Discount grocer Aldi currently has nearly 1,700 stores in 35 states, with plans to reach 2,500 stores by 2022. Part of that expansion includes “exploring opportunities in Arizona as well as multiple other markets from coast to coast,” according to Aldi spokesperson Liz Ruggles. Ruggles adds that, while specific information is not yet available about […]
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Superior Grocers Installs DMV Self-Service Kiosks At 10 Stores
Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s largest independent supermarket chains, has partnered with the California Department of Motor Vehicles to offer DMV services at 10 Superior Grocers locations. New DMV Self-Service kiosk terminals have been installed and are now available at Superior Grocers stores in Los Angeles, Lynwood, Cudahy, El Monte, Baldwin Park and other […]
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Remodeled Food 4 Less In South L.A.’s Harvard Heights Making Debut Wednesday
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. […]