Since 1961, when it first began operations in a dairy barn in a small town outside Milwaukee, Zero Zone Inc. has earned the reputation of producing top-of-the-line commercial refrigeration units at competitive prices. Now, 50 years later, the company has expanded its operations in spite of the economy; in fact, 2010 was the company’s most […]
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New Tippin’s Pies Website Allows Home Delivery
The new Tippin’s website, www.tippinspies.com, powered by Moblico’s mobile solutions platform, allows customers to order pies and have them delivered just days later. Customers have their choice of 25 varieties of Tippin’s Pie, including no sugar added, oven-filled and fruit. The pies are delivered either baked or unbaked, according to the customer’s specifications. Each Tippin’s […]
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Supervalu Sales Down, Same Store Sales Improve
Hyperlocal merchandising strategy is beginning to pay off by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Minneapolis-based Supervalu Inc. has been focusing on merchandising, connecting stores across its network based on similarities—for example, having a university in town—and on growing its private label line. The company reported second quarter fiscal 2012 net sales of $8.4 billion, down from $8.7 […]
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Spartan Stores Retail Sales Up 2.9 Percent
Comp Sales decrease 1.3 percent as Michigan jobless rate rises by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Spartan Stores reported a nearly 3 percent increase in net sales in its retail segment in the second quarter. The increase was attributed to rising retail fuel prices and volume, as well as to rolling out the Yes Rewards loyalty program […]
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AWG Reports Record Sales of $7.25B
Year-end rebate also a record, $151.6 million paid to members Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG) of Kansas City, Kan., achieved record sales of $7.25 billion in 2010, up $200 million from the prior year. AWG’s most recent year-end rebate also was a record 2.64 percent, amounting to $151.6 million paid to its members. In 2011, […]
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Scholz: WGA Expo Floor Sold Out
Geoff Welch, Midwest regional manager for The Shelby Report, talked to Brandon Scholz, president of the Wisconsin Grocers Association, about this year’s WGA Innovation Expo, held Oct. 18-19 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Are you pleased with this year’s WGA Innovation Expo? I think you talk to any state association exec who runs […]
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Heinen’s Fine Foods Goes High-Tech With Meat Labeling Program
Integrated Management Information Inc. and Heinen’s Fine Foods, a regional retailer with 17 locations in northeast Ohio, have launched the WhereFoodComesFrom® labeling program in the grocery chain’s meat department. The program is designed to give customers more information about the source and origin of Heinen’s Own Beef and Pork. IMI Global has created a new […]
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Meijer Prepares for Holiday Hiring Blitz
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 […]