In 1930, the first supermarket opened in the U.S., revolutionizing how consumers bought food by focusing on value and convenience. Since then, grocery stores have stayed relatively the same, with only incremental changes. Today, megatrends in the industry are catapulting the supermarket as its known today into the future, as detailed in “The Revolution of […]
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Rouses’ Leader Preps For First Baton Rouge Store Opening As Rebuilding Of Flooded Unit Begins
Donny Rouse stays busy, but his schedule has been especially challenging over the last several days. The managing partner of Rouses Markets, the nearly 50-store chain based in Thibodaux, Louisiana, is getting renovations under way at the grocer’s Denham Springs unit, which was destroyed by the historic and deadly floods that inundated the southern portion of […]
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Demographics Don’t Tell The Whole Story…But Store Managers Do
For years, grocery retailers followed a simple formula to identify their key customer. The target was a woman 19 to 49 years old. Why? Because this group most often was married, had children, were homemakers and did the majority of grocery shopping. Their shopping list was usually made up of recipes for family meals. As […]
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Examining The Rise Of The ‘Grocerant’
Foodservice at retail is becoming an increasingly complex industry, and Technomic, a research and consulting firm for the food and foodservice industries, is shifting its attention accordingly. Wade Hanson, a principal at Technomic, told attendees of the recent National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show that the company has been paying attention to retailers for nearly 20 […]
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Aldi To Set Up Divisional HQ And DC In Virginia
Aldi plans to establish a divisional headquarters and 500,000-s.f. distribution facility in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s office said this week that the state successfully competed against North Carolina for the $57 million project, which will create 145 new jobs. “We’re proud to locate our new division headquarters and distribution center in business-friendly Virginia. […]
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Millennials: A Challenge, And Opportunity, For The Meat Industry
New research from Midan Marketing explores how Millennials’ meat consumption differs from that of Baby Boomers One of the largest generations in U.S. history is moving quickly into its prime spending years and forcing companies to re-evaluate the way they do business. Currently, the size of the U.S. Millennial market is 75.4 million, according to […]
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Duke’s Mayonnaise Now Available In Standup Pouch
Duke’s Mayonnaise is introducing a new package format to the condiment aisle—an 8-oz. reclosable standup pouch. The pouch provides easy-to-carry convenience, product protection with less package breakage, ease of dispensing and differentiates the Duke’s brand with its unique shape. Its shape and usage of the flexible billboard makes it stand out on the shelf in […]
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NFRA Reveals Golden Penguin Winners
The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) has revealed the winners of the newly revamped Golden Penguin Awards for its 2016 March Frozen Food Month promotion. The March promotion helped the industry drive traffic in the frozen food aisles and increase sales for many categories and brands. NFRA has awarded 20 gold awards and […]
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Stater Bros. Officially Marks 80th Anniversary On Wednesday
Stater Bros. Markets will officially celebrate a big anniversary on Aug. 17. It was on this day in 1936 that the first Stater Bros. market opened in Yucaipa, California. For 80 years, Stater Bros. has continued the heritage of its founders by providing its customers with the lowest possible prices, the best quality merchandise and friendliest […]
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CV’s Family Foods Taps Rosie To Launch E-Commerce Program
CV’s Family Foods, a 31-store grocery chain serving Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas under the CV’s Savers Club, Marvins Savers Club and Pawhuska Savers Club banners, will launch its first-ever online shopping platform using the Rosie e-commerce suite. The retailer will roll out the platform at its Fort Smith, Arkansas, store on Route 253. “In today’s fast-paced […]
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Former House Speaker Boehner To Keynote 2017 NGA Show
Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner will deliver the opening keynote address, sponsored by The Kraft Heinz Co., during the National Grocers Association’s (NGA) 2017 NGA Show, Feb. 12-15 at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. A former small businessman, Boehner served for nearly five years as […]
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Louisiana Leaders: Industry Can Help Those In Path Of Historic Floods
As is the norm when it comes to natural disasters, grocers and others in the industry are wondering what they can do to help those impacted by the historic flooding in Louisiana. “Over the last 10 days, heavy rains have been falling in South Louisiana but, over the last three to four days, extraordinary amounts […]
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Grocery Outlet Execs Share ‘Secret Sauce’ Ingredients
Grocery Outlet opened a new location in Costa Mesa in December, adding to its 250-plus store count and venturing for the first time into Southern California. Executives from the company offered a peek behind the curtain into the operations of the chain during a recent Food Industries Sales Managers’ Club (FISMC) event honoring Grocery Outlet. The […]
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Winners Of H-E-B’s Quest For Texas Best Contest Revealed
Creators of unique products from the Lone Star State are relishing the sweet taste of success as winners of H-E-B’s Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best contest. Due to the competition and unique flavors of Texas, a panel of expert judges narrowed a field of 25 finalists to an unprecedented five winners on Thursday at […]
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Bulk Nation President: How We Capture Millennial Shoppers
by Clay Donato/Bulk Nation Special to The Shelby Report The only thing constant in the grocery industry is change; opportunities and challenges will always be fast-moving targets. Capturing and keeping the Millennial market is important now and will continue to be into the future. So our industry should respond. In fact, an operator who is […]
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Supervalu Recognizes Top Independent Grocery Retailer Marketing Campaigns
Supervalu on Thursday revealed the winners of its annual Master Marketer competition, which recognizes best-in-class marketing efforts by independent grocery retailers served by the company’s wholesale distribution business. A total of 35 awards were presented at a ceremony during Supervalu’s annual expo in St. Paul, Minnesota. Judging is based on the creativity, clarity and effectiveness […]
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Foodservice Component Shines At New Harmons Store In Lehi, Utah
Harmons has opened its Traverse Mountain store in Lehi, Utah, and the grocer has made foodservice a standout component at the location, which is nestled against the Wasatch Mountains at 1750 Traverse Parkway. The store is the anchor for the new Terrace at Traverse Mountain retail center and marks Harmons’ 17th unit. “The Terrace at […]
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Price Rite Partners With Ibotta For Shopper App, Cash Back On Purchases
Price Rite Supermarkets, Keasbey, New Jersey, has partnered with Ibotta, a free mobile shopping app that offers users cash back on everyday purchases. Customers can earn cash rewards, bonuses and store extras as they shop. With Ibotta, Price Rite shoppers have an added means of saving money, without clipping coupons, according to the companies. Shoppers […]
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Big Y Produce Manager Wins National Award, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… The United Fresh Produce Association has chosen Big Y World Class Market Produce & Floral Sales Manager Jennifer Ratkiewicz as one of 25 winners in its 2016 Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. Ratkiewicz has been with Big Y for 23 years. She started her career as a front-end service clerk and […]
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New Line Of Baby Products Hitting Aldi Shelves
Aldi is rolling out Little Journey, the grocer’s first full line of baby products that will hit store shelves nationwide next week. The new line features baby changing and feeding essentials, including organic puree pouches in a dozen varieties at prices that Aldi says will save parents up to 50 percent on their grocery bills. […]