BRdata Cloud recently debuted two new offerings focused on increasing efficiencies between retailers, wholesalers and vendors: Scan Promotion Tracking and Cloud Vendor Portal. Through Scan Promotion Tracking, BRdata Cloud processes stores’ transaction log data to track the number of times promotional items were purchased. Then, at the end of the promotion, BRdata Cloud generates invoices […]
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Reasor’s Kicks Off Supplies For Schools Promotion July 25
Shoppers who stop by any Reasor’s location from July 25 through Aug. 14 can help support the retailer’s “Supplies for Schools” drive. Supplies for Schools is designed to coordinate the donation and distribution of new school supplies to students in need throughout the communities Tahlequah, Oklahoma-based Reasor’s serves. Last year, the company raised $41,000 to […]
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Natural Grocers To Open Relocated Centennial, Colorado, Store July 26
Natural Grocers’ newly relocated Centennial, Colorado, store at 11753 East Arapahoe Road will open on July 26 at 8 a.m. with a grand reopening celebration and ribbon cutting. At the reopening, Natural Grocers will host a Grocery Giveaway Sweepstakes in which nine customers will win Natural Grocers gift cards ranging in value from $10 to $100 per week for six months. Customers will […]
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FIM Program Teams Present Capstones At WAFC; First Up, Team ‘Waste To Wealth’
On Jan. 8 of this year, 32 people embarked on the 16-week Food Industry Management (FIM) Program at USC’s Marshall School of Business. The students were divided into six teams to work on capstone projects, each team tackling an industry issue or opportunity that will be important in the next five to 10 years. The […]
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Walmart Highlights Diverse Suppliers With New Online Showcase
Walmart is launching a new “Supplier Inclusion Showcase” on Walmart.com to spotlight products from its community of diverse suppliers, including companies operated by minorities, women, veterans, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, and people with disabilities. The Supplier Inclusion Showcase is launching at Essence Festival in New Orleans, a multicultural event, which Walmart […]
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Junior’s Super Market Readies For The Future
Junior’s Super Market is a seven-store chain based in Pharr, Texas, where it now operates three stores: one Junior’s Express and two Junior’s Super Market locations. Other locations in the Rio Grande Valley include Edinburg, San Juan, Hidalgo, Penitas and Alton. The Shelby Report’s Jan Meade caught up with owner Felix Chavez Jr. for a […]
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Natural Grocers To Open A Fredricksburg, Texas, Store
Natural Grocers is opening a new store in Fredricksburg, Texas, and plans to hire 18 full-time good4u crew members to lead the new location at 610 E. Main Street. The company held open interviews on June 27 and 28. Applicants also can apply for consideration here. The new store will offer 100 percent organic produce, meat humanely […]
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Denver Tech Exec Joins FoodMaven As Board Member, Investor As Company Expands
Nancy Phillips, executive chair of the board at Flexential, a provider of hybrid IT data center solutions, has joined FoodMaven, a tech-enabled marketplace that captures food otherwise lost in the U.S. food system, as a member of the board of directors and investor. Phillips, a longtime leader in Denver’s tech industry, co-founded ViaWest, which was acquired […]
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Ground Breaks On Grocers Supply’s North Houston Distribution Center
Real estate investment trust Liberty Property Trust has broken ground on a 727,600-s.f. distribution center at 14803 Woodham Drive in North Houston. The build-to-suit project is for Grocers Supply, a division of C&S Wholesale Grocers, which has signed a long-term lease. Operations at the DC are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2019. […]
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7-Eleven Expands Customer Choice With Vintage Wine
7-Eleven’s new Voyager Point wine line is designed for customers to be able to “trade up in quality at an affordable price,” the Texas-based convenience store company says. Voyager Point varietals include Cabernet Sauvignon and Red Blend from California and Sauvignon Blanc from the Marlborough region of New Zealand. SRP for a 750-ml bottle is […]
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7-Eleven Introduces Its First Cold Brew Iced Coffee
