Elior North America, a foodservice company, has launched a frozen entrée brand, Right Course, created to help consumers manage their blood sugar levels. “The prevalence of diabetes continues to grow within the U.S., with 30 million Americans diagnosed with the disease actively working to manage their blood sugar levels,” the company says. “Right Course adheres to […]
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Leevers Supermarkets’ New Loyalty Program Rewards Healthy Eating
Leevers Supermarkets Inc., a Save-A-Lot grocery licensee, has partnered with Green Piranhas Inc., a digital customer engagement platform development firm, to launch Snap2Save, a new kind of grocery shopping loyalty app. The program goes beyond saving customers money. It also aims to help them eat healthier by incenting the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables. […]
Making Change At Walmart Protests Worker Exclusion From Shareholder Meeting
Making Change at Walmart (MCAW), a project of the United Food and Commercial Workers International labor union, is launching a campaign ahead of Walmart’s annual shareholders meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas, protesting the retailer’s recent decision to exclude workers from the meeting. “For the first time in Walmart shareholder meeting history, Walmart’s top 1 percent has changed […]
Registration Open Now For July Texas Retailers Forum
The Texas Retailers Association (TRA) will host its 2018 Texas Retailers Forum July 22 to 23 in Corpus Christi, Texas, at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel. “Your support and attendance at the Texas Retailers Forum is critical to its success,” says the TRA. “The 2017 Texas Retailers Forum had nearly 100 percent satisfaction rate from our […]
Lovera’s In Krebs, Oklahoma, Makes Award-Winning ‘Approachable’ Cheese
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest Caciocavera is the signature cheese of Lovera’s Handcrafted Foods in Krebs, Oklahoma. The name is a play on the Italian caciocavallo (literally “horse cheese”). It keeps with a tradition born in Southern Italy some 500 years before Christ walked the earth. Cheeses were tied one to the other and transported to market […]
Walmart Reports Strong 1Q Comps, E-Commerce Sales
Walmart has released its first-quarter earnings report, and its numbers are up. Total revenue for the retail giant was $122.7 billion, an increase of $5.1 billion, or 4.4 percent. Excluding currency, total revenue was $120.7 billion, an increase of $3.2 billion, or 2.7 percent. Walmart U.S. comp sales increased 2.1 percent, and comp traffic increased […]
H-E-B Creates Chief Digital Officer Position As E-Commerce Grows
H-E-B has appointed Jag Bath to the newly created position of chief digital officer, overseeing all of the company’s digital products and services. The appointment was made as H-E-B continues to expand its omnichannel offerings across Texas. Bath, an entrepreneur and innovator, will continue in his current role as CEO of Favor Delivery, the on‑demand […]
Albertsons Market Unveils Remodeled ‘Next-Gen’ Albuquerque Store
Albertsons Market on May 2 celebrated the completion of a large-scale remodel of its Albuquerque, New Mexico, store located at 10131 Coors Boulevard. As part of the festivities, the retailer presented a $10,000 donation to Special Olympics New Mexico during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “For more than 100 years, our company has operated on the foundational principle that […]
