Haggen has donated more than $30,000 to 56 projects requested by teachers throughout Whatcom County, Washington, through DonorsChoose.org. The donations will make an impact on 3,660 school-aged children at 16 schools in six school districts throughout the county. This fall, Haggen has pledged $22,500 to DonorsChoose.org. Each store will have $1,500 of funds to give […]
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The Shelby Report of the West covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
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Aldi Earns LEED Gold Certification For California DC
Aldi has earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its environmentally sustainable distribution center and regional headquarters in Moreno Valley, California. According to USGBC, LEED projects are responsible for diverting more than 80 million tons of waste from landfills. Compared to the average commercial […]
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Raley’s Offers Free Fruit For Kids
Raley’s Family of Fine Stores is providing free fruit to kids in stores while parents shop. Baskets of fruit are placed in the entrance of each store, as a nutritious snack option for kids under the age of 12. “Raley’s wants to connect kids with fresh and healthy food, while enhancing our customers’ overall shopping […]
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Whole Foods Market Promotes Lorenzen To Pacific Northwest Regional President
Whole Foods Market has appointed Angela Lorenzen regional president of the company’s Pacific Northwest region. She will oversee 22 stores in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, including a store that opened this week in Eugene, Oregon, and a store in Victoria, B.C., opening in November. Lorenzen previously served Whole Foods Market’s Northern California region in various leadership roles, including […]
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Unified’s Director Of Market Centre Sales To Talk HBW At CGA Strategic Conference
Tod Marks, executive director of Market Centre sales at Unified Grocers, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming California Grocers Association (CGA) Strategic Conference 2016, which begins Sunday, Sept. 25, in Palm Springs. Marks will discuss “Merchandising Health and Wellness” in an educational session from 7-8:30 a.m. Sept. 26 at the Palm Springs Renaissance Convention […]
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Whole Foods Opens Third 365 Store
The third 365 by Whole Foods Market opened Wednesday in Bellevue, Washington, at 10200 NE 4th Street in Bellevue Square. The 30,000-s.f. store offers a selection of grab-and-go prepared foods, grocery items and retail innovations that streamline the shopping experience for customers who are seeking convenience and value on high-quality products without any artificial colors, sweeteners or […]
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Stater Bros.’ New Norco Store To Replace Existing Unit
Plans are under way to construct a new Stater Bros. Market in Norco, California. The store will neighbor the communities of Corona and Eastvale and replace a smaller River Road Stater Bros. unit. At 44,200 s.f., the new store will be approximately 45 percent larger and is expected to open in spring 2017. “We are […]
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New Bay Area Safeway Stores Debuting Wednesday
Safeway, a division of Albertsons Cos., will open three new stores across the Bay Area on Wednesday. The grand openings include: Pacifica, The Fairmont Shopping Center; Oakland, The Ridge Shopping Center; and Walnut Creek, The Orchards at Walnut Creek. “We are excited to open three new stores to meet the needs of our customers and […]
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Northgate González To Test Produce Incentives With SNAP Customers, Thanks To USDA Grant
by Lorrie Griffith/editor–West Northgate González Market, the 41-store Southern California grocery retailer, soon will embark on a four-year pilot test to see whether offering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants financial incentives to purchase fruits and vegetables actually increases their purchase and consumption. The Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) trial is being made possible through […]
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Six Arizona Safeway Stores Adding Diagnostic Testing Centers
Six new Sonora Quest Laboratories Patient Service Centers (PSCs) have opened inside Safeway stores in Arizona. The new locations in the state are in addition to the two PSCs that opened in November 2015. According to Sonora, the full-service retail locations offer an exceptional patient experience with convenient lab-testing services, access to the most accurate […]
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Valenzuela Becoming Albertsons-Safeway’s Eastern Division President, Schroeder To Lead In Seattle
Dan Valenzuela, president of Albertsons-Safeway’s Seattle Division, will move to Maryland to become president of the company’s Eastern Division, effective immediately. Karl Schroeder, who currently is SVP of corporate merchandising, will take over in Seattle. Valenzeula made the announcement in an internal memo to employees this week. “Over the last year and a half, it […]
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Gelson’s Fun Day Golf Tournament Has More Than One Purpose
Rob McDougall, president and CEO of Gelson’s Markets, said his company’s annual “Fun Day” has two purposes. “First, it brings together more than 500 Gelson’s employees, vendors, distributors, brokers and industry friends to have fun,” he said. “We want to say thank you for your support of this tournament. It is because of the support […]
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Smith’s Marketplace In South Jordan, Utah, To Open Wednesday
Smith’s will open a new Marketplace store Aug. 31 on Daybreak Parkway in South Jordan, Utah. In addition to its grocery offerings, the store will feature an apparel department, general merchandise, Starbucks, Fred Meyer Jewelers, drive-thru pharmacy, fuel center, an Asian hot and cold bar, made-to-order pizza and sandwiches, Murray’s Cheese Shop, online shopping service […]
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Stater Bros. Debuts First Simi Valley Store
For decades, Stater Bros. Markets has been trying to make its way to Simi Valley, California. On Wednesday, the grocery chain did as it opened its first Ventura County store at 660 East Los Angeles Avenue. The grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time, either, since Stater Bros. officially […]
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Day’s Market In Heber City, Utah, To Become Lee’s Marketplace
Lee’s Marketplace is expanding to Heber City, Utah. The locally owned grocer plans to purchase Day’s Market in Heber City and transition the store to a Lee’s Marketplace. The sale is expected to be finalized on Sept. 26. “We are excited to bring Lee’s to the Heber community and are looking forward to getting to […]
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Food Industry Hall Of Fame 2016 Inductee: Super A Foods’ Lou Amen
Super A Foods founder Lou Amen is being inducted into the Food Industry Hall of Fame as his company celebrates 45 years as a strong Southern California independent. Amen began his career in the industry as a teenager and today, at 87 years old, the chairman of Super A Foods is still at it, working from […]
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Unified CEO On 3Q Results: On Track After Haggen’s Hit To Top Line
Unified Grocers suffered a blow during its fiscal third quarter due to the loss of business from Haggen’s Pacific Southwest stores but, according to the wholesaler’s leader, there also are reasons to be pleased with the results, which came out Monday. The “top line was hit a little bit, certainly…this was the quarter when Haggen […]
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Stater Bros. Officially Marks 80th Anniversary On Wednesday
Stater Bros. Markets will officially celebrate a big anniversary on Aug. 17. It was on this day in 1936 that the first Stater Bros. market opened in Yucaipa, California. For 80 years, Stater Bros. has continued the heritage of its founders by providing its customers with the lowest possible prices, the best quality merchandise and friendliest […]
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Grocery Outlet Execs Share ‘Secret Sauce’ Ingredients
Grocery Outlet opened a new location in Costa Mesa in December, adding to its 250-plus store count and venturing for the first time into Southern California. Executives from the company offered a peek behind the curtain into the operations of the chain during a recent Food Industries Sales Managers’ Club (FISMC) event honoring Grocery Outlet. The […]
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Foodservice Component Shines At New Harmons Store In Lehi, Utah
Harmons has opened its Traverse Mountain store in Lehi, Utah, and the grocer has made foodservice a standout component at the location, which is nestled against the Wasatch Mountains at 1750 Traverse Parkway. The store is the anchor for the new Terrace at Traverse Mountain retail center and marks Harmons’ 17th unit. “The Terrace at […]