Southeastern Grocers hopes that the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization petitions it files by the end of next week in Delaware will herald a fresh start for its remaining 582 supermarkets. The Jacksonville-based company said in its Thursday news release that it intends to create “stunning, remodeled stores” in a significant portion of its remaining stores […]
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Meredith Corp., eMeals To Bring Curated Meal Plans To Home Cooks
Meredith Corp., a national media and marketing company serving nearly 200 million unduplicated American consumers every month—including 85 percent of U.S. Millennials—is partnering with eMeals, a digital meal planning solution, to bring editorially curated meal plans to millions of home cooks. Through this partnership, Allrecipes, Better Homes & Gardens, and EatingWell users will have access to a trusted, end-to-end […]
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Rice’s Honey Becomes Local Hive With Branding, Packaging Update
Greeley, Colorado-based Rice’s Honey has changed the name and packaging of its flagship honey brand to “Local Hive.” In addition to raw and unfiltered clover, wildflower and amber honey sourced in the U.S., the company also bottles more than 12 local varietals from around the country. The company says that is what prompted the changes. […]
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WinCo Foods To Open 120th Store March 29 In Carrollton, Texas
Employee-owned WinCo Foods will open its 120th store—and its 10th in the Metroplex—on Thursday, March 29, at 9 a.m. The new 82,077-s.f. anchor store at Carrollton’s Trinity Valley Shopping Center is located at the northeast corner of the President George Bush Turnpike (SH-190) and Josey Lane. “The opening of this store marks an important moment for WinCo […]
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Chicory Partners With AmazonFresh, Instacart On ‘Shoppable’ Recipes
Starting April 1, New York-based food tech company Chicory is partnering with AmazonFresh and Instacart to provide recipe ordering solutions to more than 80 million shoppers across more than 1,000 websites and 3 million recipes. Through these new partnerships, Chicory says it will be able to double the retailer capabilities on its shoppable recipes, now reaching […]
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World Centric Intros Updated Retail Packaging And Branding
Petaluma, California-based World Centric, maker of compostable products, will be introducing its new retail packaging and refreshed brand identity by phasing it in over the next six months. The updated look will begin to roll out onto retail shelves nationwide in early May. The company’s entire retail line will be updated with the new look, […]
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Survey: 60% Of First-Time Online Shoppers Willing To Try A New Grocer
RichRelevance, a provider of personalized shopping experiences, has released key findings from a new study that looks at consumer preferences and behavior around digital grocery. The study identifies consumers’ appetite for digital grocery and picks out early leaders, as well as the features and capabilities that shoppers want. The survey of 1,500 U.S. shoppers finds […]
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FDA Begins Hearing Process Aimed At Lowering Nicotine In Tobacco
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) to lower nicotine levels in tobacco. While this is just the first step in a long-term regulatory process, the notice suggests the FDA is taking a serious look at developing a tobacco product standard and reducing nicotine levels in […]
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iGrabit Launches Meal Kit Program For Independent Grocers
Miramar, Florida-based iGrabit, an artificial intelligence-powered personal grocery shopping assistant, is launching a meal kit program as part of its ongoing efforts to better help its independent grocer partners compete online. “Meal kits, which started out as a direct-to-consumer subscription business, have migrated to the retail grocery channel in a big way, with food retailing giants […]
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Valassis And RetailMeNot Partner To Rebrand RedPlum
Valassis and RetailMeNot Inc., both wholly owned subsidiaries of Harland Clarke Holdings, are rebranding Valassis’ RedPlum consumer-facing print portfolio, including direct mail and the free-standing insert (FSI) coupon book, to RetailMeNot Everyday. The savings content found with RetailMeNot Everyday includes deals on consumer packaged goods, groceries, restaurants and other local discounts, which complement RetailMeNot’s presence in retail with […]
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Independent Grocer In Athens, Georgia, Testing Shelf-Scanning Robot
by Lorrie Griffith/editor–Southeast A robot comes out of the backroom each morning at 1 a.m. at the Bell’s Food Store at 995 Hawthorne Avenue in Athens, Georgia. It heads to the first aisle on its route and begins its mission. During this test phase at Bell’s, the three cameras on one side of the robot […]
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Southeastern Grocers Filing Prepackaged Chapter 11, Closing 94 Stores
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company of Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores, has entered into an agreement with creditors to restructure its debt through a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The agreement will give unsecured note holders ownership of the company by canceling the notes and exchanging them for equity in the company, reports the Jax Daily Record. The company is […]
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HR & Benefits News: Stop Rolling The Dice With Employee Health Benefits
2018 NGA Financial Symposium Workshop Editor’s note: HR & Benefits News is a monthly column by Chris Cooley, co-founder of MyHRConcierge and SMB Benefits Advisors. Independents face so many conflicting choices about employee health benefits. It’s crucial to control escalating benefits expense, but if you reduce benefits or cut hours, you risk losing workers, customers […]
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Ahold Delhaize Pleased With Strong 4Q, Synergy Efforts
With overall sales up 1.6 percent and the integration of Ahold and Delhaize completed, Ahold Delhaize reported a strong 2017 fourth quarter and further plans for 2018 announced by Dick Boer, CEO of Ahold Delhaize. “2017 was the first full year at Ahold Delhaize, one in which we substantially completed the integration,” Boer said. “We […]
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Stavis Seafoods Earns BRC Certification For Food Safety
Stavis Seafoods, a Boston-based international seafood company, has earned British Retail Consortium (BRC) certification for its Boston facility under the Global Standard for Food Safety. BRC’s Global Standard is recognized as a global food safety and quality certification program. Stavis underwent a third-party audit to achieve the certification. The audits are conducted to cover food […]
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NACS, RTO Take ‘Be Our Guest’ Customer Service Training Online
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and Ready Training Online (RTO) have released a training module called “Be Our Guest,” that previously was only available in DVD format. “We’ve made it easy for convenience retailers to gain new skills and learn best practices, right from the computer right from the computer in a store […]
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Rouses Markets Launches Online Shopping And Same-Day Delivery
Rouses Markets is introducing online grocery shopping and same-day delivery to the majority of its Gulf Coast stores through Instacart and Shipt. “Now if you don’t have time to come to Rouses, Rouses can come to you,” said Donny Rouse, CEO. Rouses’ Instacart service launched March 8 in New Orleans (North and South Shore), Baton […]
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Walmart To Expand Grocery Delivery To 100+ Metro Areas This Year
Walmart plans to expand its grocery delivery service to more than 40 percent of U.S. households by the end of the year. Walmart Grocery Delivery, available today in six markets, will grow to serve more than 100 metro areas across the country. “We’re saving customers time by leveraging new technology, and connecting all the parts […]
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Frozen Yogurt Robots Heading To Grocery Stores Nationwide This Spring
A horde of frozen yogurt robots will begin arriving at select grocery retailers in 17 U.S. states this spring. The robots, from Reis & Irvy’s, a subsidiary franchise concept of Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc., are intended to provide a “fun and delicious experience” to shoppers, while generating additional revenue for grocery stores. Launched in early […]
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Kroger Expanding Delivery Services With Instacart
The Kroger Co. is expanding its partnership with Instacart to increase its customer delivery coverage area in 2018. “As part of Restock Kroger, we are investing in redefining our customers’ grocery shopping experience by bringing online and offline seamlessly together,” said Yael Cosset, Kroger’s chief digital officer. “Having grown our digital sales in 2017 by 90 percent, we continue to […]