In November, the Alaska Commercial Co. (AC) unveiled a new 26,000-square-foot grocery and general merchandise store in Kotzebue, Alaska, which lies about 26 miles north of the Arctic Circle in the northwestern corner of the state. The store plays a vital role in providing essential food and supplies to the residents of the town and […]
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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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Grocers Bracing For Impact Of Largest Tax Hike In WA’s History
Washington is considered one of the most expensive states in the nation when it comes to the cost of gas, housing and healthcare. It has the fourth highest average grocery prices in the country, and 55 percent of residents face food insecurity. And officials from the Washington Food Industry Association note that grocers and consumers […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, News, PCC, West
PCC To Open Small Format Corner Market In Seattle
PCC Community Markets, a 72-year-old retail grocery cooperative, will open its first small format store, PCC Corner Market, in July in downtown Seattle. Located at 4th and Union, the 6,000-square-foot market will be designed around the needs of downtown workers and residents. It marks the co-op’s return to the heart of the city, occupying a […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Stater Bros. Markets, West
Stater Bros. Markets On The Move In Highland, CA
Stater Bros. Markets will hold a grand opening June 25 for a store at 27920 Greenspot Road in Highland, California, that anchors the Greenspot Crossings shopping center. Stater Bros. broke ground on the location in July 2024. At more than 46,000 square feet, it is nearly double the size of the 45-year-old store it is […]
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Albertsons Media Collective Launches In-Store Digital Display Network
Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm of Albertsons Companies Inc., unveiled its in-store digital display network during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France. In partnership with Stratacache Inc., one of the global suppliers of interactive, intelligent shopper engagement experiences and analytic tools, Albertsons Media Collective will power its new in-store advertising […]
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T&T Supermarket Plans Largest CA Store Yet In Chino Hills
T&T Supermarket Inc. has shared plans for a second store in Southern California, at the Crossroads Marketplace Chino Hills, set to open in fall 2026. Following the announcement of its store in the Great Park community of Irvine, this will mark T&T’s sixth planned location in the U.S. Located at 13017-13021 Peyton Drive, the 61,000-square-foot store […]
Posted inDairy News, Feature, Northeast, West
French Yogurt Brand La Fermière Fortifies U.S. Operations
Since entering the U.S. market eight years ago, French yogurt company La Fermière has maintained a 35-40 percent year-over-year growth rate. In 2024, the brand sold about 16 million ceramic pots of yogurt and oven-baked crème desserts. The company has a manufacturing plant in New York, as well as a newly opened West Coast facility […]
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CGAEF Hall Of Achievement Honors 3 Leaders
The California Grocers Association Educational Foundation (CGAEF) inducted three industry veterans into its Hall of Achievement on April 10 in Anaheim, California. In addition to honoring the inductees – Pete Van Helden, chairman and CEO of Stater Bros. Markets; Mary Crocker, sales account manager for Alta Dena Dairy; and Willie Crocker, retail director for Bimbo […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Bakery News, Bashas', News, West
Arizona Locals Win Bashas’ Annual Doughnut Contest
Two Arizona residents – a teen from Paradise Valley and an adult from Gilbert – have been named winners of Bashas’ 10th Annual “Donut Flavor Craze Contest,” celebrating National Doughnut Day on June 6. Miele K., 13, took top honors in the youth category with her Desert Campfire Smore doughnut creation – a Long John […]
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Simbe Brings Store Intelligence Platform To DeCicco & Sons
Simbe has announced a strategic retail automation partnership with family-owned DeCicco & Sons grocery chain that will install its Store Intelligence platform at the grocer’s new flagship location in Sleepy Hollow, New York, with additional rollouts planned in Eastchester and Larchmont. Simbe’s platform offers real-time, storewide visibility into pricing accuracy, inventory levels and product placement […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Dairy News, News, Raley's, West
Raley’s, Partners Helping Fight Food Insecurity
For the third year, Raley’s Food For Families program is partnering with the California Milk Advisory Board to deliver milk and dairy products to programs helping California families facing food insecurity. Throughout National Dairy Month in June, California dairies (through the CMAB) will match customer in-store and online Food For Families donations (up to $35,000). […]
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Kent’s Market Gives Groceries To Military Families
In honor of Armed Forces Day on May 17, Kent’s Market in Plain City, Utah, partnered with Operation Homefront for a large-scale grocery donation event where more than 400 military families received about $700 worth of groceries each, totaling nearly $300,000. “This was an event beyond all events. Every family walked away with a literal ‘haul’ […]
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The Illuminators Share New Board Appointments For 2025-26
The Illuminators, an organization committed to fostering education, leadership and partnerships in the grocery industry, has appointed its 2025-26 officer team and first-year board members to its executive board. 2025-26 Officer Team Headlite/President: Lori Brown, director of sales northwest for Nucal Foods; Sidelite/VP: Thomas Huls, CEO for Heritage Harbor Sales and Marketing; Spotlite/Treasurer: Marla McIntosh, […]
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WAFC Elects 2025-26 Leadership, Adds To Board Of Directors
The Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) elected new leadership in May, as well as added new directors to its board. The 2025-26 WAFC officers are: President – Kevin Lovell, SVP of operations at Albertsons/Safeway NorCal; VP – Rebecca Calvin, SVP and CMO for Stater Bros. Markets; Treasurer – Wendy Coldesina, VP, general merchandise manager […]
Posted inDeli News, News, Packaging News, West
Reser’s Fine Foods Commemorates Anniversary With $2B Milestone
Reser’s Fine Foods, a family-owned company in the refrigerated prepared foods industry based in Beaverton, Oregon, is celebrating 75 years in business as it reaches $2 billion in annual revenue. Founded in 1950 by Mildred Reser, the company began as a small farmhouse kitchen potato salad business and has grown into the largest family-owned, prepared foods businesses in the […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, West
Save Mart Celebrates Partnership With Modesto Nuts During Final Season
Save Mart is celebrating its partnership with the Modesto Nuts as the city’s minor league baseball team plays its final season in Modesto, California. Since the team’s inception in 2005, the partnership has helped advance community engagement, supporting education and expanding access to America’s favorite pastime. The Nuts are relocating after the season to San […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, West
Market Of Choice Opens New Store In Hillsboro, OR
Market of Choice, Oregon’s largest independent, family-owned grocer, recently held a grand opening for its 12th store in the state, located at 3515 SE Cornelius Pass Road in Hillsboro. The 35,000 square-foot store is the cornerstone of the new Reed’s Crossing Town Center development, offering a selection of conventional, natural and specialty products. “We are […]
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Raley’s To Anchor Development in Madera County, CA
Riverstone, a community in California’s Central Valley, will add 61,000 square feet of new retail space headlined by a Raley’s Supermarkets store. The new Riverstone location marks the second store in Madera County for Raley’s, a division of The Raley’s Companies, Located in the Riverwalk at Riverstone, the 40,000-square-foot store will feature a contemporary grocery […]
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Vallarta Supermarkets Celebrates Store Opening In Colton, CA
Vallarta Supermarkets will open a new 43,931-square-foot store June 4 at 1250 Washington St. in Colton, California. The location, which has created numerous new job opportunities, will feature the full suite of Vallarta’s signature departments, each of which reflects and celebrates the traditions and tastes of Latin America. The store boasts a modern store design […]
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Simpson’s Legacy At CFCU Not Forgotten
Certified Federal Credit Union CEO Steve Weakley is one to give credit where credit is due (no pun intended). He continues to recount the contributions of Donna Simpson, the late EVP and COO of Certified Federal Credit Union who passed away last August following a cycling accident in Idaho. She was like family to Weakley, […]