Walmart on Jan. 15 announced plans to close 269 stores globally; 154 of them are in the U.S., including the company’s 102 smallest format stores, Walmart Express, which had been in pilot since 2011. Walmart instead will focus on strengthening Supercenters, optimizing Neighborhood Markets, growing the e-commerce business and expanding pickup services for customers. Also […]
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Dole And NEPC Donate $5K To Greater Boston Food Bank, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… The New England Produce Council (NEPC) and Dole have donated $5,000 to the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB). NEPC hosted a dinner meeting at the GBFB on Jan. 12 with Dole as the dinner sponsor. Anthony Sattler, NEPC president, and Neil Kessler, Northeast manager for Dole, presented a check to Catherine D’Amato, president/CEO […]
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GE Move To Boost Restaurants In Boston Seaport District, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… General Electric, in a major economic benefit to Boston and its restaurants, has selected Boston’s Seaport District for its corporate headquarters location. Employees will move to a temporary location in Boston starting this summer, with a full move completed in several steps by 2018. In Boston, GE will have about 800 […]
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Aldi Vows To Remove Treats From Checklanes, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Aldi is introducing healthier checklanes in select stores this year. Rather than chocolates and candies, these checklanes will be stocked with healthier items like single-serve nuts and trail mixes, dried fruits and an assortment of granola bars. Aldi plans to roll out the program to its nearly 1,500 locations by […]
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NCA Identifies Most Popular Confectionery Trends
According to the National Confectioners Association (NCA), confectionery is growing faster than 184 other categories. Over the 52 weeks through Nov. 1, 2015, confectionery kept in lockstep with the total store growth of 3.2 percent, with dollar sales growth of 3 percent for combined chocolate and non-chocolate. Some of the sales trends that drove the market […]
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NYACS: Proposed Minimum Wage Is ‘Small Business Torpedo’
The $15-an-hour statewide minimum wage pushed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo would backfire in the form of fewer jobs, reduced hours and benefits for remaining workers, higher prices for consumers, and severe financial stress for family-run convenience stores. That was the New York Association of Convenience Stores’ (NYACS) message to the New York State Senate […]
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Campbell Soup Pushes For National And Mandatory GMO Labeling Standard
Campbell Soup Co. is supporting the enactment of federal legislation to establish a single, mandatory labeling standard for foods derived from genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Campbell says it believes it is necessary for the federal government to provide a national standard for labeling requirements to better inform consumers about this issue. The company will advocate […]
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New Foodtown Opens In Queens, N.Y., And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… Allegiance Retail Services’ newest member, Fahmi Shehadeh, recently hosted a grand opening for the Foodtown of Howard Beach in Queens, New York. The store offers above and underground parking for shoppers, a high-quality butcher shop, a store-prepared sushi department, a vast daily selection of hot and cold prepared foods, plus a […]