Dennis Darling started bagging groceries at his local independent grocery store while still in high school. It’s where he says he not only discovered a career but met his wife of 41 years, Ruth. At the store, he was promoted quickly up the ladder and started managing for that same company at age 23. Eventually, […]
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As First Woman Supermarket Manager, Carole Bitter Has Led Industry For Women
Carole Bitter grew up in a time when opportunities in management for women in the grocery industry did not exist. Even as the daughter of supermarket owners, she never considered running the family business because the heir apparent was a male cousin. Bitter’s grandfather came to the U.S. from Austria-Hungary at the turn of the […]
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Publix 2Q Sales Up 6 Percent, Same-Store Sales Increase 4.1 Percent
Publix’s sales for the second quarter of 2015 were $8 billion, a 6 percent increase from last year’s $7.5 billion. Comparable-store sales for the second quarter of 2015 increased 4.1 percent. Net earnings for the second quarter of 2015 were $482.7 million, compared to $404.1 million in 2014, an increase of 19.5 percent. Earnings per […]
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Hannaford Debuts Small-Format Store, Will Purchase Durham, N.H., Market
Hannaford is opening a smaller store, a 20,000-s.f. unit (less than half the size of a traditional Hannaford) in North Berwick, Maine, on Aug. 8. Some of the store’s features will include fresh produce, a walk-in beer cooler, as well as gluten-free, natural and organic items. The store will employ as many as 75 associates, […]
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Wegmans To Open Fifth Bay State Store At The Natick Mall, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… Wegmans plans to open a 125,000-s.f. Massachusetts store at the Natick Mall in Natick by spring 2017. It will be the Rochester, New York-based grocer’s fifth store in Massachusetts; the company’s fourth location, a 122,000-s.f. unit, is set to open on University Avenue in Westwood on Oct. 11. Wegmans also is […]
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Fresh & Easy Downsize Continues
Fresh & Easy reportedly plans to close more grocery stores as it continues to downsize. The Orange County Register reported July 29 that the locations were expected to close by the end of the week. Three Orange County stores—in Fountain Valley, Lake Forest and Seal Beach—were among 14 slated for closure by the El Segundo-based […]
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Haggen Pacific Southwest Chief Further Explains Layoffs
Following its announcement in mid-July that it would “cut back on staffing” as it struggles to gain its footing in its new territory of Southern California, Arizona and Nevada, Haggen is further explaining its action. “Some of you have heard by now that we have had to make some difficult decisions over the past few […]
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Weis Markets Reports Strong 2Q Results, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… Weis Markets of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, has reported a 28.4 percent increase in its second quarter net income, while its sales for the same period increased 3.8 percent. “Our second quarter results reflect our continuing investments in sales-building strategies and disciplined promotions that helped us generate strong sales and net income increases,” […]
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SFA Honored For Work To Reduce Hunger, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has been awarded a Power of A Gold Award from the American Society of Association Executives for its work to help reduce hunger and increase food recovery via the grant-making, education and industry events of its Specialty Food Foundation. The foundation, established in 2014, in […]
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Kroger’s First Female Corporate Officer To Retire Next Year
The Kroger Co.’s group VP for corporate affairs, Lynn Marmer, plans to retire in early 2016 after 18 years with the company. She joined Kroger in 1997 as a senior attorney in the legal department. When appointed to her current position in 1998, she became Kroger’s first female corporate officer. “Lynn has always appreciated the […]
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Whole Foods’ Latest Leases Include Plans For Grocer’s First 365 Concept Stores
Whole Foods Market has signed leases for eight new stores and has renegotiated the lease for one of its stores in development. The announcement includes the Austin, Texas-based grocer’s first stores that will feature its 365 by Whole Foods Market concept. Those small-format stores are planned for Bellevue, Washington; Houston, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and Santa […]
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Raley’s Customers Raise $100K For Local Veteran’s Group By Reusing Grocery Bags
Raley’s Family of Fine Stores has presented Friends of Travis Fisher House with a $100,000 check. The money was raised by customers through Raley’s nickelAid program. The Fisher House Foundation is best known for a network of comfort homes where military and veterans’ families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving […]
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Save-A-Lot May Become Standalone Company As Supervalu Eyes Spinoff
Supervalu says it is exploring a separation of its Save-A-Lot business and, as part of that process, has begun preparations to allow for a possible spinoff of Save-A-Lot into a standalone, publicly traded company. “Save-A-Lot is a leading national hard-discount retailer with over 1,300 total stores, comprised of approximately 430 corporate stores and approximately 900 […]
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KeHE Expands Partnership With Albertsons, And More…
New Channels New In Brief… KeHE Distributors has been selected by Albertsons Cos. Inc. as the primary distribution partner for natural and organic, specialty and fresh products to the grocer’s network of more than 2,200 stores in 33 states and the District of Columbia. Albertsons recently terminated a supply contract with United Natural Foods Inc. of […]
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Tennessee Food Retailers Face Challenges In Readying For Wine Sales Next Year
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer A referendum to allow food retailers in Tennessee to sell wine passed everywhere it was on the ballot last year. While getting that referendum on the November ballot was a long and oftentimes arduous process, the challenges aren’t over. Grocery stores in the 78 municipalities where wine sales will be allowed in […]
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Fresh Thyme Opening Two Indianapolis-Area Stores In August
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market plans to open two new stores on the north side of Indianapolis on Thursday, Aug. 6. The Fishers store is located at 11481 East 116th Street, the Carmel store at 3400 East 146th Street. Each store will host a grand opening celebration with doors opening at 7 a.m. Fresh Thyme will […]
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Grimmett Named President, COO Of Golub Corp.
The Golub Corp., parent company of Price Chopper Supermarkets, Market 32 and Market Bistro, has named Scott Grimmett president and COO. He is the first person who is not a Golub to hold the title. Grimmett continues to report to CEO Jerry Golub. Neil Golub remains executive chairman of the board. Grimmett joined Price Chopper as […]
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Food City Buying 29 Bi-Lo Stores, Will Enter Georgia With Purchase
Abingdon, Virginia-based K-VA-T Food Stores/Food City has reached an agreement with Southeastern Grocers, which operates the Bi-Lo, Winn-Dixie and Harveys banners in the Southeast, to purchase 29 Bi-Lo stores. The stores are located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and northwest Georgia. Food City will enter a new state—Georgia—with the deal, while Bi-Lo will exit Tennessee. Food City […]
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House Passes National Food Labeling Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act by a vote to 275 to 150. The bill, which still must be passed by the Senate before it becomes law, establishes a federal labeling standard for foods with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), giving sole authority to the Food and […]
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UNFI Terminating Contract With Albertsons, Safeway
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) says its contract as a distributor to Albertsons Cos. Inc., which includes the Albertsons, Safeway and Eastern Supermarket chains, will terminate on Sept. 20, 2015, rather than upon the original contract end date of July 31, 2016. For the company’s fiscal year ending Aug. 1, 2015, revenue from Albertsons is […]