Convenience retailer optimism picked up sharply as sales of both in-store items and motor fuels remained strong for the first nine months of the year, according to a survey of retailers released by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). More than two in three convenience retailers (69 percent) say that in-store sales in the […]
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Big Y Donation To Aid 25 Breast Cancer Groups, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… All Big Y Supermarkets will donate a portion of proceeds from various departments across the store to more than 25 local breast cancer support groups throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. Since 2007, the chain has raised more than $1.5 million for this cause… Shaw’s and Star Market employees recently presented a $500 […]
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Harvard University Dining Service Workers Begin Strike, And More…
Foodservice News In Briefs… Harvard University dining service workers began a strike Oct. 5. The workers are seeking a minimum salary of $35,000 and more affordable healthcare… Cosi of Boston, a fast-casual restaurant company that last week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has appointed Randy Kominsky of Alliance For Financial Growth to serve as chief […]
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Sheetz Becomes First C-Store In Pa. To Sell Wine, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… On Oct. 4, the Sheetz store at 359 East King Street in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, became the first convenience store in the state to sell wine following the passing of the Wine Privatization Act in June. The bill, which has changed how liquor is sold in Pennsylvania, will reportedly improve convenience […]
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NRF Forecasts 3.6 Percent Jump In Holiday Sales, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The National Retail Federation expects sales in November and December, excluding automobiles, gas and restaurant sales, to increase 3.6 percent to $655.8 billion—significantly higher than the 10-year average of 2.5 percent and above the seven-year average of 3.4 percent since recovery began in 2009. Holiday sales in 2015 increased 3.0 percent over the […]
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Former Delhaize Leader Named Center Store, Merchandising VP At Tops
Tops Friendly Markets, Williamsville, New York, has appointed grocery veteran Kristen Hanson VP of center store sales and merchandising. Hanson will lead all functions of sales and merchandising in edible and non-food grocery, dairy-frozen, general merchandising, health and beauty care, pharmacy, Tops’ fuel business and merchandising supply chain. Hanson served as VP at Delhaize America […]
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TOMRA Piloting Grocery Recycling Loyalty Program
TOMRA Systems, Shelton, Connecticut, focused on beverage container recycling, has launched a pilot loyalty program in Michigan supermarkets. At the stores, consumers who bring their empty bottles and cans can deposit them in a redeem machine—also called a “reverse vending” machine, or RVM—and register to earn rewards. The program, called “TOMRA Makes Change,” encourages shoppers […]
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Union Square Hospitality Group Expands Paid Parental Leave, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… The Union Square Hospitality Group, a New York City 13-unit restaurant company headed by Danny Meyer, has a new paid parental policy. Starting in 2017, all full-time employees with more than one year of employment will be offered 100 percent of their base wages for the first week after their child […]