In response to the popularity of cold-brewed coffee among Millennial and Gen Z coffee-drinkers, 7-Eleven is introducing its own version of the chilled drink. The company’s new proprietary Cold Brew Iced Coffee is slow steeped and chilled for peak smoothness and flavor, 7-Eleven says. For a limited time, the new iced coffee drink will cost 99 cents for […]
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The United Family ‘Upgrades’ Streetside E-Commerce Platform
The United Family, a division of Albertsons Cos. with stores across north and west Texas and New Mexico, has upgraded its Streetside e-commerce platform, powered by MyWebGrocer, a software and digital media company. Highlights of the upgrade include sponsored listings and category header ads, which the retailer hopes will increase customer engagement; and enhanced metrics […]
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Brookshire Grocery Co. Celebrates 90 Years In Business
At 90, Brookshire Grocery Co. continues traditions established in 1928 Brookshire Grocery Co. has a rich history dating back to 1928 when Wood T. Brookshire opened a small, 25-ft. x 100-ft. store in downtown Tyler, Texas. In the beginning, Wood was in a partnership with five brothers operating under the “Brookshire Brothers” name. In 1939, […]
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Arkansas Edwards Stores Roll Out New Websites Through Freshop
Freshop Inc. has developed new websites for select Edwards Food Giant and Edwards Cash Saver stores. The new sites were designed to make the grocery shopping experience easier for customers in 11 Arkansas locations, says the company. They will include features like online shopping, list building, a full catalog of products, clickable weekly circulars, recipes and more. Edwards Food […]
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Frozen Entrée Line Designed For Healthy Blood Sugar Launches At H-E-B
Elior North America, a foodservice company, has launched a frozen entrée brand, Right Course, created to help consumers manage their blood sugar levels. “The prevalence of diabetes continues to grow within the U.S., with 30 million Americans diagnosed with the disease actively working to manage their blood sugar levels,” the company says. “Right Course adheres to […]
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Leevers Supermarkets’ New Loyalty Program Rewards Healthy Eating
Leevers Supermarkets Inc., a Save-A-Lot grocery licensee, has partnered with Green Piranhas Inc., a digital customer engagement platform development firm, to launch Snap2Save, a new kind of grocery shopping loyalty app. The program goes beyond saving customers money. It also aims to help them eat healthier by incenting the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables. […]
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Making Change At Walmart Protests Worker Exclusion From Shareholder Meeting
Making Change at Walmart (MCAW), a project of the United Food and Commercial Workers International labor union, is launching a campaign ahead of Walmart’s annual shareholders meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas, protesting the retailer’s recent decision to exclude workers from the meeting. “For the first time in Walmart shareholder meeting history, Walmart’s top 1 percent has changed […]
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Registration Open Now For July Texas Retailers Forum
The Texas Retailers Association (TRA) will host its 2018 Texas Retailers Forum July 22 to 23 in Corpus Christi, Texas, at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel. “Your support and attendance at the Texas Retailers Forum is critical to its success,” says the TRA. “The 2017 Texas Retailers Forum had nearly 100 percent satisfaction rate from our […]
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Walmart Reports Strong 1Q Comps, E-Commerce Sales
Walmart has released its first-quarter earnings report, and its numbers are up. Total revenue for the retail giant was $122.7 billion, an increase of $5.1 billion, or 4.4 percent. Excluding currency, total revenue was $120.7 billion, an increase of $3.2 billion, or 2.7 percent. Walmart U.S. comp sales increased 2.1 percent, and comp traffic increased […]
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H-E-B Creates Chief Digital Officer Position As E-Commerce Grows
H-E-B has appointed Jag Bath to the newly created position of chief digital officer, overseeing all of the company’s digital products and services. The appointment was made as H-E-B continues to expand its omnichannel offerings across Texas. Bath, an entrepreneur and innovator, will continue in his current role as CEO of Favor Delivery, the on‑demand […]