Food 4 Less will host a grand reopening of its latest remodeled store at 1717 South Western Avenue in South Los Angeles’ Harvard Heights neighborhood on Wednesday, Aug. 2. The 39,000-s.f. store’s renovation features a new exterior design, new interior décor, refreshed center store, new service deli/bakery offerings and an expanded produce department. The store […]
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Oliver’s Market Reaffirms Its Focus On Community With Launch Of ESOP
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer Oliver’s Market, Sonoma County’s largest locally owned and independent grocer, in early June celebrated the sale of 43 percent of the company to employees through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The company also registered with the state of California as a social purpose corporation, allowing leadership to consider employees, the […]
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Smart & Final Posts 2Q Same-Store Sales Growth
On July 25, Smart & Final Stores reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended June 18, achieving both net and comparable-store increases. Net sales were up 3.9 percent to $1.08 billion, and comparable store sales were up 1.3 percent during the quarter at Smart & Final, which operates 314 grocery and foodservice stores […]
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Langer Farms Ramps Up California-Grown Apple Cider Line
Family-owned Langer Juice Co. Inc., based in City of Industry, California, is building on the latest addition to its lineup of juices. The company began testing an apple cider under its new Langer Farms brand last year and launched it this year. Soon, Langer Farms will begin peak production of its Unfiltered Apple Cider, according […]
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Two Safeway Pharmacies Impacted By Chain’s Settlement Regarding Controlled Substances Act
Safeway, an Albertsons Cos. banner, has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington to settle a 2014 investigation into Safeway’s compliance with the Controlled Substances Act. The investigation focused on compliance with record-keeping and reporting […]
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Grocery Industry ‘Visionary’ Ben Schwartz Celebrates 100th Birthday
Ben Schwartz, a nationally recognized leader of the retail grocery industry and former board chairman of Certified Grocers of California Ltd., celebrated his 100th birthday on July 8 with family and friends on the Entertainer yacht in Marina del Ray. Certified Grocers is a predecessor company of Unified Grocers, which was recently acquired by Supervalu. […]
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Well-Deserved Dual Honors For Gelson’s Executive
Donna Tyndall is a shoo-in for The Shelby Report of the West’s Woman Executive of the Year award as well as induction into the Food Industry Hall of Fame. Currently serving as SVP of store operations for Encino, California-based Gelson’s, Tyndall was the first woman in management for the upscale grocer. And she has taken […]
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CAC Says July Fourth Avocado Sales Broke Record
According to the California Avocado Commission (CAC), this year’s Fourth of July avocado sales figures indicate 118.3 million pounds were sold in the U.S. in support of holiday festivities, making it the highest Fourth of July consumption period on record. The results were stronger than the 100-million-pound pre-holiday projection and surpassed the 2016 actual by […]
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First 365 In Arizona Will Anchor 9-Story Tempe Development
A new mixed-use development in Tempe, Arizona, called The Local is under construction following a groundbreaking in July. It will house the first Whole Foods Market 365 store in the state. Located at the intersection of University Drive and Ash Avenue in downtown Tempe, The Local combines a luxury apartment residence with the 365 grocery market. […]
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Utah Grocers Featuring In-Store And Outdoor Farmers Markets
Five Utah grocery chains are making it easier for shoppers to get the freshest fruits and vegetables this season. Macey’s, Lin’s, Dan’s, Dick’s Market and Fresh Market are bringing back the Eat Fresh, Eat Local in-store and outdoor farmers markets, which feature a variety of Utah-grown produce. The farmers markets run through the first week […]
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Hispanic Grocers Cardenas Markets And Mi Pueblo Merge
Cardenas Markets and Mi Pueblo, two Hispanic grocery chains in which global investment firm KKR made significant investments last year alongside Victory Park Capital, have merged. The combined business will operate as Cardenas Markets LLC and will become one of the largest Hispanic supermarket chains in the country. Each grocery chain will continue to operate separately, […]
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Oregon Expected To Become Third State To Raise Tobacco-Buying Age
Oregon is about to become the third state in the nation to raise the age for buying tobacco products to 21. The measure passed in the State House by a 39-to-20 vote on July 6. Although the Senate passed the measure in March, 19 to 8, SB 754 will need to return to the Senate […]
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Stater Bros.’ New Menifee Store Will Open July 12
Stater Bros. will host a grand opening of its third supermarket to serve the city of Menifee and nearby Sun City on Wednesday, July 12. The new, more than 45,000-s.f. supermarket is located at 29061 Newport Road in the Shoppes at the Lakes development. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held in front of the store at […]
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Hussmann’s Annual Charity Golf Event Raises $38K For Three Groups
Hussmann’s western sales division recently held its 11th annual Customer Appreciation Golf Tournament & Charity Fundraiser at Strawberry Farms Golf Club in Irvine, California. The event benefited Mended Hearts, Orangewood Children’s Foundation and City of Hope. Many regional and vertical market customers attended the event, as did industry sponsors and Hussman representatives, including Dennis Gipson, […]
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Sunriver IGA In Oregon Credits New System For Deterring Theft, Clerical Mistakes
John Audia had no idea how much theft and clerical mistakes were happening at the checkouts at his Sunriver supermarket near Bend, Oregon, until he implemented technology that caught all of it on video. He had a cashier prosecuted after the video revealed her giving away groceries “left and right” to customers and employees. Since […]
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Raley’s New Ground-Up Store Makes Debut In Rancho Cordova
Raley’s on Wednesday opened a new ground-up store at the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Douglas Road in Rancho Cordova, California. The 40,000-s.f. unit offers fresh and healthy products in a format tailored to complement the local community, according to the West Sacramento-based grocery chain. It marks the second new store Raley’s has opened in […]
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Montana Community Comes Together To Build A Desperately Needed Store
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer Lodge Pole, Montana, located within the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, will have its own grocery store for the first time in decades when the Red Paint Creek Trading Post and Pantry, a nonprofit cooperative, opens this summer. Leslie “Josie” Cliff, GM and project manager, told The Shelby Report in late May […]
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Safeway To Open Fifth Mountain View, California, Store On Wednesday
Safeway will open a new store in Mountain View, California, at 580 North Rengstorff Avenue in Monta Loma Plaza on Wednesday, June 21. It will mark the fifth Safeway location in Mountain View, and the new Monta Loma store will bring an estimated 100 new jobs to the community. “We are excited to open this […]
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Oliver’s Market Sells Portion Of Company To Employees
Oliver’s Market, the largest locally-owned grocer in Sonoma County, California, has sold 43 percent of the company to employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The four-store chain also registered with the state of California as a Social Purpose Corporation, allowing leadership to consider employees, the environment and the community in addition to financial position […]
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Amazon To Open Fulfillment Center In Fresno, California
Amazon said June 2 that it will open its first fulfillment center in Fresno, California. The Seattle-based online retailer said the center will “continue its growth in California’s Central Valley” and create 1,500 new full-time jobs. The Fresno center will be Amazon’s fifth fulfillment center in the Central Valley, with three operating fulfillment centers located […]