Publix’s sales for the fourth quarter of 2016, a 14-week period, were $9.1 billion, an 11.1 percent increase from the previous year’s $8.2 billion, a 13-week period. The additional week in the fourth quarter of 2016 increased sales by 7.4 percent. Comparable-store sales for the fourth quarter of 2016 increased 2.2 percent. Net earnings for […]
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Kroger’s Virginia Dairy Manufactures Sustainable Milk Jug
A dairy in Virginia is the first in the Kroger organization to roll out a new lightweight gallon milk jug that the company says helps sustain the environment. Kroger’s Westover Dairy in Lynchburg has manufactured 6.2 million gallon jugs since September for milk, water, juice and tea products and is distributing them to 92 Kroger […]
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Publix Pharmacy Provides Free Montelukast
Publix Pharmacy is adding montelukast, a prescription medication for asthma and allergies, to its Free Medication Program, which provides up to a 90-day supply of certain common prescription medications at no charge to pharmacy customers for as a long as prescribed. “We’re always happy to help our customers get the medications they need to treat […]
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Kroger Introduces Chef Junior Program At Select Georgia Stores
Kroger’s Atlanta Division has launched its Chef Junior program, aimed at developing the culinary talents of its youngest shoppers and hosted at more than 20 stores throughout Georgia. Each 20-minute workshop includes personal guidance from a Kroger chef as the children learn to create foods like cupcakes and personal fruit pizza. As part of every […]
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Southeastern Grocers Streamlines Private Label Brands
The Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys and Winn-Dixie grocery banners, all owned by Southeastern Grocers (SEG), are merging their own brand products into a single, uniform brand featuring a new label. It allows SEG to provide more value, choice and differentiation to its customers, according to the Jacksonville, Florida-based company. SEG calls the move the company’s “largest-ever transformation of […]
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First Trucks To Depart From Publix’s New Alabama Distribution Center On Feb. 22
Publix Super Markets will begin shipping grocery items from its new McCalla, Alabama, distribution center on Feb. 22, the same day the Jefferson County facility hosts its grand opening ceremony. It is Publix’s first distribution center in the Cotton State; the grocery chain currently operates seven DCs in Florida and one in Georgia. The first […]
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Food Lion Reveals Ralph W. Ketner Store Manager Excellence Award Winners
Food Lion has named five store managers as divisional award winners, making them eligible for its Ralph W. Ketner Store Manager of the Year Award to be presented later this month. These awards, named for Food Lion’s co-founder who died last year, recognize and honor exceptional store managers who the grocery chain says enrich the […]
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Buy Alabama’s Best Expands Retail Campaign From Two To Four Months
The 2017 Buy Alabama’s Best Retail Campaign Launch Awards Luncheon recently was held at The Club in Birmingham. The group is made up of the Alabama Grocers Association, the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries and the Alabama Food Manufacturers and Producers Association. The purpose of the Buy Alabama’s Best Campaign is to identify and […]