“The independent grocer represents the American Dream fulfilled, and it is your entrepreneurial spirit that keeps our communities vibrant,” said Joe Sheridan, president and COO of Wakefern Food Corp. and chairman of the National Grocers Association (NGA) board, as he shared the stage with NGA President and CEO Peter Larkin on Feb. 10 at the […]
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Discount Retail Veterans Partner To Launch New Venture
A group of retail veterans with experience in the discount retail arena are uniting to create a new business that will include wholesale, retail and e-commerce components. The venture brings together executives with more than 200 years of combined retail experience in a value-based retail “dream team” of sorts, according to a news release. The […]
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NGA Announces Board Members, Executive Committee
The National Grocers Association (NGA), by recommendation of its nominating committee and a subsequent vote by its membership, recently elected 13 and re-elected six members to its board of directors. Retailer members elected to the board include: • RF Buche, president, GF Buche Co; • Eric Geyer, president/CEO, Geyer’s Markets Inc.; • Nolan Lockwood, president […]
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Fresh Encounter’s Mike Needler Sr. Receives Zaucha Award
During the National Grocers Association’s (NGA) board of directors dinner Saturday, Mike Needler Sr., CEO of Fresh Encounter, was awarded the 2012 Thomas K. Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award. Needler, a successful entrepreneur whose business was founded in 1964 and has grown to 29 stores in Ohio and Indiana, is recognized as an outstanding leader in […]
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NGA Opens 2013 Show, Launches Tech Resources For Independents
The National Grocers Association (NGA) kicked off the 2013 NGA Show with an opening general session on Sunday, highlighting the organization’s achievements and successes as well as the challenges facing the independent grocery industry. NGA President and CEO Peter J. Larkin discussed the successes of the organization over the past year, including recruitment of 175 […]
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Marsh Trial Under Way In Indianapolis
Don Marsh, former CEO of Marsh Supermarkets, testified in his defense on Feb. 7 in response to accusations that he “engaged in fraudulent and deceitful behavior while serving as the chairman of CEO of the company” and diverted “company funds to finance his extravagant lifestyle,” court documents show. The civil trial in the U.S. District […]
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Yellow Tail Introducing Three New Wines
Australia’s [yellow tail] is introducing three new wines in the U.S. this month: Sweet White Roo, Big Bold Red and Pink Moscato. Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits is the exclusive marketer. Following up the launch of Sweet Red Roo in 2012, Yellow Tail Sweet White Roo is a white wine with tropical notes from a blend […]
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AWG Partners With Retail Sense On Go-To-Market Strategies For Members
Marketing software company Retail Sense has inked a multi-year contract with Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), a retailer-owned cooperative serving more than 2,500 retail stores, to implement its IntelliSense marketing resource management solution. “AWG is focused on supporting our retail members with their strategic position in the marketplace,” says Steve Arnold, SVP of merchandising and marketing […]