by Harry Blazer/Food industry consultant and former grocer The Shelby Report asked me to provide some advice to supermarkets regarding how to best serve Asian and Hispanic customers. First of all, there is a distinction to be made between ethnicity and race. Currently, the United States Census Bureau defines six race categories: • White or […]
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Associated Wholesale Grocers To Join ROFDA
Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA) today said that Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) will become a member of the cooperative. The addition of AWG will increase the aggregated total of ROFDA to represent more than $24 billion in wholesale revenue with more than 9,000 independent retail grocers and more than $60 billion in retail […]
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Gordy’s ‘Meat Guy’ Completes Ultra-Marathon To Aid Grocer’s Food Bank Auction
Gordy’s Market held its 12th annual Feed My People live charity auction earlier this month, with all proceeds from the event going to the Feed My People Food Bank of Wisconsin. Feed My People is the only food bank in West Central Wisconsin, providing food to more than 125 hunger-relief organizations in 14 different counties. […]
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Smith’s Marketplace In South Jordan, Utah, To Open Wednesday
Smith’s will open a new Marketplace store Aug. 31 on Daybreak Parkway in South Jordan, Utah. In addition to its grocery offerings, the store will feature an apparel department, general merchandise, Starbucks, Fred Meyer Jewelers, drive-thru pharmacy, fuel center, an Asian hot and cold bar, made-to-order pizza and sandwiches, Murray’s Cheese Shop, online shopping service […]
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Clark’s Market In Aspen Gets Floor-To-Ceiling Makeover
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest They are discreet in Aspen. Sure, celebrities pass through Clark’s Market, and the staff recognizes some of them. Usually they send their chefs, but they do come in from time to time. That’s according to Tom Clark Jr., who is president of the eight-store chain serving western Colorado and eastern Utah. He […]
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Cox, Ritchie Recognized By Laurel Grocery With Retailer Of The Year Honors
Laurel Grocery Co. this week hosted its August Trade Show—“Building Brands Together”—at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The London-based wholesaler recognized several retailers with awards, including Martin Cox of Cox Foods, which operates 10 stores in Kentucky, and Jamie Ritchie of Ritchie’s Marketplace in Piketon, Ohio, with Retailer of the Year honors. Cox Foods also was […]
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Stater Bros. Debuts First Simi Valley Store
For decades, Stater Bros. Markets has been trying to make its way to Simi Valley, California. On Wednesday, the grocery chain did as it opened its first Ventura County store at 660 East Los Angeles Avenue. The grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time, either, since Stater Bros. officially […]
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Stop & Shop Makes Its Largest-Ever Donation, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… Stop & Shop and its customers donated $2.9 million as part of the annual Help Cure Childhood Cancer campaign benefiting The Jimmy Fund at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This year’s campaign, which ran in Stop & Shop stores in June and July, yielded the largest donation Stop & Shop has ever made… […]
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Idahoan Foods, Herdez Brand Introduce Instant Refried Beans In Packets
Idahoan Foods and the makers of the Herdez Brand, the No. 1 salsa brand in Mexico, have entered into a licensing agreement to introduce a lineup of refried beans under the Herdez Brand. The line will be manufactured by Idahoan. “Idahoan prides itself on offering convenient solutions to quality food products, while the Herdez Brand […]
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Reasor’s Stuff The Bus Campaign Raises $41K-Plus
Tahlequah, Oklahoma-based Reasor’s is reporting a record-breaking year for its Stuff the Bus campaign. More than $41,000 was donated to the initiative, surpassing last year’s total by $15,000. The grocer’s Stuff the Bus campaign gives the community an opportunity to donate school supplies for local students in need. Reasor’s teamed up with Tulsa’s Fox23 and […]
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Food Industry Hall Of Fame 2016 Inductee: Super A Foods’ Lou Amen
Super A Foods founder Lou Amen is being inducted into the Food Industry Hall of Fame as his company celebrates 45 years as a strong Southern California independent. Amen began his career in the industry as a teenager and today, at 87 years old, the chairman of Super A Foods is still at it, working from […]
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There Is A Winning Deli/Prepared Foods Strategy For Every Retailer
It’s no small feat to keep up with consumer trends and preferences in a changing retail landscape, but Sarah Schmansky, director of account services for Nielsen-Perishables Group, and Colleen McClellan, director of Datassential, believe that every retailer—big or small—is capable of innovating and staying competitive in their deli and prepared foods department. At this year’s […]
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Natural And Organics On The Rise, Legislative ‘Red Tape’ On The Decline In Kentucky
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer From bourbon to fried chicken, Kentucky is known for a number of indulgences, but the Bluegrass State appears to be going “clean” and “green” when it comes to groceries. The state has seen a recent influx of players in the natural and organic grocery segment, including Lucky’s Market, Fresh Thyme Farmers […]
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Leppink’s Food Centers Recognized As Michigan’s 2016 Outstanding Retailer
Leppink’s Food Centers of West Michigan and the Grand Rapids-headquartered Star Truck Rentals are the 2016 Al Kessel Outstanding Achievement Award winners, the Michigan Grocers Association (MGA) said this week. “The awards honor former MGA Director Al Kessel, who passed away in 2012,” said MGA President and CEO Linda M. Gobler. “Al was the founder […]
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Harris Teeter Opening New Maryland Store On Wednesday
Harris Teeter will open its 11th Maryland store in Bethesda on Aug. 24. The Flats 8300 location at 4805 Battery Lane will host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony beginning at 8 a.m. The unit will be open 24 hours-seven days a week and include eight checkouts and four express checkouts. Among the store’s features […]
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The ‘Megatrends’ That Are Spurring Change Across The Grocery Industry
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. […]