Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, West

Albertsons Cos. Appoints Mensah, Gray To Board Of Directors

Sarah Mensah and Lisa Gray have been appointed to Albertsons Companies Inc.’s board of directors. With these appointments, the company’s board has been expanded to 11 members. “Sarah and Lisa are accomplished leaders in their respective industries, and I am delighted to officially welcome them to the Albertsons Cos. board of directors,” said CEO Vivek […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Amazon Fresh, Northeast, Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market Preps Store In South Windsor, CT

Whole Foods Market will open a 43,406-square-foot store Jan. 17 in The Shops at 801 Evergreen Way in South Windsor, Connecticut, its fifth location in the greater Hartford area. The South Windsor store’s design includes tile textures and a neutral color palette, connecting to the surrounding natural landscape. Its product assortment includes more than 1,000 items […]

Posted inThe Kroger Co., Online Grocery Technology, Southwest, Supply Chain News

Kroger, Gatik Begin Autonomous Trucking Operations In Dallas

Gatik AI and The Kroger Co. have announced the launch of the companies’ multi-year commercial collaboration, which has medium-duty autonomous box trucks hauling fresh products to multiple stores from the grocer’s customer fulfillment center in Dallas, Texas. To celebrate the strides made since beginning local operations earlier this year, the companies came together for a […]

Posted inThe Kroger Co., National, Online Grocery Technology, Retailers

Kroger Customers Can Now Shop Via Oven Touchscreens

Kroger and GE Appliances have introduced a feature for select WiFi-connected wall ovens and ranges that will allow consumers to view recipes and shop for ingredients via the appliances’ LCD screens. With this over-the-air update, shoppers with select GE Profile, CAFÉ and Monogram wall ovens and slide-in ranges can click on a recipe to view […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Brookshire Grocery Co., Southwest

Brookshire Bros. Transitioning To eGrowcery Digital Tools

Brookshire Bros., a regional grocery chain in Texas and western Louisiana, is deploying digital tools from eGrowcery for its online ordering and fulfillment operations.  The transition to the new platform, which will be seamless to Brookshire Bros.’ customers, will launch Jan. 1. Some enhanced features shoppers can expect include integrated coupon clipping and redemption, complex […]

Posted inFood Industry Hall of Fame, Coborn's, Midwest, Wholesaler/Distributor News

Upper Midwest AWG Division Providing Opportunities For Growth

AWG’s Upper Midwest division opened in St. Cloud, Minnesota, in 2022. It is comprised of two facilities – a 300,000-square-foot dry facility and a state-of-the-art, 330,000-square-foot fresh/frozen facility. Emile Breaux, SVP, chief sales and support officer for AWG, said the expansion into the new geography just made sense. “We knew that there were a number […]

Posted inPublix Super Markets, Produce News, Southeast

Publix Produce Donations Boost Feeding America Food Banks

Matching its donation made for Thanksgiving, Publix is giving another 1.3 million pounds of fresh produce to 32 Feeding America partner food banks in eight states this holiday season.  The donations are part of the company’s biannual “Feeding More Together” register campaign. Publix gives $10 million each year to purchase and deliver produce to the […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, U.R.M. Stores, West

URM Stores Credits ReposiTrak For FSMA 204 Records Progress

URM Stores Inc. is crediting automation with the ReposiTrak Traceability Network for advancing its efforts to comply with FDA’s FSMA 204 food traceability law.  The ReposiTrak solution enables the exchange and maintenance of FDA-required data between the co-op’s suppliers, distribution centers and retail locations in Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon. The FDA’s FSMA 204 food […]