Supercenter chain Meijer is preparing to hire hundreds of new employees for its stores as it prepares for this year’s holiday season. The announcement was made via press release Oct. 5 by Janet Emerson, EVP of operations for the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer. “Meijer is known for friendly customer service,” said Emerson. “In order to […]
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Sunflower Farmers Market Set to Open Third Store in Denver
Boulder, Colo.-based Sunflower Farmers Market has announced it will open its thirteenth store in Colorado in late 2012, making it a baker’s dozen for the store’s home state. The new 26,000-s.f. Denver location will be on East Colfax Avenue between Garfield and Monroe Streets. The full-service grocer is expected to bring 100 jobs to the […]
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MGA Coverage: Missouri Beef Council Invites Grocers to Share Ideas
The Missouri Beef Industry Council in Columbia is charged with protecting and enhancing beef demand. Whitney Wallace, director of consumer outreach for the Missouri Beef Industry Council (MBIC), told The Shelby Report that an important way to do that is to work with grocery retailers. And it isn’t a cookie-cutter approach, either. “The cool thing […]
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MGA Coverage: Dierbergs’ Ryan Receives N.G.A. Spirit of America Award
On Aug. 27 the National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) Spirit of America Award was presented to Linda Ryan of Dierbergs at the Missouri Grocers Association Annual Convention in Branson. The award, presented by N.G.A.’s director of government affairs, Greg Ferrara, was given in honor of Ryan’s involvement in community and civic affairs, and in praise of […]
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MGA Coverage: Independents Know Their Customers
Ask Dan Shaul, state director of the Missouri Grocers Association (MGA), about the advantages independent retailers have in his state, and he will tell you a story. “We did a store opening several years ago, and the owner knew almost everybody in that store that was coming in,” Shaul told The Shelby Report. “He relocated […]
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Pearson Promoted at Laurel Grocery
Today, Dennis Butler, president of Laurel Grocery Co., revealed the promotion of David Pearson to the position of SVP sales and marketing. Reporting to Pearson in his new position will be John McCurry, EVP marketing; Larry Davis, VP perishables; Stephen Chesnut, VP sales; and Joe Livorsi, who joined Laurel Grocer Co. two weeks ago to […]
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2011 Iowa Profile: Politicians, New Retailers Drawn to Iowa This Year
[gn_note color=”#FFCC00″]The 2011 Iowa Profile originally ran in the August 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the Midwest. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] State-based chains add stores, […]
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Meijer Ups Purchases From Midwest Farms 5 Percent
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Meijer is digging deeper into its network of area farms by increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables it sources from Midwest farms by 5 percent this year, said Mark Stevenson, produce director. The program of buying produce from farms located within the five-state region in which Meijer conducts business—Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, […]