Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General is hoping to grasp a larger share of the grocery business. A Wall Street Journal story describes the retailer’s experiment to expand its Dollar General Market store concept, which offers fresh food and refrigerated products. The company plans to open 40 Market stores within the next year. A typical Dollar General […]
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Ga. Peach Season Launches with ‘Sweet’ New Campaign
Sweet Georgia Peaches soon will arrive in supermarkets, heralding the growing season that runs from mid-May to mid-August. This year, consumers in Georgia and Florida will be greeted with an updated public relations, advertising and social media campaign featuring the catchphrase, “Georgia Peaches, All Kinds of Sweet.” “A recent Perishables Group survey suggests that over […]
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Coke Recommends 2-for-1 Stock Split
Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Co., presided over the company’s annual meeting of shareowners in Atlanta earlier this week when a two-for-one stock split was recommended to shareowners. “Our recommended two-for-one stock split reflects the board of directors’ continued confidence in the long-term growth and financial performance of our company,” said Kent. […]
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Former Fleming Chief Dies At 82
Elwyn Dean Werries, who spent nearly 40 years with grocery wholesaler Fleming Cos., died April 25 following a period of declining health. He was 82. Werries was born May 8, 1929, in Tescott, Kan. At the age of eight he began his business career at his Uncle Will’s grocery store in Tescott. He graduated high […]
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Kroger Again a Sponsor of Fiesta Atlanta
Kroger, the nation’s largest traditional grocery retailer, will again support Fiesta Atlanta in 2012. The 6th annual Fiesta Atlanta will take place at Centennial Olympic Park on Sunday, May 6. Kroger continues to promote and serve the growing Latino community. Its display area at the festival will include a “Kroger Isle,” featuring an interactive area […]
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Chobani Moving Sales Headquarters to Charlotte, N.C.
The maker of the nation’s top-selling Greek yogurt brand is bringing its North American sales headquarters to Charlotte, N.C. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that New York State-based Chobani Global Holdings Inc. already has 17 employees in the area and plans to increase its staff to about 60 by the end of 2013. Average salaries […]
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Workers’ Legal Team: Ingles Markets Violates Labor Laws
The supermarket chain Ingles Markets Inc. violates federal labor laws with its pay practices regarding wages and overtime pay, according to a lawsuit filed today in Tennessee federal court by workers’ attorneys at Outten & Golden LLP and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP. Named plaintiff Nathan D. Gilliard, a store co-manager from Madisonville, Tenn., […]
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Albertsons Pulling Out Of Florida; Keeping Pinellas Stores
Albertsons is mostly pulling out of Florida, closing all but four stores and shuttering a distribution center in Plant City, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports. Three stores in Sarasota and Manatee counties will close. Stores in Clearwater and Largo will remain open. Albertsons, based in Boise, Idaho, has struggled to remain profitable during the […]