Albertsons Cos. has launched the Afresh platform in the meat and seafood departments of more than 2,200 banner stores, including Safeway, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Vons and ACME. The platform aims to drive better decision-making across the fresh supply chain, with connected solutions built for fresh food. As a result of its partnership with Afresh, Albertsons […]
Category: West
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.
Posted inIndependent Store News, West
Heritage Grocers Group Names ‘La Catrina Más Catrina’ Winners
Heritage Grocers Group has named the winners in its La Catrina Más Catrina photo contest, the first to include customers across all of the company’s banners. The first-place selections, who each received a $500 Visa gift card, included: Zuleima A. for Cardenas Markets; Ariana G. for El Rancho Supermercado; and Aubry R. for Tony’s Fresh […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Vallarta Supermarkets, West
Vallarta Supermarkets Expanding Into Salinas, CA
Vallarta Supermarkets is continuing its California expansion to Monterey County with the Nov. 15 opening of a new store at 1050 N. Davis Road in Salinas. “We are extremely excited to open our doors in Salinas,” said Lizette Gomez, director of marketing for Vallarta Supermarkets. “This new location allows us to connect with an even […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, West
Liviri Selects Madison Foods For Independent E-Grocer Grant
Liviri has selected the recipient of its first e-grocer grant program: Madison Foods, a locally-owned, independent grocery store located in Ennis, Montana. Liviri developed the grant program to award resources to an independent grocer to drive operational excellence and optimize supply chain management for the e-grocery sector. Madison Foods is the only grocery store in […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Smart & Final, West
Smart & Final Extra! To Open Nov. 15 In Madera, CA
Smart & Final will open its first Smart & Final Extra! store Nov. 15 at 2237 W. Cleveland Ave., Suite 101 in Madera, California. The new 32,000-square-foot store will offer customers in the San Joaquin Valley an option for quality, budget-friendly household and club-sized products. “As a local Madera resident, I know families from across […]
Posted inRetailer of the Year, West
New Seasons Market Plans New Stores, Freshens Others
New Seasons Market, The Shelby Report of the West’s Retailer of the Year, has been updating its stores across its soon to be 20 locations, while four more are slated to open in the next three years. For the company’s recognition, EVP Bob Reeves visited multiple stores to get a glimpse of what the future […]
Posted inRetailer of the Year, West
New Seasons Markets Boasts Track Record Of Valuing, Supporting Staff
New Seasons Market, The Shelby Report of the West’s Retailer of the Year, strives to be the ultimate neighborhood grocery store. This goal is not only for customers but staff as well. “We take good care of our staff, and they take good care of our customers. The care our customers feel when they shop […]
Posted inAssociation News, Albertsons, West
WAFC Welcomes Van Buskirk To Board Of Directors
The Western Association of Food Chains elected Mark Van Buskirk of The Save Mart Companies to the WAFC board of directors during a Nov. 4 meeting in San Diego, California. “We are excited to welcome Mark, an influential industry leader, to the WAFC board of directors,” said Paul Gianetto, WAFC president and chairman and SVP […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Vallarta Supermarkets, West
Vallarta Supermarkets Opening First Store in LA’s South Bay Area
Marking its expansion into Los Angeles’ South Bay area, Vallarta Supermarkets is holding a grand opening Nov. 8 for a store at 110 E. Carson St. in Carson, California. To celebrate, Vallarta Supermarkets will give the first 300 customers reusable bags filled with groceries or gift baskets. “Our goal has always been to provide a […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, West
Sprouts Taps Instacart’s FoodStorm For Catering Services
Sprouts Farmers Market has partnered with Instacart to launch FoodStorm, an order management system, to help streamline catering operations and modernize the handling of holiday inventory across the grocer’s more than 400 locations. Sprouts is now accepting pre-orders for the holiday season through its website, app and in-store with FoodStorm’s OMS. The addition of the […]
