The Wisconsin Grocers Association (WGA) has named Jeff Maurer, owner of Fresh Madison Market, its 2013 Grocer of the Year. Maurer was presented the award at a surprise announcement in Fresh Madison Market’s event room with a crowd of more than 40 well wishers, family, friends and associates. Brandon Scholz, WGA president, said Maurer has […]
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Posted in, Store News, West
Stater Bros. Reports 3Q Increase In Sales, Customer Count
Stater Bros. Holdings Inc. reported Tuesday that its consolidated sales in the 13 weeks ended June 30 were $968.8 million, up $19.0 million, or 2 percent, from the same period a year prior; the prior year’s third-quarter sales were affected by the Easter holiday, which fell in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and in […]
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Wenning Announces Retirement From NGA
Tom Wenning, EVP and general counsel for the National Grocers Association (NGA), has announced his retirement, effective in December. “It has been a real honor and privilege to be a legislative, regulatory and legal advocate on behalf of independent retail grocers and wholesalers for the last 40 years before Congress, presidential administrations, regulatory agencies and […]
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Survey: Aldi Is Low-Price Grocery Leader For Third Consecutive Year
Discount grocer Aldi was recognized as the nation’s low-price grocery leader for the third year in a row, according to a recent consumer survey conducted by Market Force Information Inc., a leading customer intelligence solutions company. When asked to rank the top grocers offering low prices, consumers ranked Aldi ahead of competitors such as Walmart, […]
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Unified Posts $11.3M Loss In 3Q
Unified Grocers Inc., the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the western U.S., has reported an $11.3 million net loss for the company’s third fiscal quarter; that’s compared to earnings of $1.2 million for the same period in 2012, according to the Los Angeles-based cooperative. Losses before patronage dividends and income taxes were $14.6 million for […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Wegmans Adds Position To Tackle Sustainable Seafood Issues
Wegmans Food Markets has created a new position —VP of seafood sustainability—and Carl Salamone, formerly VP of seafood merchandising with 47 years of service, has moved into this role. Dave Wagner, a 25-year Wegmans veteran has been promoted to VP of seafood merchandising. When asked about his plans, Salamone said, “I’ve spent a good portion […]
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Seattle’s Metropolitan Market Hosting Annual Peach-O-Rama
For the 17th year, Metropolitan Market of Seattle says its bringing to store measurably sweeter peaches directly from two orchards in Washington and California. The quest to find the sweetest peach began in 1995 when CEO Terry Halverson and his team were determined to improve the quality of the peaches they sold in their stores. […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National
Report: Change In Industry Provides Marketing Opportunity For Grocers
The retail market for foods and beverages is undergoing some of its greatest changes since supermarkets came to the fore in the 1940s and ‘50s, according to “The Future of Food Retailing: Shopper Insights and Market Opportunities,” a new report from market research firm Packaged Facts. According to David Sprinkle, research director for Packaged Facts, […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Publix To Enter New North Carolina Markets
Publix Super Markets Inc. this morning said it will enter the Asheville and Cary markets in North Carolina. The Lakeland, Fla.-based supermarket chain plans to open its first North Carolina stores in the Charlotte area next year. The Asheville store, located in Buncombe County, will be at the southeast corner of Hendersonville and Overlook. The […]
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Penske Logistics To Serve Kroger’s Indiana DC Business
Penske Logistics has won the contract to operate and manage Kroger’s 600,000 s.f. refrigerated food distribution facility located in West Shelbyville, Ind. Penske officially began operating the facility July 21. Penske Logistics has hired the 816 existing workers at the facility, including those represented by Teamsters Local 135. “We’re excited to have earned this new […]
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Bertram Named SVP Of Store Strategy At Ahold USA
Ahold USA has appointed Nick Bertram as its SVP of store strategy and execution. In this role, which will be based in Carlisle, Pa., Bertram will lead the development, optimization and delivery of key operational support processes in partnership with Ahold USA’s retail divisions, as well as managing new business ventures. Bertram joins Ahold USA […]
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Rowe’s IGA Supermarket Plans Fifth Jacksonville Store
Supermarket operator Rob Rowe plans to open a fifth Rowe’s IGA Supermarket in the Jacksonville, Fla., area. The Jacksonville Daily Record reports that the store will open in a former Food Lion in West Jacksonville at 8299 W. Beaver St. Rowe said Wednesday the store will open Aug. 28 “if all goes as planned.” Commodore […]
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Arthur T. Demoulas A Champion For Market Basket Values, Not Just Shareholders
by Kevin Griffin/The Griffin Report Before the story broke in the media earlier this month about the campaign to oust Arthur T. Demoulas as head of The Market Basket chain, I began receiving emails and phone calls from friends and colleagues in the trade at an alarming rate. It’s been a while since I’ve heard […]
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NGA: Corporate-Only Tax Reform Is A Non-Starter
President Obama released on Tuesday a proposal that attempts to simplify the tax code for American businesses by reforming only corporate tax rates. Though the National Grocers Association (NGA) says efforts to lower the top corporate tax rate from the highest in the world at 35 percent to 28 percent is a step in the […]
Posted in, Midwest, Store News
IFF Now Lending To Grocers In High-Need Areas Across The Midwest
IFF, a longtime provider of financial solutions and real estate consulting to nonprofit organizations focused on healthy food access and education, also is now responding to the financing needs of full-service grocery stores in high-need areas. For the first time ever, and thanks in part to federal funding, IFF is lending to for-profit, community-engaged grocers across […]
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B&R Stores Donates To Lincoln Children’s Zoo And Its Red Pandas
The red pandas and other critters will enjoy the comforts of their homes at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo a little more thanks to the generosity of shoppers at Russ’s Market and Super Saver stores. The stores recently raised more than $5,500 for the zoo through a roundup event. At checkout, customers could round up their […]
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Rio Ranch Partners With Ibotta To Help Shoppers Earn Cash Rewards
Rio Ranch Market shoppers can now earn Ibotta Cash Rewards, Bonuses and Store Extras in store for buying their favorite products when using the free Ibotta app. Rio Ranch Market partnered with Ibotta Inc. to give its shoppers the ability to earn cash for redeeming Ibotta Offers at checkout starting July 31. Shoppers also can […]
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Chief Restructuring Officer Now Running Belle Foods
The father-and-son team that founded Belle Foods in Birmingham just more than a year ago gave up control of the bankrupt grocery chain to New York-based Carl Marks Advisory Group (CMAG) on Monday. CMAG partner, J. Jette Campbell, will be running Belle Foods. Al.com reports that U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Jack Caddell ordered the move […]
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Natural Grocers Debuting Two More Oregon Stores Next Month
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is opening new locations in Beaverton and Bend, Ore., next month. The Beaverton store will be located at 12155 SW Broadway St. and will open Aug. 6. The store in Bend will open at 3188 North Highway 97 on Aug. 27. “2013 has been a wonderful year for Natural Grocers […]
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Safeway Pleased With 2Q Results
Safeway Inc. President and CEO Robert Edwards says the company is pleased with its second quarter 2013 results, which it reported last week. “We are pleased with the significant milestones we achieved this quarter. The substantial cash proceeds we expect to receive from the sale of our Canadian operations combined with the completion of the […]