Convenience Store News In Brief Mitch Zeller, director of the Federal Food and Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco Products, will be the guest speaker of the 2015 National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) Show, April 22-23 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. He will update attendees on the pending regulations on all tobacco […]
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McGowan To Return To Stop & Shop New England As President
Mark McGowan, former Stop & Shop president and currently EVP of merchandising for Ahold USA, will assume dual duties as president of Stop & Shop’s New England division and EVP of operations following Ahold’s appointment of a chief merchant officer to succeed him. Don Sussman, president of the Stop & Shop Metro division, is New […]
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Lottery Sales At The Pump Is A Possibility In Pennsylvania
If the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission has its way, the state may soon follow in the footsteps of other states like California and Minnesota in launching pumpside lottery ticket sales throughout the state. Pennsylvania Lottery officials recently told a State Senate committee in Harrisburg that they have begun exploring play-at-the-pump lottery ticket availability. The Lottery Commission also […]
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FMI Survey Identifies Retailers As Wellness Destination
A new Food Marketing Institute (FMI) survey on how food retailers are meeting the needs of shoppers has found vast business opportunities for food retailers. FMI’s “Food Retailer Contributions to Health and Wellness” details the growth of health and wellness programs in the food retail setting. Among the key findings in the survey: • Supermarkets […]
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Sam’s Club Expands Generic Prescription Savings, And More…
New Channels News In Brief Sam’s Club is expanding its prescription savings program enabling its Plus and Business Plus members to receive certain generic prescriptions at no charge or for $4 or $10. Five generic prescriptions used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and men’s and women’s health issues are free in specified quantities in 35 […]
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R.I. Groups Working On Valentine’s ‘Do Over,’ And More…
Food Service News In Brief The Rhode Island Hospitality Association is working with the Providence-Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau on a marketing program to promote a “Do Over Day” for Valentine’s Day for Saturday, April 18. Snowstorms and cold weather dampened the weekend’s usual strong sales for restaurants and hospitality companies in the region. […]
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Mass. AG Drafts E-Cigarette Regulations, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief According to the Massachusetts Food Association, new Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy has released revised tobacco regulations that seek to regulate e-cigarettes as a tobacco product, placing the same restrictions on their purchase and use as those on tobacco cigarettes and also keeping them from being sold to minors. A […]
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Wakefern General Counsel Is An Award Finalist, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief Wakefern Food Corp. General Counsel Allison Berger is a finalist in the 2015 NJBIZ General Counsel of the Year Program. The awards program is produced by NJBIZ, New Jersey’s business news publication. The program honors New Jersey’s general counsels and chief legal officers for the role they play in making their […]