Convenience retailer optimism picked up sharply as sales of both in-store items and motor fuels remained strong for the first nine months of the year, according to a survey of retailers released by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). More than two in three convenience retailers (69 percent) say that in-store sales in the […]
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Big Y Donation To Aid 25 Breast Cancer Groups, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… All Big Y Supermarkets will donate a portion of proceeds from various departments across the store to more than 25 local breast cancer support groups throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. Since 2007, the chain has raised more than $1.5 million for this cause… Shaw’s and Star Market employees recently presented a $500 […]
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Harvard University Dining Service Workers Begin Strike, And More…
Foodservice News In Briefs… Harvard University dining service workers began a strike Oct. 5. The workers are seeking a minimum salary of $35,000 and more affordable healthcare… Cosi of Boston, a fast-casual restaurant company that last week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has appointed Randy Kominsky of Alliance For Financial Growth to serve as chief […]
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Sheetz Becomes First C-Store In Pa. To Sell Wine, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… On Oct. 4, the Sheetz store at 359 East King Street in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, became the first convenience store in the state to sell wine following the passing of the Wine Privatization Act in June. The bill, which has changed how liquor is sold in Pennsylvania, will reportedly improve convenience […]
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NRF Forecasts 3.6 Percent Jump In Holiday Sales, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The National Retail Federation expects sales in November and December, excluding automobiles, gas and restaurant sales, to increase 3.6 percent to $655.8 billion—significantly higher than the 10-year average of 2.5 percent and above the seven-year average of 3.4 percent since recovery began in 2009. Holiday sales in 2015 increased 3.0 percent over the […]
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Former Delhaize Leader Named Center Store, Merchandising VP At Tops
Tops Friendly Markets, Williamsville, New York, has appointed grocery veteran Kristen Hanson VP of center store sales and merchandising. Hanson will lead all functions of sales and merchandising in edible and non-food grocery, dairy-frozen, general merchandising, health and beauty care, pharmacy, Tops’ fuel business and merchandising supply chain. Hanson served as VP at Delhaize America […]
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TOMRA Piloting Grocery Recycling Loyalty Program
TOMRA Systems, Shelton, Connecticut, focused on beverage container recycling, has launched a pilot loyalty program in Michigan supermarkets. At the stores, consumers who bring their empty bottles and cans can deposit them in a redeem machine—also called a “reverse vending” machine, or RVM—and register to earn rewards. The program, called “TOMRA Makes Change,” encourages shoppers […]
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Union Square Hospitality Group Expands Paid Parental Leave, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… The Union Square Hospitality Group, a New York City 13-unit restaurant company headed by Danny Meyer, has a new paid parental policy. Starting in 2017, all full-time employees with more than one year of employment will be offered 100 percent of their base wages for the first week after their child […]
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Boxed Wholesale Named A Best Place To Work In NYC, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Boxed Wholesale of New York City, the online wholesale shopping club with no membership fees, has been named to the 2016 Best Places to Work in New York City list by Crain’s New York Business and Best Companies Group. In 2015, co-founder and CEO Chieh Huang created a fund to […]
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Beer Merger Expected To Be Finalized Oct. 10, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Anheuser-Busch InBev’s merger with SAB Miller has taken another step forward with the backing of each company’s shareholders. The merger is expected to close Oct. 10. The new company will be known as Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV… Stewart’s Shops Ice Cream took home some top honors at the recent World Dairy […]
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Weis Markets Launches Certified Angus Beef Program
Weis Markets has introduced a new line of Certified Angus Beef products to all its 171 Weis Markets stores in its five-state service area of Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia. Angus Beef is known for its 10 exacting standards designed to ensure flavor, juiciness and tenderness in the beef. Created by […]
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Pinnacle Launches New Mobile App For C-Store Shoppers
Pinnacle Corp. has launched a new consumer mobile app solution for c-store retailers nationwide. The app addresses several key areas important in a consumers’ decision to visit a store: Location—easily identify where stores are located. Amenities—determine exactly what services each location provides. Gas Prices Promotions—digital offers to lure buyers into a stores. “Pinnacle’s mobile app […]
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Chain Restaurants Support Overtime Pay Delay, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… The National Council of Chain Restaurants sent a letter of support to members of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of House Resolution 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act. This bill, which the House is expected to vote on this week, would give chain restaurants […]
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Kings, Balducci’s Parent Names VP Of Real Estate, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… KB Holding, the Parsippany, New Jersey-based parent company of Kings Food Markets and Balducci’s, has appointed Joel Chace VP of real estate. Judy Spires, president and CEO of KB Holding Inc., said, “The expansion of our Kings and Balducci’s brands remains a top priority for us, and Joel will play a […]
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Two Retailers To Celebrate National Coffee Day, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… In celebration of National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, Cumberland Farms is offering its customers a free hot or iced coffee in any size via a mobile text coupon. The free coffee continues for coffee lovers throughout October, as the retailer is bringing back “Free Coffee Fridays.” Beginning Oct. 7 […]
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New Boston HQ For America’s Test Kitchen, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… America’s Test Kitchen is moving its headquarters to Boston’s Innovation and Design Building. This news highlights the growth of the company and underscores America’s Test Kitchen’s ongoing commitment to providing home cooks with the highest quality content in a wide variety of media. The new headquarters will house 17,500 s.f. […]
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United Fresh Leader Paints Bright Picture For Produce, But Notes Challenges Facing Industry
Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association, is presenting an overall upbeat picture of the produce industry. Supporting his assessment is an independent consumer panel, whose members say they look forward to buying quality produce and are willing to pay more for it to feed their families. Stenzel opened the New […]
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Weis Markets To Sell Wine In 49 Pennsylvania Stores By Late November
Weis Markets has begun a pilot program to sell wine in its in-store café located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, where beer is currently sold. The company plans to sell wine in all 49 of its Pennsylvania cafés by late November, around the Thanksgiving holiday. The Mechanicsburg café is selling approximately 80 varieties of wine during the […]
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NRA Praises House Attempt To Delay DOL Overtime Rule
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has issued a statement of support for the House of Representatives attempt to allow a six-month delay in the effective date of the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule. “We thank Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Michigan) for his continued leadership on this bipartisan effort to bring much needed relief to America’s one […]
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Pizza Vending Service Opens In Florida C-Stores
Vending machines dispensing pizza have been slowly breaking into the U.S. market, with one company recently starting tests of its product at Florida convenience stores. Pizza Touch has a vending machine in a Lakeland Mobil Mart, and two others in Orlando. Soon, the company will place 100 pizza vending machines at convenience stores and other […]