In a move to protect their right to pursue individual and class-action pay and promotion claims against Walmart Stores Inc., more than 500 former and current Walmart women employees who had been part of a national class-action lawsuit have filed a charge of discrimination against the retailer with the U.S. Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission […]
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Carney To Assume CFO Job Following BI-LO, Winn-Dixie Merger
Brian Carney, current EVP and CFO of BI-LO, will soon be taking on a bigger role—pending the merger of the South Carolina-based grocery with Winn-Dixie. Carney will assume the CFO position of the combined companies. Winn-Dixie CFO Bennett Nussbaum is leaving the position to become integration lead following the completion of the merger. Before joining […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, Northeast, Southeast
Piggly Wiggly Carolina Expands Online Grocery Service
After successfully offering online shopping in 10 stores for the past four years, Piggly Wiggly Carolina has expanded its Click’n Shop program to 26 additional locations, nearly tripling Piggly Wiggly’s eCommerce presence in South Carolina. With MyWebGrocer’s Click’n Shop online shopping solution, Piggly Wiggly Carolina shoppers can purchase groceries online and choose to pick up […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Southeast, Southwest
7-Eleven Acquires 55 Sam’s Mart Stores in the Carolinas
Slurpee® drinks, Big Bite® hotdogs, Big Gulp® beverages and other convenient services are on their way to Charlotte. Dallas, Texas-based 7-Eleven Inc. has entered into an agreement with Sam’s Mart LLC to acquire 55 Sam’s Mart stores in North and South Carolina and convert them to 7-Eleven® stores this year. The transaction is anticipated to […]
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Target Remodeling 3 Richmond, Va., Stores to Carry More Groceries
The Richmond, Va., region’s cutthroat grocery industry will become even more competitive this spring, reports the Richmond Times Dispatch. Target has started remodeling three of its 12 Richmond-area stores to increase the number of grocery items at those locations by about 40 percent. More area stores could follow. According to the Dispatch, the Minnesota-based retailer […]
Posted in, Southeast, The Kroger Co.
$2.3M Verdict Returned In Kroger Slip-And-Fall Lawsuit
A jury in Gwinnett County, Ga., has returned a verdict of $2.3 million in damages in a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Kroger Co. after a judge determined Kroger destroyed and manipulated important video evidence involving an injured customer, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. The lawsuit arose out of a May 2008 incident in which Craig Walters, […]
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Smithfield Completes 100th Donation in Hungry Homes Tour
Virginia-based Smithfield has completed its 100th donation on its Helping Hungry Homes® tour—totaling more than 14 million servings of protein donated to local food banks across the country. “We’ve traveled from Miami, Florida, to Anchorage, Alaska, bringing hard-to-source protein to wonderful food assistance organizations and have just made our 100th tour donation,” said Dennis Pittman, […]
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Fruits, Vegetables Star in USDA’s New School Meal Standards
The United Fresh Produce Association is applauding the release of new nutrition standards for school meals. First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack celebrated the new school nutrition standards earlier this week at Parklawn Elementary School in Alexandria, Va. The new standards will double the amount of fruits and vegetables served to […]