Upshop introduced Upshop 360, a unified grocery operating system, Sept. 29 at Groceryshop 2025. The new system does more than connect supply, demand, production and fulfillment into one platform – it embeds artificial intelligence across all operational data to give retailers a real-time, accurate and AI-powered cockpit. The cockpit tells grocers what to do next […]
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Wildfire-Impacted Areas In SoCal On Long Road To Recovery, But Resilience Evident
According to the CA.gov website, cleanup after the January wildfires in Southern California currently is in phase 2. Phase 1, which involved the removal of household hazardous waste, was completed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency less than a month after the fires were contained Jan. 31. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers took over […]
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Well-Deserved Honors For Gelson’s Executive
Donna Tyndall is a shoo-in for The Shelby Report of the West’s Woman Executive of the Year award as well as induction into the Food Industry Hall of Fame. Currently serving as SVP of store operations for Encino, California-based Gelson’s, Tyndall was the first woman in management for the upscale grocer. And she has taken […]
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Gelson’s Encino To Celebrate 60-Year Anniversary March 13-14
In 1960, after years of requests from customers who would make the long drive to the Burbank Gelson’s store that opened in 1951, brothers Eugene and Bernie Gelson opened their second store in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Encino. The new store changed the way the community shopped. In addition to the very best produce, […]
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Gelson’s Debuts New Offerings From ‘Winemaker of the Year’ Fayard
Encino, California-based Gelson’s is launching three new bottlings in its exclusive collection of Gelson’s Wines, all produced through its ongoing collaboration with Julien Fayard, named 2016 “Winemaker of the Year” by Wine Spectrum. On November 2, from 2 until 5 p.m., all 27 Gelson’s stores will pour samples of the newly curated wines, complemented by holiday meal […]
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Gelson’s Introduces Certified Organic Roasts From Groundwork Coffee
Gelson’s has collaborated with Los Angeles-based Groundwork Coffee to create two certified organic roasts exclusively for Gelson’s. Both are available in all of Gelson’s 27 locations in Southern California. Packaged in 12-oz. vacuum-sealed bags, the whole bean coffee is USDA-certified organic, fair-traded and ethically sourced. They are both priced at $14.99 and include: Gelson’s Signature […]
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‘Gelson’s Local Discoveries’ Invites Product Innovators To Make A Pitch
In the wake of strong response to its inaugural pitch event for innovative local product creators, Southern California-based Gelson’s has decided to hold a second this year, broadening its scope and categories. “Gelson’s Local Discoveries,” a platform to pitch new and promising products to be sold in all 27 Gelson’s stores across Southern California, will […]
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Gelson’s To Transform Del Mar Bakery Into Little Cakes Kitchen
Having opened its first-ever store in San Diego County, California, three years ago in January 2016, Gelson’s will celebrate another milestone when it transforms Gelson’s Del Mar in-house bakery into a Little Cakes Kitchen in early March. Marking a new partnership for Gelson’s, Little Cakes has gained fans in Northern San Diego County since launching in […]
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‘Robot Bartender’ Somabar Debuts At Gelson’s In-Store Wine Bars
Somabar, a Los Angeles, California-based startup, is hoping to make it easier and less expensive for foodservice establishments to offer cocktail programs. It’s launching what it says is the world’s first robot bartender created for beer and wine bars and restaurants, starting with its public launch at select Gelson’s Wine Bars. Somabar is operational at […]
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Remodeled Orange County Gelson’s To Feature In-Store Grill Station
Gelson’s will host a grand reopening for its Newport Beach store in Orange County, California, with festivities taking place Monday, May 14, through Sunday, May 20. The store, located at 1660 San Miguel Drive in the Harbor View Shopping Center, will offer new sit-down wine, craft beer, and tapas bars; a Wolfgang Puck build-your-own-pizza station; and—a […]
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Gelson’s Unveiling Three Remodeled Stores Next Week
Gelson’s will celebrate the grand reopenings of its Del Mar, La Costa/Carlsbad and Rancho Mirage, California, stores during the week of Feb. 19-25. Each remodeled store offers new amenities and will celebrate with samples, giveaways and special deals, including a 30 percent off six or more beer, wine or spirits sale, the Encino-based grocer said. […]
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Bob Mariano Joins Gelson’s Board Of Directors
Supermarket executive Bob Mariano has joined the board of directors of Southern California supermarket chain Gelson’s Markets. “Bob Mariano is a legend in the supermarket industry, especially in the Midwest where he has made an indelible impact with the chain of stores that carry his name. We are thrilled he has agreed to join our board of directors, bringing […]
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Chef’d Meal Kits Make Grocery Retail Debut At Gelson’s
Chef’d, an e-commerce meal kit marketplace, has entered into a partnership with Gelson’s Markets in a strategic push to expand distribution into retail. Gelson’s will offer Chef’d meal kits at the Gelson’s Valley Village/North Hollywood, California, store on Laurel Canyon Blvd., with plans to expand into other locations across the retailer’s Southern California store portfolio. […]
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Well-Deserved Dual Honors For Gelson’s Executive
Donna Tyndall is a shoo-in for The Shelby Report of the West’s Woman Executive of the Year award as well as induction into the Food Industry Hall of Fame. Currently serving as SVP of store operations for Encino, California-based Gelson’s, Tyndall was the first woman in management for the upscale grocer. And she has taken […]
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Ralphs, Gelson’s Women Execs Share Their Histories And Wisdom
The Food Industries Sales Managers’ Club of Los Angeles (FISMC) fittingly held its Women in the Food Industry Luncheon during March, which is Women’s History Month. Cynthia Weifenbach of CLW Consulting, chair of FISMC, emceed the event, during which Valerie Jabbar, president of Ralphs Grocery Co., and Hee-Sook Nelson, VP of team development and public […]