Yummy.com, a leading multi-channel grocery retailer, opened a new store in Century City, California, this week, marking the company’s sixth location in the Los Angeles area. With the addition of the Century City location, Yummy.com’s delivery area extends from the Pacific Ocean to Koreatown and from the 10 Freeway to Beverly Hills. “Our sixth location […]
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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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Governor Expected To Sign California Minimum Wage Legislation Today
California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. is expected to join supporters from across the state on Monday in Los Angeles to sign into law Senate Bill 3, passed by both houses of the legislature last week, that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per […]
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California Raising Minimum Wage To $15 Per Hour Statewide
California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Monday joined legislators and labor leaders to announce an agreement that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide. “California is proving once again that it can get things done and help people get ahead,” said […]
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New Seasons Opens University Park Store In North Portland
New Seasons Market opened its newest store March 23 in North Portland. The 25,000-s.f. location at 6300 N. Lombard Street is the grocer’s third North Portland store. The University Park location, which anchors a community of busy students, professionals and families, features a laid-back outdoor seating area with recycled milk jug lounge chairs. Inside, abundant […]
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Raley’s Named Official Grocery Partner Of NBA’s Kings
Raley’s Family of Fine Stores has been named the official grocery partner of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. The two organizations say they share a commitment to encourage health and wellness in Northern California residents. So as the Kings move into their newly built arena, Raley’s will join Golden 1 Center with two concessions kiosks that […]
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Bashas’ Going Cage-Free With Its Private Label Eggs This Year
Bashas’ will begin transitioning all of its private-label Bashas’-branded eggs to cage-free eggs starting this fall. The Chandler, Arizona-based chain, which will launch its cage-free-egg changeover this November, says it will be the first mainstream grocer in Arizona to make the transition with its own brand of eggs. “We are committed to being a good […]
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Frieda’s Karen Caplan Will Receive 2016 Agricultural Achievement Award
Karen Caplan, president and CEO of specialty produce company Frieda’s Inc., will receive the Cal Poly Pomona College of Agriculture’s 2016 Jim Hicks Agricultural Achievement Award. Karen heads the wholesale company in Los Alamitos, California, that was founded by her mother, Frieda Rapoport Caplan. Frieda Caplan is a pioneer who blazed the trail for women […]
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Natural Products Expo West 2016 Kicks Off In Anaheim
Natural Products Expo West 2016 is under way in Anaheim, California. The annual show began Thursday and runs through the weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center. Projected to be the largest in its 36-year history, the sold out trade-only event is playing host to more than 3,000 companies and 70,000 attendees. The natural products industry […]
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CEO Says Smart & Final Had ‘Exceptional’ 2015
Smart & Final Stores on Wednesday reported its financial results for the 13-week and 53-week periods ended Jan. 3. Net income for the 13-week fourth quarter rose 7.4 percent to $10 million. Sales increased 18.9 percent to $997.6 million, including $73.3 million attributable to an extra week in this year’s fourth quarter. Comparable store sales increased 3.5 percent, including […]
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World’s Largest Idaho Potato Display Unveiled At Northgate González Market
The team at Northgate González Market in Southern California recently made final preparations for the culmination of the grocer’s six-month mission to build the world’s largest Idaho potato display. Pallets? Check. Spuddy Buddies? Check. 100,000-plus pounds of Idaho potatoes? Check. But the real hopes of Northgate, the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) and Melissa’s Produce lay […]
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California Assembly Votes To Raise Tobacco Age To 21
The California Assembly on Thursday voted to raise the age of sale for tobacco products to 21, add electronic cigarettes to state tobacco regulations and approve other measures to further reduce tobacco use. The state Senate previously approved similar measures and is expected to give final approval soon. By increasing the tobacco age to 21, […]
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Fry’s Opening Seven New Arizona Stores This Year, Six Are Marketplaces
Fry’s Food Stores, a banner of The Kroger Co., is expanding its presence in Arizona with the addition of seven new stores in 2016. Fry’s says it will invest $260 million in Arizona to build six new Marketplace stores and to add one new store in Tucson along with multiple fuel centers at the properties. […]
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Tyler Myers Honored As 2016 IGA USA International Retailer Of The Year
IGA this week honored four independent retailers from around the globe as 2016 IGA International Retailers of the Year. The announcement was made during the IGA 90th Anniversary Diamond Celebration at IGA WorldWide, which was held at The Mirage in Las Vegas. Among the winners is Tyler Myers, who was recognized as the IGA USA […]
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Food City Opens Remodeled Tucson Store Today
Bashas’-owned Food City will open the doors of its newly remodeled store at 2000 E. Irvington Road in Tucson, Arizona, today, March 2, with a special grand opening “fiesta.” The revamped store features festive décor and expanded product and service offerings, including: • A seating area at the restaurant-style deli, which offers dishes and prepared […]
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Nugget Markets To Acquire Two Sonoma County Stores
Nugget Markets, the 15-store grocery chain in Northern California’s Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado, Placer, Solano and Marin counties, plans to acquire Sonoma Market and Glen Ellen Village Market, both in Sonoma County. The purchase is expected to close on March 31. “It is an honor and a privilege to be given the opportunity to acquire […]
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California Avocado Commission Hires One, Promotes Another
The California Avocado Commission (CAC) has appointed Carolyn Becker to retail marketing director for the northwest region and promoted Zac Benedict to online marketing director. Becker is a produce veteran with 20 years of experience representing growers and marketing associations of the retail produce trade. She has managed marketing programs for a variety of commodity […]
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Smart & Final Launches Private Label Charitable Giving Campaign
Smart & Final has launched a new giving campaign, First Street First Percent, which donates the first 1 percent of net profits from the sale of its First Street private label brand products at its U.S.-based Smart & Final banner stores in California, Nevada and Arizona to the Smart & Final Charitable Foundation to support […]
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Report: Court Approves Haggen’s $5.75M Settlement With Albertsons, Auction For Remaining Stores Is Feb. 29
Haggen this week received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to settle its lawsuit against Albertsons, winning $5.75 million in cash, according to The Oregonian. The newspaper reports that the amount is considerably less than what Haggen had originally sought—more than $1 billion—when it filed the suit in September. In the lawsuit, Haggen accused Albertsons […]
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Popkoff’s Opens New Production Facility In City Of Industry
Popkoff’s—makers of all-natural Russian dumplings—has opened a new state-of-the-art food production facility in City of Industry, California, to meet the growing demand for its frozen food products. The company recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new factory location at 18901 Railroad Street. The 40,000-s.f. facility is able to produce about 40,000 pounds of Pelmeni […]
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Super King Markets Wins Unified’s 2016 Ben Schwartz Retail Grocery Visionary Award
Southern California’s Super King Markets is the recipient of Unified Grocers’ 2016 “Ben Schwartz Retail Grocery Visionary Award.” The award was presented during a special dinner in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The award is named after Ben Schwartz, the 96-year old former board chairman for Unified. Schwartz was in attendance at the awards dinner. “This […]