
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Community Involvement Key To The Culture At Weis
Makes good business sense to take care of those who ‘take care of us’ by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Since 1912, Weis Markets has been a substantial giver at many different levels – hospitals, soup kitchens, religious institutions, veterans’ agencies, schools and universities. That generosity extends throughout the company itself, via a scholarship fund for […]
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Piggly Wiggly Independent Store Owners Purchase Two Stores From SEG
Two Independent Piggly Wiggly store owners, with the support of C&S Wholesale Grocers, have entered into a definitive agreement with Southeastern Grocers (SEG) to acquire one BI-LO store in South Carolina and one BI-LO store in Georgia. This agreement is part of a series of transactions for SEG as part of its strategic decision to divest of the BI-LO banner, […]
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Walmart Business, Philanthropy Come Together To Help Fight Hunger
The holidays are a time of giving, but they are also a time of great need. Food insecurity continues to plague families and individuals across the country, with an estimated one in six people at risk of hunger as a result of COVID-19. To help organizations meet this increased demand during the holidays and beyond, the Bentonville, […]
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Sanderson Farms Announces Retirement Of Board Member John Baker
Laurel, Mississippi-based Sanderson Farms Inc. says that John H. Baker III has decided to retire from its board of directors when his current term ends at the 2021 annual shareholders’ meeting. “Johnny Baker has been a valued member of the Sanderson Farms Board of Directors since 1994,” stated Joe F. Sanderson Jr., chairman and CEO […]
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Union Ratifies Stop & Shop’s Investment Of $229M In Retirement Benefits
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop says UFCW Local 1500 has ratified an agreement for the company to make a $229 million investment in retirement benefits for its members. “We’re pleased this agreement has been ratified as it will improve the security of future retirement benefits for our union associates, while reducing financial risk going forward. […]
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Dunnhumby: U.S. Grocery Shoppers Pulling Back On Holiday Spending
Dunnhumby has released findings from the sixth wave of its Consumer Pulse Survey, a study of the impact of Covid-19 on customer behavior and attitudes across 21 countries. The survey found that U.S. consumers plan on spending 25 percent less on food and 36 percent less on gifts this year, compared to 2019. Ten percent […]