According to the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), the Philadelphia Health Department wants to limit the amount of permits it allows for retailers to sell tobacco products. The department reportedly wants to reduce the number of merchants in areas it considers to have too many stores and ban sales within 500 feet of any school. […]
Category: Northeast
The Shelby Report of the Northeast covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
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Pinnacle Discontinues Recalled Aunt Jemima Breakfast Products
Pinnacle Foods of Parsippany, New Jersey, announced this week that, in connection with the company’s ongoing portfolio review, it has decided to exit certain “low-margin and non-strategic” Aunt Jemima frozen breakfast products sold to retail and foodservice customers. The announcement follows the company’s voluntary recall last week that involved Aunt Jemima and Hungry Man brand frozen […]
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Harris Teeter To Debut Severna Park, Maryland, Store On May 16
Harris Teeter will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting at its new Magothy Gateway store in Severna Park, Maryland, beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 16. A Taste of Teeter in-store sampling event also will be held. “Harris Teeter is thrilled to be joining the Severna Park community,” said Danna Robinson, communication manager for North […]
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AG New England Changes Procurement, Sales And Retail Service Teams
Associated Grocers of New England has restructured its procurement, sales and retail service teams. Ed Rawson has been named SVP of sales and merchandising. In addition to his responsibilities for company sales, retail programs and business development, Rawson is responsible for perishable and center store merchandising and procurement functions. Reporting to Rawson are Henry Vance, […]
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Hannaford Distribution System Recovering After Warehouse Fire
Hannaford was forced to reroute items from various distribution centers following an April 26 warehouse fire at its facility in South Portland, Maine. As a result, there were some delays in the delivery of fresh items to some stores. Eric Bloom, Hannaford spokesperson, says the delivery delays led to some low-inventory conditions temporarily on certain products […]
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Foodie’s Markets To Open New Location In Bay State
Foodie’s Markets will open a new store at 87 Leonard Street in Belmont, Massachusetts, this month. A grand opening week is planned for May 15-20 (food and wine tastings will take place May 18-20). Foodie’s Belmont is located on the lower level of the old Macy’s building in Belmont Center. It is a full-service market […]
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Ahold Delhaize Makes Executive Appointments For Branding Effort
Retail Business Services (RBS) and the local brands of Ahold USA and Delhaize America have made a number of additional executive appointments to the new branding effort announced earlier by Ahold Delhaize. Each of the U.S. brands will have distinctive commercial strategies that are tailored to local markets with dedicated resources, including category merchandising, assortment, pricing, […]
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NACS Steadfast In Opposition To Repeal Debit Swipe Fee Reform
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee has sent House Resolution 10, the Financial Choice Act, to the full House for a vote. The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) opposes the bill because it includes a provision to repeal debit swipe fee reform. “As long as HR 10 includes a repeal of debit swipe fee reform, NACS […]
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Allegiance Names Three Senior Directors
Allegiance Retail Services of Iselin, New Jersey, has promoted Daniel Dinkowitz to senior director of sales and merchandising, Samer Rahman to senior director of meat and seafood, and Vic Savanello to senior director of produce and floral. Dinkowitz manages the Allegiance field merchandisers and reset coordinators, resulting in increased store sales and customer count. His additional […]
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C-Store Distributor Garber Bros. Finds A Buyer
J. Polep Distribution Services of Chicopee, Massachusetts, on Wednesday announced its acquisition of certain assets, including inventory, from Garber Bros., a Northeast convenience store distributor that abruptly shuttered its operations on April 10. J. Polep will not acquire Garber’s accounts receivable or its facility in Stoughton, Massachusetts. J. Polep is now New England’s largest family-owned and […]
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Produce Industry Leader Joins Trump, Ag Secretary For Roundtable Discussion
