Blount Fine Foods of Fall River, Massachusetts, a manufacturer of premium, hand-crafted soups, sides, entrées and sauces for retail and food service, has launched a new initiative called “Clean & Simple.” The company says the effort will immediately lead to cleaner ingredient labels through the elimination of unnecessary and outdated additives, preservatives and flavorings, and […]
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Mass Merchants, Grocers Top Nation’s Largest Retailers List
The nation’s largest retailers, as ranked by the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) STORES Magazine, as well as Kantar Retail, have collectively held their top spots thanks to one common denominator: a customer-centric, omnichannel focused business model. The annual ranking of U.S. retailers by domestic sales, is featured in the July issue of STORES Magazine. The […]
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Dollar Tree Completes Purchase Of Family Dollar
Dollar Tree has completed the acquisition of Family Dollar Stores, a leading national discount retailer offering name brands and private brand merchandise. The new combined company creates a combined organization with sales exceeding $19 billion annually with more than 13,600 stores across 48 states and five Canadian provinces. The new company intends to retain and to […]
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Vermont Soda Tax Takes Effect, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Beginning July 1, Vermont residents began paying more when they get the urge to snack, with the introduction of a new 6 percent sales tax on soft drinks and a 9 percent meals tax on vending machine items. The taxes are part of a $30 million package of tax increases […]
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N.Y. Mayor Plans New Recycling Rules For Large Scale Food Companies, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed requiring large-scale commercial food establishments to separate organic waste. The city laid out a plan to send zero waste to landfills and reduce waste disposal by 90 percent relative to 2005 levels, by 2030. The proposal would impact all food service […]
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Lidl Will Set Up Regional HQ In North Carolina
America’s soon-to-be newest grocery player, Lidl, will set up a regional headquarters and distribution hub in Alamance County, North Carolina, after the county and the cities of Graham and Mebane reportedly lured the European company with a nearly $5.38 million incentive package. The Germany-based discount grocer is expected to invest $125 million and create 200 […]
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U.S. Senators File Bill To End Online Lotteries
Several U.S. senators have filed a bill that would end online lotteries. These senators include Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Dan Coats (R-Indiana) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina). The senators noted that, in December 2011, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published an opinion […]
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Meijer Opens Its First Wisconsin Stores
Meijer moved into its sixth state, opening its first two Wisconsin supercenters, Tuesday. The 192,000-s.f. stores in Grafton and Kenosha have created nearly 600 jobs. “We are proud to open our doors on this first historic day in Wisconsin,” Co-Chairman Hank Meijer said. “Since announcing our intention more than two years ago, we’ve done our […]
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Hawaii Becomes First State To Raise Legal Smoking Age To 21
Hawaii will become the first state in the country to ban smoking for anyone under age 21 next year after Gov. David Ige signed a bill raising the smoking age from 18 to 21 Friday. According to Hawaii News Now, the measure bans the sale or use of cigarettes and electronic smoking devices for anyone […]
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WinCo To Open New Store In Surprise, Arizona, On Thursday
WinCo Foods will open its first Surprise, Arizona, store Thursday—marking the seventh store in the state for the Boise, Idaho-based grocer. The Surprise store is located at 16925 W. Bell Road and is approximately 85,000 s.f. in size. It will initially employ approximately 130 people, about 120 of whom have been hired locally. Surprise store […]
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New Store In South Moorhead, Minnesota, Is First To Feature A Hornbacher’s Pharmacy
A new Hornbacher’s store at 950 40th Avenue South in the Azool shopping center in South Moorhead, Minnesota, officially opened its doors to customers Wednesday. The store, which is the seventh Hornbacher’s in the Fargo-Moorhead area, is the first to feature a Hornbacher’s Pharmacy and includes an in-store bank and coffee shop, while delivering the freshness, […]
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Study: Mass Retail, Grocery Remains Most Popular Beauty Shopping Destination
An ongoing shopper behavior study conducted by The Integer Group and M/A/R/C Research shows that mass retailers still reign supreme for shoppers when it comes to stocking up on beauty products, with 42.5 percent of total beauty shoppers turning to mass retailers for their beauty needs in 2014—a slight decrease from 43.7 percent the previous […]
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Coca-Cola Enterprises To Reduce Calories Per Liter By 2020, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), one of the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottlers, has released its 10th annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, which includes its most ambitious commitments to date. The new targets include: reducing calories per liter across CCE’s entire portfolio by 10 percent by 2020; halving the carbon footprint […]
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Sam’s Club Ups Convenience Of Its Order Pickup Service
As the only warehouse retailer in the U.S. to provide a pickup option, Sam’s Club has added new features to add more convenience and time saving for members. Club Pickup, formerly known as “Click ’n Pull,” allows members to order thousands of items—from paper towels to fresh produce to printer ink—and have them ready for […]
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Nestlé USA Removes Artificial Flavors, Cuts Sodium In Pizza And Snacks
Nestlé USA is pledging to improve the ingredient quality and nutritional profile of some of its most popular frozen pizza and snack brands without affecting taste. Nestlé, a leader in the frozen pizza and snacking category, says the improvements will encompass more than 250 products across six brands in the U.S.: DiGiorno, Tombstone, California Pizza […]
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Amazon, Publix, Whole Foods Lead Survey Of Most Reputable Retailers
For the third year in a row, Amazon.com claims the top spot in Reputation Institute’s annual survey of America’s top 50 most reputable companies in the retail industry. Supermarket chains moved up in the ranking this year, with Publix ranking second and Whole Foods jumping five spots to third place. America’s top 10 companies in the […]
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Tedeschi Food Shops Merger News On Hold Until Deal Closes, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Margaret Chabris, spokesperson for 7-Eleven, told The Griffin Report that further store and operations news concerning the acquisition of Tedeschi Food Shops by 7-Eleven will be on hold until the transaction closes in mid-2015. The acquisition is subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals… Herr’s Foods of Nottingham, Pennsylvania, announced […]
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Expert Forecasts Future Of Retail At GMDC’s GM Marketing Conference
During the Global Market Development Center (GMDC) General Merchandise Marketing Conference in Orlando over the weekend, Dan O’Connor, president and CEO of RetailNet Group (RNG), looked ahead through 2020 and discussed the future of the consumer and retail industries, the key drivers of change and the initiatives that leading retailers are investing in today to […]
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Global Partners Completes Purchase Of Retail Stations From Capitol Petro Group
Global Partners of Waltham, Massachusetts, has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of 97 primarily Mobil- and Exxon-branded owned or leased retail gas stations and seven dealer supply contracts from Capitol Petroleum Group. The acquisition includes 51 retail locations and seven dealer supply accounts in New York City and 46 retail locations in the Maryland/Washington, D.C., […]
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Bay State Bid To Win Olympic Games Relies On Expanded Boston Convention Center Use
A Massachusetts bid to win the summer 2024 Olympic games for Boston relies in part on the expanded use of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC). A preliminary bid book identifies an expanded BCEC as a key venue for many Olympic events such as rhythmic gymnastics, indoor volleyball, Taekwondo, judo, wrestling and table tennis. The bid […]