Brad Wise will retire as president of Hannaford Supermarkets on June 30. Last week Hannaford named Michael Vail, current chief merchant and supply chain officer, to succeed Wise as president. Vail, a 29-year veteran of the company, has served as a retail management trainee, store manager, district manager, category manager and director of deli merchandising. […]
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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Weis Markets’ Sales Up, But Net Income Down In 4Q And 2014
Weis Markets on Tuesday reported that its fourth quarter sales increased 4.0 percent to $713.8 million while its comparable store sales increased 3.5 percent. During the 13-week period ending Dec. 27, the Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based company’s earnings per share totaled $0.51 compared to $0.59 for the same period in 2013. The company’s fourth quarter net income […]
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Stop & Shop New England President Kelley Resigns
Joe Kelley, president of the Stop & Shop New England division, has resigned, effective immediately. Stop & Shop’s parent company, Ahold USA, says Kelley is leaving to pursue other career opportunities. Don Sussman, division president of Stop & Stop New York Metro, also will oversee the Stop & Shop New England division on an interim basis. […]
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Hershey Names Little CFO
The Hershey Co. has appointed Patricia A. Little as its new SVP and CFO, effective March 16. In her role at Hershey, Little will oversee the company’s global finance organization and be a part of the company’s global leadership team reporting to President and CEO John P. Bilbrey. She will have responsibility for the financial […]
Posted in, New Products, Northeast
Yuengling’s Ice Cream Reveals New Flavors For 2015
Customers this month will begin to see four new flavors of Yuengling’s Ice Cream in stores. The flavors—Original Sea Salt Caramel Swirl, Caramel Popcorn, Orange Cream and Peanut Butter Cup—will join the company’s roster of 10 year-round flavors and two seasonal ice creams. Original Sea Salt Caramel Swirl, the most requested new flavor, combines the company’s […]
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Whole Foods Opens Ninth NYC Store On Upper East Side
Whole Foods Market on Wednesday opened its ninth New York City store on the Upper East Side at East 87th Street (1551 3rd Avenue). The 39,000-s.f. three-story grocery store serves as a community destination, offering Upper East Side residents a full range of high-quality natural and organic foods, with a heavy emphasis on products catering […]
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Wegmans Unseats Amazon To Claim Top Corporate Reputation Ranking
Rochester, New York-based grocer Wegmans Food Markets, with 85 stores and one-tenth of Amazon’s revenues, edged past the online retailer to reach the top spot for corporate reputation among the 100 most visible companies, according to the 16th annual Harris Poll Reputation Quotient (RQ) study. Ranking third on the list, Samsung outperformed all other technology […]
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Giant Eagle Entering New Market With Two Store Concepts
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Giant Eagle plans to enter greater Indianapolis later this year with two store concepts. The multi-format food, fuel and pharmacy retailer will open a Market District food destination store and GetGo convenience restaurant and fuel station in The Bridges development in Carmel, Indiana, just outside of Indianapolis. “We are thrilled to bring our Market […]
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The Fresh Market To Open Third Connecticut Store
The Fresh Market will open its third Connecticut store in Guilford in late 2015. The North Carolina-based specialty grocer says it has signed a lease for a store in Guilford Commons, a new retail project being developed near the intersection of I-95 and Boston Post Road. The Fresh Market currently operates 169 stores in 27 […]
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Campbell Among Most Sustainable Corporations In The World
Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Co. has been named to the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list by Corporate Knights, a media, research and financial products company, for the third year in a row. Campbell is one of 20 U.S. companies included in the Global 100. The Global 100 drew companies from […]
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Stop & Shop Remodel Enlarges Merrick Store, Expands Product Selection
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. has completed a major remodel of its store located at 2160 South Merrick Mall in Merrick, New York. The store reopened earlier this month. The Merrick store closed in September 2014 and underwent a four-month remodel to provide customers with a larger store, an expanded product selection and special […]
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Tops To Shutter 27 In-Store Pharmacies In Upstate New York
Tops Friendly Markets, a full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania and western Vermont, will close pharmacy departments in 27 stores to reinvest in its stores and use the additional space to offer shoppers more product choices. “Tops does not have a one-size-fits-all approach to our stores, which means our neighborhood locations vary […]
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Whole Foods To Open Manhattan Store On Upper East Side Next Month
Whole Foods Market will open its eighth Manhattan store on the Upper East Side at East 87th Street (1551 3rd Avenue) on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The 39,000-s.f. grocery store will be a community destination, offering Upper East Side residents a full range of high-quality natural and organic foods. Opening day will start with the Austin, […]
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Shaw’s, Star Market Food Drives Net 259K Pounds Of Food
Shaw’s and Star Market have donated more than 259,000 pounds of food to more than 140 local hunger relief organizations through the “Spirit of Giving” food drive. Thanks to the generosity of Shaw’s and Star Marker customers, these bags will provide 199,000-plus meals to those in need. In addition, Shaw’s and Star Market donated an […]
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Stop & Shop’s A+ School Rewards Program Kicks Off 2015 With Fighting Hunger Challenge
To help provide hunger relief to those in need, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. is kicking off 2015 with the launch of its A+ School Rewards Fighting Hunger Challenge, a contest calling on participating schools to host food drives benefiting local food banks, pantries and soup kitchens. Prizes will be presented to those creating […]
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Diaz Foods Acquires La Cena Fine Foods
Diaz Foods has acquired La Cena Fine Foods Ltd. Founded and operated by the Puig family since 1963, New Jersey-based La Cena has grown into a staple brand whose distribution reaches across the New England area. Diaz Foods says it looks forward to introducing the La Cena family of brands into its existing distribution points […]
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Whole Foods To Open Boston Flagship Store On Jan. 9
Whole Foods Market’s newest location, at 348 Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End community, will open with the company’s traditional bread-breaking ceremony at 9:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9. The store will officially open for business at 10 a.m. The 50,0000-s.f. store is located in the Ink Block Development on the property of the former Boston […]
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Tim Milano Appointed CMO At Mrs. Green’s
Natural Markets Food Group, parent company of Mrs. Green’s Natural Market, Planet Organic Market and Richtree Natural Market restaurants, has named Tim Milano as its new chief merchandising and marketing officer. Milano brings 20 years of national experience in consumer goods, product development and merchandising to Natural Markets, including most recently serving as head of […]
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Fairway Market’s Howard Glickberg Retires
Fairway Market’s Howard Glickberg, who was the grocer’s longtime CEO and more recently vice chairman of real estate development, has retired, effective Dec. 8. He remains on the company’s board. Glickberg is credited for taking his grandfather’s fruit and vegetable stand on 74th and Broadway in New York City and building it into Fairway Market, […]
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Maine, Rhode Island Among States Dollar General Plans To Enter Next Year
Maine and Rhode Island, as well as Oregon, are states where Dollar General expects to set up shop for the first time in 2015. The Tennessee-based retailer made those plans known Thursday while reporting its fiscal 2014 third quarter results. “For 2015, we have plans to open 730 new stores and will have a presence […]