AWG sees convergence as a way to collectively look for opportunities to work with its membership on areas to scale its more than $23 billion in retail sales together. Convergence brings together AWG’s member retailers and company resources to improve members’ sales, profits and infrastructure costs. At the same time, it boosts capabilities to continue […]
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Save A Lot Completes Wholesale Model Transition
St. Louis, Missouri-based Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S., has completed its relicensing program and its transition to a wholesale model. This follows the sale of nearly 300 corporate-operated locations to retail partners, that will continue to operate the stores under the Save A Lot brand. “Becoming a wholesaler […]
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Ben E. Keith Foods Acquires Florida Food Service Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas-based Ben E. Keith Foods has announced its purchase of Florida Food Service Inc. The acquisition, which closed Feb. 2, includes all assets of the company – including the 86,000-square-foot distribution center in Gainesville, Florida. This acquisition will create the ninth division of Ben E. Keith Foods across 15 states. “The acquisition of Florida Food […]
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UNFI Elects Mohammad To Board Of Directors
Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. has appointed Shamim Mohammad to its board of directors. The company believes that this appointment will reflect UNFI’s commitment to refreshment, adding technology expertise in areas that can help advance UNFI’s long-term strategic objectives. “Shamim’s proven track record in strategic leadership and development of forward-thinking technology solutions will make […]
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Park City Group/ReposiTrak Appoints Hannum As Chief Customer Officer
Salt Lake City, Utah-based Park City Group/ReposiTrak has promoted Derek Hannum to the newly created role of chief customer officer. He recently served as SVP of customer success, overseeing the company’s marketing and customer success activities. In the new role, Hannum is responsible for expanding customer relationships, growth and revenue performance, including sales, marketing and customer […]
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AWG, IRI To Launch AWG Partner Gateway
Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. and IRI have teamed up to launch AWG Partner Gateway, a portal to enable integrated collaboration between members and their vendor partners using IRI Liquid Data technology. “Our members represent more than $23 billion in retail sales, making the collective cooperative the sixth largest supermarket group in the United States,” said David Smith, […]
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C&S Wholesale Earns Top Score In 2022 Corporate Equality Index
Keene, New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. C&S Wholesale Grocers joins the ranks of more than 840 major U.S. businesses that also scored […]
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IGA Experiences Growth In Sales, Market Share, Store Count
by Eric Pereira / content creator The past year was a great one for the Independent Grocers Alliance, according to John Ross, president and CEO. For many of its retailers, 2021 was the best in modern history for top-line sales and market share growth. “For a 100-year-old-chain, that’s an amazing thing to say,” Ross said. […]