Since joining Allegiance in 2013, Samer Rahman has served in roles including VP of perishables and VP of center store as well as EVP/CMO.
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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NJ Gov. Signs Surveillance Pricing Ban Despite Industry Objections
The Fair Price Protection Act contains prohibitions about shoppers’ personal data and new electronic shelf label deployments.
Posted inNews, Independent Store News, Northeast, Tops Friendly Markets
Tops Markets Tops Last Year’s Total Raised For CMN Hospitals
Tops raised more than $428,000 during its annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals campaign, which ran June 14-July 4 at participating stores.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, News, Northeast, Organic Natural, Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market Plans August Opening For NJ Store
The Skillman store is set to open its doors Aug. 21, less than a month after the company’s Eatontown, New Jersey, opening.
Posted inNortheast, Marketing News, Midwest, News, Suppliers
JOH Expands North Central Division With WI Acquisition
The Massachusetts sales and marketing agency is expanding outside its longstanding markets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Posted inNews, Finance News, Northeast, Snacks Brands, Suppliers
Utz To Go Private In $2.9B Deal With Germany’s Intersnack
Utz Brands will be taken private in a deal valuing the salty snack maker at approximately $2.9 billion, with Germany’s Intersnack Group acquiring all outstanding Class A common stock for $14.25 per share in cash. The price represents a premium of roughly 91 percent over the July 20 closing price. When the transaction closes, expected […]
Posted inAssociation News, Featured News, News, Northeast
EBT Chip Cards, Other PFMA Priorities Get PA State Funding
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association said several of its legislative priorities were included in the 2026-27 Pennsylvania state budget, which was passed on Sunday, July 19. The budget authorizes the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to transition electronic benefit transfer cards from magnetic stripe to encrypted chip technology by the start of 2028. The change […]
Posted inPrivate Label Brands, News, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Wakefern Begins Wholesome Pantry Packaging Update
Wakefern Food Corp. is rolling out redesigned packaging for its Wholesome Pantry Organic and Wholesome Pantry Free-From lines, the Keasbey, New Jersey-based cooperative announced July 21. The updated packaging features a modernized logo, color cues that distinguish organic items from free-from items and design elements intended to make key product attributes easier to identify on […]
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Giant Co. Tweaks Layout, Assortment At Remodeled PA Stores
The Giant Co. will hold grand reopenings July 24 at its two Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, stores following several months of renovations. Both locations – 925 Norland Ave. and 993 Wayne Ave. – remained open during the work. The remodels updated fresh departments including produce, bakery, meat and seafood, along with center store aisles. The company said […]
Posted inExecutive News, Corporate Store News, Giant Food, News, Northeast
Giant Landover Promotes Dorazio To VP Of Marketing
Giant Food has appointed Gregg Dorazio VP of marketing, the Landover, Maryland-based grocer announced July 21. Dorazio succeeds Dyani Hanrahan, who departs Giant Food at the end of July after joining the company in 2017. Dorazio has been part of the leadership team at Giant Food since 2019, most recently as strategy and e-commerce lead. […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, News, Northeast
Grocery Market Returns To NJ’s Point Pleasant Beach
The official opening of The Market of Point Pleasant Beach on Friday, July 24, will return a full-service supermarket to Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, according to Associated Supermarket Group. The store, which had a soft opening earlier in July, took over a former Stop & Shop space. Independently owned and operated by Shap Markets, […]
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Remodeled Baltimore Giant Now Offers Sushi, Ledo Pizza
Giant Food celebrated the grand reopening of its remodeled store at 6340-50 York Road in Baltimore on July 19, starting with a community event starting at 9 a.m. The store showcases an expanded seafood department, a broader selection of international foods, a Ledo Pizza corner shop, a full-service sushi bar with an in-store chef and […]
Posted inProduce News, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, Northeast, Wakefern
Wakefern Produce Summit Aims To Boost Local, Regional Growers
Wakefern Food Corp. hosted its annual Local Produce Supplier Summit on July 15 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey, bringing together local and regional growers, agricultural leaders and the cooperative’s produce procurement teams. At the event, Ross Farnsworth, VP of produce and floral for Wakefern, reaffirmed the cooperative’s recently […]
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PA ShopRite Adds EV Fast Chargers For Shopper Convenience
“We’re always looking for ways to enhance the shopping experience,” said Laura Bracey with Bracey Supermarkets.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Foodtown, International Foods, News, Northeast
New Brooklyn-Area Foodtown Features International Focus
Allegiance Retail Services said the Bay Ridge area is home to residents of Arabic, Asian, Greek and Hispanic descents.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Hannaford Supermarkets, News, Northeast
Hannaford Expands Size, Selection At Store In Gray, Maine
Doubled in size, the location features a second entrance, larger perishable departments and self-checkout registers.
Posted inAssociation News, Featured News, News, Northeast
NJFC Taps 2 For Board As Sitar Steps Down After 50 Years Of Service
Len Sitar, a single-store ShopRite owner in the Wakefern family, joined the panel in 1977, serving as its president in 1992.
Posted inAssociation News, News, Northeast
Season 10 Of PFMA’s Shelf Confidence Premieres July 30
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association is launching Season 10 of Shelf Confidence, the association’s podcast focused on trends, innovation and issues shaping the food and beverage industry. The new season premieres Thursday, July 30, with new episodes released Thursday mornings on PFMA’s social media channels, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, the PFMA website and all major […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Health & Wellness, News, Northeast, Private Label Brands, Wakefern
Wakefern’s Bowl & Basket To Go Dye-Free By January
Wakefern Food Corp. is updating its Own Brands food and beverage portfolio and plans to eliminate all synthetic dyes and additional ingredients from Bowl & Basket products by January 2027. The initiative will remove the ingredients from Bowl & Basket food and beverage items sold at Wakefern supermarket banners, reflecting changing customer preferences and supporting […]
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JOH Announces Several Staff Additions, Promotions
JOH, the Billerica, Massachusetts-based sales and marketing agency covering the food, drug, mass and club channels, has added several team members in recent months. Pam Madonna Pam Madonna has joined the company as business manager of center store – New England, it was announced July 10. Madonna has nearly 30 years of experience in sales, […]