Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has promoted Terry Wallace to VP of supply chain and logistics. In this position, Wallace oversees all aspects of the company’s supply chain and distribution activities at its 1.3 million-square-foot distribution center in Milton, Pennsylvania. He reports to Kurt Schertle, chief operating officer. Prior to his promotion, he was director of procurement. […]
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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BJ’s Expands Its Footprint With Plans To Open Six New Clubs
Westborough, Massachusetts-based BJ’s Wholesale Club, an operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern U.S., is expanding its footprint by opening six new clubs this fiscal year. The newest clubs will be located in Seabrook, New Hampshire; Port Charlotte, Florida; Commack, New York; South Fayette, Pennsylvania; Ross Township, Pennsylvania; and Lansing, Michigan. The locations in […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
New Saker ShopRite Opens In Wall Township, New Jersey
Saker ShopRites opened its newest store on May 19 – the ShopRite of 18th Avenue and Route 35, in Wall Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, home to generations of the Saker family and their ShopRite stores. The state-of-the-art, 71,500-square-foot ShopRite supermarket is located at 1732 State Highway Route 35. “We are very proud to continue […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Price Rite Marketplace To Donate Nearly $75,000 To Area Food Banks
Price Rite Marketplace said its annual Check-Out Hunger fundraising campaign has raised nearly $75,000 for area food banks. From November through December 2020, Price Rite Marketplace stores in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island collected donations at checkout for local food banks to support the fight against hunger. […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop Treats Nurses During National Observance
In honor of the recent National Nurses Week, Stop & Shop provided special indulgences for nurses at hospitals in three of the states it serves: Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, New York; Yale-New Haven in New Haven, Connecticut; and Massachusetts General in Boston, Massachusetts. From bubble bath and hand masks to an ice cream […]
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Big Y Names Creed VP Of Distribution And Logistics
The Big Y Foods Board of Directors has appointed Stephen M. Creed to the new position of VP of distribution and logistics. Creed is responsible for leading Big Y’s distribution teams at its newly expanded 430,000-square-foot Fresh & Local Distribution Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. In addition, he will serve as an advisor to the board […]
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Weis Markets Opens Bethlehem, Lower Macungie Stores In Pennsylvania
Weis Markets has opened two new Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, stores, expanding its services to customers in Bethlehem and Lower Macungie. The 63,000-square-foot Bethlehem store, located in the Westgate Mall in the space formerly occupied by Bon-Ton, opened to the public on May 13 and nearly doubles the size of the store it replaced, also in […]
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Price Chopper Expands AdvantEdge Rewards Beyond Food And Fuel
Price Chopper/Market 32, based in New York, has expanded its AdvantEdge Rewards Program. In addition to food and fuel, the Northeastern supermarket chain now offers its customers the opportunity to use their earned rewards to support local schools, pay down student loans, donate to charity, purchase specialty kitchen products and enter periodic sweepstakes. Since having successfully […]
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The Giant Co. And Customers Raise $3.3 Million To Fight Food Insecurity
Through its new Feeding School Kids initiative, The Giant Co. says that with its customers, more than $3.3 million was raised to address the issue of childhood hunger throughout local public school districts in the communities it serves. The total donation was announced at James R. Ludlow School in Philadelphia with the help of The […]
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Stop & Shop To Offer Pfizer Vaccine To Customers 12 And Older
Select Stop & Shop pharmacy locations across the Northeast are now offering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. On May 12, the CDC authorized expanded use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to individuals 12 and older, and U.S. PREP Acts authorizes Stop & Shop’s qualified pharmacists to administer vaccines to this expanded age group. Customers can now walk […]
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J&J Snack Foods Corp. Appoints Fachner As CEO
Pennsauken, New Jersey-based J&J Snack Foods Corp. has appointed Dan Fachner as CEO, effective May 11. Fachner currently serves as president, a role he assumed in May 2020 after a notable tenure with the company. Gerald “Gerry” B. Shreiber will remain chairman of the board. “Through the discipline, leadership and vision of Gerry Shreiber, J&J […]
Posted inMerchandising News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Trion Adds WonderBar, ZipTrack To Line Of Merchandising Items
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-based Trion Industries has introduced its Trion WonderBar tray system and ZipTrack, a new and adaptable single-serve beverage pusher system. The Trion WonderBar tray system is being implemented in multiple departments storewide, with customers gaining additional SKUs in their existing retail footprint, effectively selling more in the same space. Typically, customers can gain 20 […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop’s Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary Of Green Energy Facility
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its Green Energy Facility – and significant reductions in CO2 emissions as a result. The Green Energy Facility, which houses an anaerobic digestor, converts inedible food items that cannot be sold or donated into energy that helps to power the company’s Freetown distribution center. […]
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Retail Business Services Donates $25,000 To Support Aid For India
On behalf of its 2,500 associates, Retail Business Services, the services company of grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA, will donate $25,000 to support humanitarian aid for India as the country grapples with a renewed COVID-19 crisis. “Our hearts are heavy each day with the news of effects of the COVID crisis in India,” said Subodh […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
B&G Foods Selects Keller As Its Next President And CEO
Parsippany, New Jersey-based B&G Foods has appointed Kenneth C. “Casey” Keller, 59, as its next president and CEO, effective June 14. Keller will succeed David L. Wenner, B&G Foods’ interim president and CEO, who will remain a director of the company and will work closely with Keller to ensure a seamless transition. Keller also will […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
UNFI Promotes Whitney To Chief Strategy And Innovation Officer
United Natural Foods has promoted Matt Whitney to chief strategy and innovation officer, effective immediately. In this new role, Whitney will be responsible for leading the company’s professional services and e-commerce business units while also developing new business models, pursuing innovation opportunities and implementing several ongoing strategic initiatives to complement UNFI’s base wholesale business. “UNFI […]
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Tecate Assumes Official U.S. Sponsorship Of LIGA BBVA MX
Heineken USA and its Tecate brand have assumed the official, multi-year U.S. sponsorship of LIGA BBVA MX, the most-watched soccer league in the U.S. Tecate USA will also be a partner of LIGA BBVA MX’s other competitions, LIGA BBVA Expansion MX and LIGA BBVA MX Femenil. The official sponsorship and its associated activations reflect the […]
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Giant Co. Announces Plans For 4 New Stores In Philadelphia By 2023
Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based the Giant Co. has announced plans to open four new stores in Philadelphia, including a 32,000-square-foot Giant Heirloom Market at 801 Market St. in the Fashion District, over the next two years. Store amenities and opening dates for each location will be shared later. The company anticipates hiring about 700 workers across the […]
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Stop & Shop Raises $3.1M For ‘Help Cure Childhood Cancer’ Campaign
Stop & Shop’s annual Help Cure Childhood Cancer campaign has raised a record-breaking $3.1 million for pediatric cancer research and care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Stop & Shop will donate additional funding to the campaign, bringing the total donation to the hospitals to $4.25 million. The campaign, which […]
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Bic Partners With Snoop Dogg And Martha Stewart For Ad Campaign
Bic has teamed up with entertainment legend Snoop Dogg and lifestyle innovator Martha Stewart and Marquee Brands to launch a new advertising campaign for Bic EZ Reach. The partnership, which extends into 2022, begins when the duo lights up the digital screen in “Pass It,” available across streaming TV networks, streaming music platforms, social media […]