Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG) has formed a preferred partnership with Retail Software Solutions Group (RSSG), a solutions provider to independent retailers. RSSG’s DealW!se and PriceW!se products identify opportunities to improve sales, pricing and profitability. The solutions are integrated with AWG and deliver highly-focused, actionable intelligence on critical aspects of store operations. […]
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Associated Wholesale Grocers Partners With RSA America
Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) has partnered with RSA America (RSA), a supermarket technology company specializing in delivering mobile rewards. RSA America now will be one of AWG’s preferred mobile loyalty reward and coupon vendors. “This is a great digital solution for our member retailers and we look forward to working with RSA […]
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AWG Presents Merchandising, Store Manager And Lou Fox Awards
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) presented 11 Excellence in Merchandising Awards, the Store Manager of the Year Award and its Lou Fox Community Service Award on March 26 in conjunction with its 2019 Innovation Showcase and Annual Meeting held in Overland Park, Kansas. The company is based in Kansas City. The Excellence in Merchandising Award recognizes […]
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AWG’s Shopper Engagement Platform Drives Sales For Retailers
The Shopper Engagement Platform (SEP), the in-house loyalty and data marketing program for Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), has engaged more than 300 of its retailers on the program. A first to market in-house program for grocery wholesalers in the U.S., SEP is aimed at enabling independent retailers to utilize data, digital coupons […]
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Alabama Grocers Association Names Wholesaler, Vendor Of The Year
The Alabama Grocers Association (AGA) held its annual Food Industry Finest Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 1, honoring its Wholesaler of the Year and Vendor of the Year award winners. Speakers included Gov. Kay Ivey; Congressman Gary Palmer, District 6; Commissioner John McMillan, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries; Rick Pate, Candidate for commissioner, Alabama Department […]
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AWG Reports Record-Breaking Year In FY 2017 Results
Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG), headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, reported record consolidated net sales of $9.70 billion and distributed a record $203.4 million in year-end patronage at its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday. AWG’s cooperative sales increased 10.5 percent over fiscal 2016 to $8.48 billion. Total distribution of cooperative benefits returned to shareholders, including […]
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Wakefern, AWG Named Among Top-Earning Cooperatives
National Cooperative Bank, which provides banking solutions for cooperatives nationwide, this week released its annual NCB Co-op 100, listing the nation’s top 100 revenue-earning cooperative businesses. In 2016, these businesses posted revenue totaling approximately $208 billion. The report also highlights the ways co-ops commit to their members, sustainability, education, impact, kindness and their community. “The […]
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AWG Closing Fort Worth Division
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) on Tuesday announced the sale and future closure of its Fort Worth, Texas, Division. In a communication to its member-retailers, AWG said, “To continue to maintain the lowest possible cost of operation, AWG has made the determination to consolidate the remaining Fort Worth business into our more efficient and productive Oklahoma […]