Maureen Torrey of Torrey Farms in Elba, New York, a United Fresh Produce Association member and former board chair of the group, participated in an April 25 roundtable discussion at the White House with President Trump and new Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue regarding the policy needs of rural America and the agriculture industry. The meeting […]
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Kremser Joins Acosta As Chief Strategy And Transformation Officer
Acosta has named Steve Kremser, former partner of Boston Consulting Group, as chief strategy and transformation officer. He will be responsible for the planning and execution of Acosta’s overall strategy and corporate development, including steering the company’s transformation initiatives. Kremser brings to Acosta nearly two decades of experience with Boston Consulting Group, where he was […]
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Perishables, Prepared Meals On Showcase At New Dave’s Marketplace In Rhode Island
A nearly 30,000-s.f. Dave’s Fresh Marketplace has opened in Cranston, Rhode Island. Dave’s is a locally owned and operated supermarket chain focused on high-quality, fresh foods. More than half of the new store is focused on perishables and prepared meal items. In January, GM Bill Hogan said, “Neighborhood markets are the cornerstone of communities. We are happy […]
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Cozy Harbor Seafood Wins Grand Prize For Best Retail Product
Cozy Harbor Seafood, a Portland-based seafood processor, distributor and supplier, won the grand prize for “Best Retail Product” for its Lobster Meat product at the Seafood Excellence Global Awards held recently in Brussels. The Best Retail Product prize was given for the entire line of lobster meat. Additionally, the company won the Seafood Excellence Global Special Award for its […]
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L.E. Belcher Sold To Petroleum Marketing Group
All of Leonard E. Belcher’s retail assets and its branded and unbranded wholesale business has been sold to Petroleum Marketing Group (PMG) of Woodbridge, Virginia. The company’s retail assets acquired by PMG consist of 13 company-operated stores, one new-to-industry store that is scheduled to open in early June and one developmental property. Also included in the […]
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Bakery Manager At Fitzgerald’s Foods Wins Bozzuto’s Award
Terry Campbell of Fitzgerald’s Foods in Simsbury, Connecticut, has been recognized as Bakery Manager of the Year in the Bozzuto’s Retailer Excellence Awards, hosted during the wholesaler’s recent Independent Retailer Conference. The awards ceremony recognized the best retailers and store managers, as well as the best managers of bakery, deli, produce, meat and grocery. Campbell started his career at Fitzgerald’s Foods […]
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Highland Park Market Recognized For 25-Year Bakery Partnership
Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a growing bakery café and bagel shop with locations in Connecticut, recently celebrated its silver anniversary partnership with Highland Park Market, a five-unit family-owned supermarket business in the Hartford area. For 25 years, Between Rounds has supplied its signature bagels to Highland Park Market stores in Coventry, Farmington, Glastonbury, Manchester and Suffield. Founded […]
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Garber Bros. Shuts Down Operations, Leaving C-Store Customers Scrambling
by Mike Berger/editor-Northeast Garber Bros., a greater Boston convenience store distributor, abruptly closed its doors on April 10 and has ceased operations. Calls and emails to the business and its president, Amy Garber, have gone unreturned. A security force now patrols the Stoughton, Massachusetts, headquarters building. The company’s website remains online. Sources say the company is […]
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From Broker To Baker: Goodman Aims For Better Tasting Gluten-Free Products
by Mike Berger/editor-Northeast Bob Goodman was known as a premier bakery broker in New England until his retirement in 2014. But it was a short retirement. He soon traded in his broker’s hat for a baker’s hat, with the goal of developing better tasting gluten-free products. Soon, Goodman Gluten Free, a line of gluten-free baked […]
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ShopRite Joins Aetna’s Preferred Medicare Pharmacy Network
ShopRite has joined Aetna’s national network of preferred pharmacies. Aetna Medicare members with drug coverage can fill their prescriptions at preferred copay levels at any ShopRite pharmacy. “ShopRite is excited to become a preferred provider for Aetna with the ability to offer Aetna Medicare Part D members prescription copays as low as $1 on some medications,” […]