The Kroger Co. today announced the retirement of Nashville Division President Rick Going and the promotion of Zane Day to succeed him. Day currently serves as VP of operations in the company’s Smith’s Division. Going joined Kroger in 1981 as a management trainee in the Cincinnati/Dayton Division. He advanced to serve in many leadership roles […]
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Albertsons Promotes Pattison, Expands Duties For Panzer
Albertsons Cos. announced today that Tamara Pattison has been named SVP of digital marketing and e-commerce, which includes all aspects of shopper marketing, digital marketing, loyalty and rewards and e-commerce. In addition, Mark Panzer, who was named the company’s SVP of pharmacy, health and wellness in May 2015, has accepted the additional responsibility of leading […]
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New Doris Italian Market & Bakery Opens In North Palm Beach
Doris Italian Market and Bakery has opened a new North Palm Beach location. An official grand opening celebration, complete with food and wine tastings and a ribbon cutting, will take place Feb. 20. The 22,000 s.f. location is the largest and the company says most unique of the six Doris Italian Market locations in Broward […]
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The NGA Show Expo Floor Sold Out
The National Grocers Association (NGA) announced today that The NGA Show expo floor has sold out for the fourth consecutive year. The 2016 NGA Show will be held from Feb. 28-March 2, at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. “Year after year, we hear from our retail and wholesale attendees about how interactions […]
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NCA Honors Two For Outstanding Contributions To Category
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has revealed the recipients of its 2016 Confectionery Leadership Awards. The awards celebrate the recipients’ contributions to the category through their effective business collaboration, category management best practices and innovations in merchandising confectionery products in stores. Selected for their knowledge, wisdom, expertise and commitment, the 2016 recipients are Julie Bierman, […]
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Wojtkowiak Appointed VP Of Operations For Kroger Atlanta
Jeff Wojtkowiak, VP of operations for Kroger’s Columbus Division in Ohio, has been named VP of operations for the company’s Atlanta Division. He replaces Charles Mitchell, who retired in December. “Jeff brings 34 years of operations and merchandising experience to this position,” said Bruce Lucia, president of Kroger’s Atlanta Division. “We look forward to his […]
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PMA Fresh Connections 2016 World Tour Announced
Fresh produce and floral professionals from across the supply chain and around the world will gather during the 2016 Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Connections World Tour. The tour will kick off in Shanghai, China, in March and end in Santiago, Chile, in November. Overall, the tour includes stops in five of the seven continents […]
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Wynn’s Market In Naples Launching Home Delivery And Store Pickup Service
Wynn’s Market, a grocery retailer in Naples, Florida, is rolling out home delivery and store pickup service. The service is being launched through Digital Foodie, creator of the Foodie.fm platform. Wynn’s, located at 141 Ninth Street North, will use use Foodie’s personalized online grocery platform to provide its customers a modern online ordering service, according to […]
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Profit Up, But IDs, Retail, Indy Business Sales Drop In Supervalu’s 3Q
Supervalu on Jan. 13 reported third quarter fiscal 2016 net sales of $4.11 billion and net earnings from continuing operations of $35 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, which included $11 million in after-tax charges and costs related to asset impairments, the potential separation of Save-A-Lot and employee severance. When adjusted for these items, third […]
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Associated Food Stores Partners With P&G To Combat Post-Holiday Sales Slump
Associated Food Stores of Salt Lake City, Utah, says it is determined to help their member retailers combat the post-holiday sales slump that many businesses feel. The grocery wholesaler is partnering with Procter & Gamble to sponsor “Marvel Universe Live!”, a superhero live-action show at the Vivint Smart Home Arena, Feb. 11-14. As part of […]
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Weigel’s Debuts New Store Featuring Company’s Latest Design In Clinton, Tennessee
Weigel’s, East Tennessee’s oldest local dairy, has opened its newest full-service convenience store in Clinton, at 2409 Charles G. Seivers Boulevard. The state-of-the-art convenience store is Knoxville-based Weigel’s 63rd store. A first for Weigel’s at this interstate location off I-75 are four wide diesel fuel bays. Long drive-thrus on entrance and exit make access easy […]
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Walmart Closing 154 U.S. Stores
Walmart said Jan. 15 that it will close 269 stores globally; 154 of them are in the U.S. The U.S. stores that will close include the company’s 102 smallest format stores, Walmart Express, which had been in pilot since 2011. Walmart said it will instead focus on its supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and growing its e-commerce […]
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Hy-Vee Promotes Marshall To COO, Names 2016 Board Of Directors
Hy-Vee EVP and Chief Retail Officer Jay Marshall has been promoted to COO of the West Des Moines, Iowa-based grocery company. He becomes only the fourth person in the grocer’s history to hold the title. Marshall will retain all responsibility for retail operations and store development and will assume responsibility for all merchandising areas in […]
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NatureFresh Farms Breaks Ground For Phase II In Ohio
With the first crop of OhioRed tomatoes to be picked in late February, NatureFresh Farms says it has broken ground on Phase II of its Delta, Ohio, greenhouse facility. Like Phase I that was completed in late November 2015, Phase II will be 15.30 acres in size. It will be completed this summer. “The support […]
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SpartanNash To Become Primary Wholesaler To Gordy’s Market
SpartanNash has signed a long-term contract to be the primary wholesaler to Gordy’s Market, the largest locally-owned and -operated grocer in the western Wisconsin area. SpartanNash will begin distributing private brand product to Gordy’s in mid-February and will be servicing the retailer as its primary distributor by May. Gordy’s will be serviced out of SpartanNash’s St. Cloud, […]
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Teacher And Oregon Ducks Fan Wins Kiolbassa VIP Bowl Experience
For San Antonio, Texas, teacher, father of six and devout Oregon Duck fans Spencer Lake, Christmas came early. On Dec. 21, Kiolbassa Provision Co. named him the recipient of its online Valero Alamo Bowl VIP Package promotion. Lake and three family members attended the Jan. 2 match up between PAC 12 Oregon Ducks and the […]
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Minnoco Retailers Raise $13,000 For Hope Chest
Minnoco fuel retailers in Minnesota raised $13,000 for Hope Chest for Breast Cancer through a six-week “Fueling the Fight Against Breast Cancer” campaign. For every gallon of unleaded plus gasoline (a blend containing 15 percent ethanol) sold, Minnoco stores, with support from an organization called Prime the Pump, donated $0.02 to Hope Chest for Breast […]
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Proposed SNAP Requirements For Retailers Expected In Early 2016
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) says that a proposed rule with new eligibility standards for retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly referred to as food stamps, is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2016. The rule will implement provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill, which require retailers […]
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Pear Bureau Northwest Launches Redesigned Trade Website
On behalf of nearly 1,600 growers of Northwest pears, Pear Bureau Northwest has introduced a redesigned trade website focused on “the business of pears.” Providing pear category resources from crop information to training and marketing support, this mobile- and tablet-ready website provides a localized tool kit for growing pear category sales. “We have conducted a […]
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Whole Foods Will Pay $500K To Settle NYC Overcharging Claims
New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Julie Menin said Monday that a settlement agreement has been reached with Whole Foods Market. The agreement settles DCA’s investigation into the Austin, Texas-based retailer’s alleged mislabeling of pre-packaged products. Whole Foods refused DCA’s initial demand for $1.5 million and said in a statement that it […]