Ron Johnston, Shelby Publishing Co.’s president and publisher, sat down with Ralph Ketner, founder of Food Lion, on March 7 for a by-invitation interview in Ketner’s office at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina, inside The Ralph W. Ketner School of Business, which Ketner endowed in 1989. Johnston interviewed Ketner 19 years ago, about six […]
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Got To Be NC Big Cart Helping Highlight Piggly Wiggly’s 100th Anniversary
The Got to Be NC Big Cart is hitting the road with several North Carolina food companies to help Piggly Wiggly celebrate its 100th anniversary. The Big Cart is now making stops at Piggly Wiggly stores in eastern North Carolina. The Got to Be NC Big Cart is a promotional vehicle operated by the marketing […]
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Food Lion To Begin Remodeling Stores In Greater Charlotte
Food Lion says it will remodel 142 stores in the greater Charlotte, North Carolina, market in 2016 as part of its “Easy, Fresh and Affordable… You Can Count on Food Lion Every Day!” strategy. The company expects to spend $215 million to remodel the stores as well as for additional price investments throughout the year […]
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Publix Reports Across-The-Board Positive Results For 4Q, Fiscal Year
Publix Super Markets is reporting positive fourth quarter and fiscal year results across the board. Publix’s sales for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $8.2 billion, a 4.5 percent increase from last year’s $7.9 billion. Comparable-store sales for the fourth quarter of 2015 increased 3.2 percent. Net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2015 were […]
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Southeastern Grocers Taps Supermarket Veteran As COO
Anthony T. Hucker has joined Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Bi-Lo, Harveys and Winn-Dixie. Hucker most recently served as president and COO of St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets Inc., which he joined in September 2013. Prior to that, he was president of Ahold-owned Giant Food, headquartered in Landover, Maryland. He also served on the […]
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Rouses Opening In Former Winn-Dixie Location Today
Rouses Markets is debuting its newest store today, Feb. 26, in Kenner, Louisiana, six months after the grocery chain’s managing partner, Donny Rouse, signed the lease. The 55,000-s.f. site at 4041 Williams Boulevard previously housed a Winn-Dixie. “There was a lot of work to do,” said Rouse. “We are very different from Winn-Dixie. Our design […]
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Early Outlook Is Bright For South Carolina Peach Crop
South Carolina’s peach farmers are looking forward to an excellent peach crop in 2016 in spite of the challenges they faced last year. Favorable growing conditions have given growers a positive outlook for a fruitful crop. After delays from heavy rains in the fall, growers immediately began working on the upcoming season. Planting new trees, […]
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Publix Expands Social Media Presence
Publix Super Markets has extended the company’s online social presence with fourth quarter soft launches to Pinterest (December 2015) and Instagram (October 2015). The company currently has more than 14,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 1,000 on Pinterest. Pinterest provides a platform for Publix customers to discover the company’s expertise and services while Instagram allows […]