The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announced on June 15 that it will begin a solicitation campaign to raise money to help those affected by the recent tornadoes in Massachusetts. One hundred percent of the donations will go directly to the American Red Cross of Central and Western Massachusetts. The fundraising campaign will begin […]
Tag: Grocery
Posted in, National
Unified Grocers Names Bob Ling President
Unified Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the western United States, announced that Bob Ling, EVP, general counsel and secretary, has been named president, Unified Grocers. The announcement was made by Al Plamann, who remains CEO of the company. In his new position, Ling will focus on growing sales throughout the company and on […]
Posted in, Southwest
Buy For Less Helps Schools Stay Supplied
Schools in the Oklahoma City Metro have received over $200,000 in school supplies over the past five years, made possible by Buy For Less Grocery Stores through the Tapes for Education Program. Christy Kalhoun was the winner chosen at random for this year’s Tapes for Education contest. As the winner, she received a $500 Buy […]
Posted in, Southwest
Colorado Roundup July 2011
Colorado Community College Now Offering WAFC Certificate Program The Western Association of Food Chains Inc. (WAFC) and the Colorado Community College system have partnered to offer the WAFC-endorsed “Retail Management Certificate Program.” The 10-course college curriculum provides relevant and practical content that applies across all segments of the retail food industry. The first statewide advisory […]
Posted in, Southwest
Arkansas Roundup July 2011
Wal-Mart US Comp Sales Down for Eighth Straight Quarter Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s net sales were $103.4 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, an increase of 4.4 percent from $99.1 billion in the first quarter last year. The Bentonville-based mega-retailer reported earnings results on May 17. Walmart U.S. same store sales declined for […]
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N.G.A. Names New Manager of Government Affairs
The National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) has appointed Brian D. Callahan as the manager of government affairs.
Posted in, Southwest
Amigos United to Hold Free Public Health Fair June 11
For the second summer in a row, all three locations of Amigos United supermarkets will again host a health fair for its guests.
Posted in, Northeast
Big Y Foods Pilots First-Ever Grocery Chain Groupon Offers
Big Y Foods Inc., Incentive Targeting and HaloEffect have teamed with Groupon to bring social buying to the grocery retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. The partnership combines Groupon’s powerful social buying platform with Incentive Targeting’s retail shopper marketing technology, Big Y’s groundbreaking grocery retail loyalty program, and HaloEffect’s agency creative and grocery marketing […]
Posted in, West
USC Food Industry Management Program & WAFC 53rd Annual Awards Banquet
The Food Industry Management Program at the University of Southern California is unique in its dedication to providing a concentrated management development program for high-potential managers of proven ability from food industry companies.
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ROFDA Spring Conference 2011 Town Hall meeting, Part 2
The Shelby Report’s ROFDA coverage, continued from Part 1. [gn_spoiler title=”Q: My question has to do with two things we’re stuck with—death and taxes. What strategies or plans do you have in place to try and moderate or control rising health insurance costs, and from the tax side, state unemployment insurance, which we see going […]
Posted in, Feature, National
Retailers Vie for Shoppers’ Dollars in Deli, Dairy and Bakery
In recent years, research done by International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) has shown that everything about grocery shoppers in America has changed—possibly for good.
Posted in, From the Editor, National
Leadership Is More About Your Staff Than You
FMI’s Future Connect did what a valuable conference should do—make you think about your work, and your life, in new ways.
Posted in, Midwest
Hy-Vee Opens First GreenChill Gold-Level Certified Store
West Des Moines-based Hy-Vee Inc.’s latest location at 1300 West Burlington Ave. in Fairfield, which opened April 12, is not only the company’s second LEED-certified store, but it also is one of less than 15 supermarkets in the country that has achieved U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) GreenChill Gold-Level certification.
Posted in, Southeast
Bi-Lo Awarded by Rice Federation
The USA Rice Federation presented South Carolina-based BI-LO with its Retailer of the Year award at the company’s headquarters. This honor is given to the chain retailer that displays, merchandises and promotes U.S.-grown rice in creative and profitable ways during September National Rice Month (NRM) and throughout the year. USA Rice provides marketing materials to […]
Posted in, Northeast
A&P Completes Auction of 25 Superfresh Stores
Montvale, N.J.-based Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. (A&P) recently completed the auction of 25 southern Superfresh locations, as it continues to fully implement its comprehensive financial and operational restructuring. The winning bids, which are subject to approval from the bankruptcy court before the sales would be completed, will be listed in motions of […]
Posted in, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast
Safeway’s Lewis Honored by Magazine
Safeway Inc.’s Assistant Vice President of Legal, Valerie D. Lewis, was named to the prestigious Top Women in Retail and Finance list by Women of Color magazine. Lewis is one of a handful of women professionals chosen by the magazine, a business and technology publication geared for women of diverse ethnic backgrounds, to honor and […]
Posted in, West
Fresh & Easy Announces San Francisco Opening Dates
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market revealed the opening dates for its first two stores in San Francisco. These store openings will create more than 50 good jobs and the company is currently accepting applications for positions on its website at www.freshandeasy.com/joinus. Fresh & Easy will open two stores in San Francisco this summer at 32nd […]
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J.M. Smucker Increases Coffee Prices
The J. M. Smucker Co. has increased the list price for the majority of its coffee products sold in the United States, primarily consisting of items sold under the Folgers®, Dunkin’ Donuts®, Millstone®, and Folgers® Gourmet Selections® brand names. Prices will increase an average of 11 percent on impacted items. The increase in price is […]
Posted in, Southeast
Publix Implements New Coupon Policy
By Ashley Bates/staff writer Today a new coupon policy at all Publix Super Markets took effect. The new policy was originally released on May 14 but took some time for signage and implementation. Brenda Reid, Media and Community Relations Manager for Publix Super Markets, said the new company protocol will make all stores uniform on […]
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Are You Prepared?
The month of June marks the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season, and forecasters are predicting a busy season, but hurricanes are only one of many events that can impact retail and wholesale operations. As we’ve seen earlier this year disaster can strike at any given moment. The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan literally […]