The strategy retailers have employed during the tight economy to lure cash-strapped shoppers into stores has bred a group of deal junkies who won’t shop unless they see 70 percent off signs or yellow clearance stickers, reports The Associated Press. The group is a thorn in the side of retailers due to the now-required discounts […]
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Posted in, National, Store News
Study Reveals Independent Grocers’ Compensation Benchmarks
The National Grocers Association (NGA) and FMS have released the first edition of an in-depth, comprehensive study that compares a range of financial benchmarks at independent supermarkets across the country. The 2012 Compensation and Benefits Study offers insight as it analyzes independent grocers’ finances pertaining to healthcare plans, benefits, retirement plans and pay increases (categorized […]
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Farm Bill Now Coalition Plans To Fight For New Farm Bill
With Congress on August recess until Sept. 10 and the Farm Bill left unfinished, members of the agricultural community have formed a coalition, Farm Bill Now. As of Aug. 23, the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance has joined 39 of the nation’s foremost agricultural organizations to rally the public to urge Congress to pass a […]
Posted in, Marketing News, Midwest
All-Star Speakers to Highlight LEAD Marketing Conference
Executives from Coca-Cola, Bozzuto’s, and Barilla America will highlight the agenda of all-star speakers at the 4th annual LEAD Marketing Conference, to be held Oct. 1-3 at the Westin O’Hare in Chicago. Special educational workshops on retail technology and marketing will be held just prior to the start of the conference. LEAD, hosted by the […]
Posted in, Beverage News, C-Store News, Southeast
7-Eleven Acquires 76 W. Va. Locations from Prima Marketing
7-Eleven Inc. has closed a deal to acquire 74 operating convenience stores and two land parcels from Prima Marketing LLC, a 7-Eleven licensee with stores in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. The bulk of the stores being purchased are in West Virginia. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition includes all Prima […]
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FaVe Debuts Line Of All-Natural Juices At The Fresh Market
In response to the growing U.S. diet and obesity crisis, the FaVe Juice Co. is launching FaVe, an all-natural blend of 100 percent fruit and vegetable juices, at all locations of The Fresh Market. FaVe comes in three flavors: Strawberry-Banana-Kiwi, Blueberry-Pomegranate-Goji and Orange-Tangerine-Pineapple. The Fresh Market, a grocer with locations across the Midwest, East Coast […]
Posted in, Executive News, Northeast
Supervalu Appoints New Shoppers President
Supervalu has named Robert Bly as the president of Shoppers, a 56-store division in the Baltimore/Washington D.C., market. Bly is expected to begin his new role on Wednesday, and will report to Chuck Elias, SVP of retail operations. Bly replaces Tim Lowe, who recently accepted a new leadership role in Supervalu’s merchandising organization. “Bob is […]
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Caribou Coffee To Partner With Chicago’s Jewel-Osco
Caribou Coffee Co. Inc., the second largest company-operated premium coffeehouse retailer in the United States, plans to expand its retail and commercial footprint in the Chicagoland area by teaming up with Jewel-Osco, the city’s market-leading grocery chain. To kick-off this partnership, Caribou Coffee opened its first retail location within Jewel-Osco’s Barrington store last week, with […]
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Debra Crew Named President Of PepsiCo Americas Beverages
Debra Crew has been appointed president of PepsiCo Americas Beverages. In this new expanded role, Crew will oversee PepsiCo’s Gatorade and Tropicana business in North America, its Latin America Beverages business, as well as the company’s North America warehouse sales organization and Beverage Growth Ventures Group. She will report to PepsiCo Americas Beverages CEO Al […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, National
Leading Retailers Form ‘MCX’ To Deliver Mobile Wallet
A group of the nation’s leading merchants has formed Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), a new company dedicated to offering consumers a versatile mobile-commerce experience that will combine the convenience of paying at the register with customizable offers. Development of MCX’s mobile application is under way. The initial focus centers on offering merchants a mobile-commerce solution […]
Posted in, National, Northeast
Weis Markets’ Exec Garisto Passes Away at Age 45
Bruno Garisto, 45, of Lewisburg, Pa., who served as Weis Markets’ VP of center store merchandising and sales, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 10. Garisto was devoted to his son, Nick, 15, and his daughter Katie, 12, and most especially Carolyn, his wife of 16 years. Garisto and his family were and are active […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Northeast
Martin’s To Provide Healthier Options In The Check-Out Lane
How many of us have had the impulse to grab a candy bar or other unhealthy snack while waiting in line at the grocery store? Martin’s Food Markets, Richmond City Health District and Greater Richmond Fit4Kids are partnering on a new project to encourage customers to think healthy at the check-out with the launch of […]
Posted in, Beverage News, New Products, West
Evolution Fresh To Open Juicery In SoCal
Seattle-based Evolution Fresh plans to open a juicery that will support 160 U.S. manufacturing jobs in , Calif., later next year. Furthering its commitment to expand the availability of super-premium, cold-crafted juice, the company also reports that new flavorful Evolution Fresh products are arriving in select stores on the West Coast. High-tech juicery to quadruple […]
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NAM Signs Circle K Stores to In-Store Network
News America Marketing (NAM), the premier publisher of coupons in the U.S. and Canada, producing more than 165 billion coupons annually, has announced that Circle K convenience stores, one of the largest convenience store chains in North America with 3,050 U.S. locations, will be joining its expansive in-store marketing network—effective immediately. The agreement marks an […]
Posted in, Center Store, Midwest
Mrs. Renfro’s Ghost Pepper Salsa Wins IMDA Award
Not only has Mrs. Renfro’s Ghost Pepper Salsa picked up an award for its “scary hot” flavor, it now has an award for its good looks. At the recent International Metal Decorators Association (IMDA) conference in Bloomington, Ill., Renfro Foods, manufacturers of Mrs. Renfro’s Ghost Pepper Salsa, was presented with the 2012 IMDA Excellence in […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, West
Bristol Farms Newport Beach Re-Opens
Bristol Farms opened the doors to its newly-remodeled Newport Beach, Calif., store on Wednesday with a line of customers anticipating the new design and new look of Bristol Farms, just in time to close out summer and move into fall. The checkout lines stayed flowing as scores of curious and enthusiastic shoppers swarmed the aisles […]
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Coalitions, Cooperation, Congress Are Key in Battle Against ORC
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Shoplifting and Organized Retail Crime (ORC) are two very different crimes. A person may steal bread to feed a hungry family. A coordinated group steals items that can be turned into cash that typically funds other criminal activity. If there has been an increase in ORC arrests, it is because retailers […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Industry News, Southeast
Judge Calls Ky. Ban On Wine Sales In Groceries Unconstitutional
A U.S. District Judge has ruled that Kentucky’s prohibition against the sale of wine in liquor stores is unconstitutional, Business First Louisville reports. U.S. District Judge John Heyburn II’s ruling was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in Louisville. In his ruling, Heyburn said the Kentucky laws and administrative […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, Southeast
Publix Tests Online Coupon Program
Publix is testing an online coupon program as a convenient alternative to the paper variety. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports that the pilot program began a few weeks ago at 10 stores in Ocala, Fla., and 29 stores in Alabama. Shoppers sign up and log on to the service where they have access to […]
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Meijer Opens New Marketplace Store In Chicago’s Berwyn Community
Nearly one year after launching its first new format store in the Chicago market, Meijer Marketplace, Meijer delivers another new store to its Chicago-area customers as it officially cuts the ribbon on Meijer Marketplace Berwyn, located in Cermak Plaza. “We are very pleased to continue our growth in Chicagoland,” said Hank Meijer, co-chairman of the […]