Posted inExecutive News, West
Stater Bros. Markets Promotes Reed As SVP, CFO
Mike Reed has been promoted to SVP and CFO of San Bernardino, California-based Stater Bros. Markets. This move is due to the recent retirement of Dave Harris, former EVP of finance, CFO and principal accounting officer. The promotion is effective immediately. Reed will report to Stater Bros. Markets’ CEO and Chairman Pete Van Helden and be […]
Posted inAssociation News, West
FTC Chair Khan Tours PITCO Foods’ Distribution Warehouse
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan toured a PITCO Foods facility in the San Francisco Bay Area of California to hold the latest in a series of roundtables discussing retail challenges and what Washington is doing to enforce the nation’s antitrust laws. The event took place at one of PITCO Foods’ grocery distribution warehouses, which services […]
Posted inRetailer of the Year, West
New Seasons Market Strives To Improve Social, Environmental Efforts
New Seasons Market, The Shelby Report of the West’s Retailer of the Year, is the nation’s first grocer to be B Corporation certified. Certified B-Corps are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. New Seasons Market, like other B-Corps, undergoes […]
Posted inPackaging News, West
Perfect Hydration Alkaline Water Introduces New Resealable Can
Perfect Hydration Alkaline Water will share a rebrand of its full product line to illustrate the beverage’s qualities and support its positioning as a brand for active lifestyles and athletes. Perfect Hydration is a water option for athletes, having been named the official water of the NOBULL CrossFit Games earlier this year, with a 9.5+ […]
Posted inWoman Executive of the Year, Home Page Latest News, Retailer of the Year, West
New Seasons Market CEO Lebold Relishing Return To Pacific Northwest
(Editor’s note: Bob Reeves, Shelby Publishing’s EVP West, recently visited with Nancy Lebold, CEO of Oregon-based New Seasons Market and the Woman Executive of the Year for the West. Their discussion appears below.) Thank you so much for joining us. Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you a bit […]
Posted inGelson's, Corporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, West
Gelson’s First West L.A. Location Boasts Modern Design
Reimagining “the Gelson’s experience” for its 28th full-service store, the grocer has officially opened its first location in West Los Angeles. Located at 12121 West Olympic Blvd., it serves as the anchor of West Edge, a mixed-use residential, office and retail development that is under construction. Designed by the firm Shook Kelley, Gelson’s West L.A. […]
Posted inCenter Store, West
Bounty Picks Up Adoption Fees At Best Friends Animal Society
Bounty Paper Towels is picking up pet adoption fees in partnership with Best Friends Animal Society, working to save the lives of shelter pets across the country. “Some animals spend over 500 days in a shelter,” said Janette Yauch, VP of Bounty. “We’re proud to be teaming up again with Best Friends Animal Society in […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, West
Chicory Builds Integration For Albertsons’ Online Shopping
Albertsons Companies has partnered with Chicory, a contextual commerce advertising platform, through a direct shoppable integration. According to the Boise, Idaho-based grocer, the arrangement offers several benefits, including the capability to send products to carts at Albertsons and 15 of its banners through Chicory’s shoppable recipe technology and in-recipe contextual advertisements. “At Albertsons Companies, we […]
Posted inExecutive News, West
Sprouts Farmers Market Taps Valentine For CFO
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. has appointed SVP of Finance Curtis Valentine as CFO, effective Jan. 1, succeeding Lawrence “Chip” Molloy, who previously announced he will retire at year’s end. “We are delighted to elevate Curtis from our deep bench of finance talent to be our chief financial officer,” said CEO Jack Sinclair. “Curtis and Chip […]
Posted inNatural Grocers, Corporate Store News, West
Natural Grocers Opens Fifth Location In Washington
The recently opened Natural Grocers store at 751 N. Columbia Center Blvd. in Kennewick, Washington – the company’s fifth location in the state – is featuring special discounts, sweepstakes and free samples through Nov. 30. “We’ve been serving communities in Washington since 2014, when we came to Vancouver,” said Raquel Isely, VP of marketing. “We previously […]