On the occasion of the fifth annual Women in Sports Conference, Procter & Gamble (P&G) demonstrated its commitment to women athletes by announcing its strong support of female competitors, who will make up one half of the company’s sponsored athletes in the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. In 2010, P&G and the International Olympic Committee […]
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Save Mart Supermarkets Again Earns Waste Reduction Award
The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) has once again named Save Mart Supermarkets as one of the winners of the 2011 Waste Reduction Award in recognition for green business practices. Every year California businesses and nonprofits are encouraged to showcase their voluntary waste reduction, recycling and resource conservation efforts by applying for recognition in […]
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2012 Profile: Has Nevada Turned the Corner to Economic Recovery?
[gn_note color=”#66cc66″] The 2012 Nevada Profile originally ran in the February 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the West. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print. [/gn_note] by Kristen […]
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Harmons Grocery Opening Today in Salt Lake City
Harmons Grocery will open a new 70,000-s.f. custom-designed urban grocery store in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, today, Feb. 15, with plenty of fan fare and festivities. Special care has gone into making Harmons’ 16th store an inviting hub for the city where people working and shopping downtown can find the best tasting and freshest […]
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More from The N.G.A. Show—In Pictures
From The 2012 N.G.A. Show… In the photo above: Michael Sansolo speaks to the panel consisting of Chris Coborn, president and CEO of Coborns Inc.; Carlos Smith, president of Bodega Latina Corp./dba El Super; and Jay Lawrence, president of Lawrence Bros. M-A-L Enterprises Inc.
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Former Defense Secretary Gates Opens N.G.A. Show
The National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) 2012 Show kicked off in Las Vegas on Feb. 12 with and opening session attended by more than 1,400 independent grocers, wholesalers and industry partners. The opening event featured an inspirational speech by former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Secretary Gates shared his thoughts on the state of world affairs […]
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McGregor Honored for Industry Leadership at N.G.A. Show
Idaho independent grocer Archie McGregor Jr., 75, president of Archie’s IGA in St. Maries, Idaho, and Dissmores IGA in Pullman, Wash., has been awarded the 2012 Thomas K. Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award. First presented in 2009, the award is given each year by Kraft Foods Inc. at The National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) Show to an […]