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 […]