On July 25, Smart & Final Stores reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended June 18, achieving both net and comparable-store increases. Net sales were up 3.9 percent to $1.08 billion, and comparable store sales were up 1.3 percent during the quarter at Smart & Final, which operates 314 grocery and foodservice stores […]
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Langer Farms Ramps Up California-Grown Apple Cider Line
Family-owned Langer Juice Co. Inc., based in City of Industry, California, is building on the latest addition to its lineup of juices. The company began testing an apple cider under its new Langer Farms brand last year and launched it this year. Soon, Langer Farms will begin peak production of its Unfiltered Apple Cider, according […]
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Insights: Coborn’s Succeeds As E-Commerce Differentiator
How can an independent grocer succeed in an increasingly crowded e-commerce market? For St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Coborn’s, the winning formula includes boosting its e-commerce investment, differentiating from competitors, training delivery drivers to engage consumers and even making friends with customers’ dogs. Recent National Grocers Association (NGA) research underscored the importance of boosting e-commerce strategies. The […]
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Report: Kroger Spending $20M To Renovate Seven Former Marsh Stores
The Kroger Co. has closed on its purchase of 11 former Marsh stores and plans to spend $20 million to renovate and reopen seven of them, the Indianapolis Business Journal reports. Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. and Fresh Encounter Inc., another Ohio-based grocer, in June agreed to buy 26 of Marsh Supermarkets’ 44 stores. Indianapolis-based Marsh Supermarkets filed […]
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Rouses Is Official Supermarket Of The New Orleans Saints
Rouses Markets has entered into a multi-year partnership with the New Orleans Saints to become the official supermarket of the NFL team. The Louisiana-based grocery chain will kick off this year’s football season by being an associate partner of the 2017 New Orleans Saints Training Camp presented by Verizon. Rouses will provide an area for Saints […]
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Pack Expo Showcase To Feature Award-Winning Packaging Designs
Highlighting top packaging designs from around the globe, The Showcase of Packaging Innovations, sponsored by The Dow Chemical Co., will return to Pack Expo Las Vegas (Sept. 25–27; Las Vegas Convention Center), according to Pack Expo producer, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. The packages featured in the showcase are winning entries from […]
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Two Safeway Pharmacies Impacted By Chain’s Settlement Regarding Controlled Substances Act
Safeway, an Albertsons Cos. banner, has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington to settle a 2014 investigation into Safeway’s compliance with the Controlled Substances Act. The investigation focused on compliance with record-keeping and reporting […]
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AWG Closing Fort Worth Division
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) on Tuesday announced the sale and future closure of its Fort Worth, Texas, Division. In a communication to its member-retailers, AWG said, “To continue to maintain the lowest possible cost of operation, AWG has made the determination to consolidate the remaining Fort Worth business into our more efficient and productive Oklahoma […]