Supermarket News
Unified Seeks Financial Flexibility in 2010
LOS ANGELES — If 2009 was a year of adaptability for Unified Grocers, 2010 will be a year of flexibility, Al Plamann, president and chief executive officer, told the company's annual meeting here Tuesday. ...
Half of Frozen Seafood Short-Weighted in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn.— The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection found that half of the packaged, frozen seafood products it recently purchased from supermarkets in the state were short-weighted....
Target Sees Spending on Rise, Margins on Decline
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. here said Tuesday that sales and profits were both up in the fourth quarter as consumers seem to be slowly increasing spending on discretionary items in the wake of the recession....
Acme Workers to Vote on New Contract
WEST BERLIN, N.J. — Union workers of Acme stores in New Jersey are scheduled to vote Wednesday on a new contract with the employer. ...
Mock Named VP of Sales/Marketing at Southern Family
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southern Family Markets here has named Mike Mock as its new vice president of sales and marketing, effective immediately. ...
Former Affiliated Southwest CEO Pleads Guilty to Fraud
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The former president and chief executive officer of Affiliated Foods Southwest has pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding its lenders, according to court papers filed here. ...
Oakville Grocery to Replace AJ’s in Phoenix Project: Report
PHOENIX — Specialty grocer Oakville Grocery will open in a new development here which was to have hosted AJ’s Fine Foods, officials said Monday....
Kroger Workers in Georgia Ratify Deal
ATLANTA — Associates with Kroger stores in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., have ratified new agreements with United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 1996, Kroger said Monday....
Demoulas Tracks Truckers’ Driving Performance
TEWKSBURY, Mass. -- Demoulas Super Markets here, which operates more than 60 Market Basket supermarkets, has implemented the Mobius fleet management solution, from Cadec, Manchester, N.H., to track the performance of its private trucking fleet. ...
Stop & Shop, Union to Return to Talks
QUINCY, Mass. — Stop & Shop here and representatives of seven United Food and Commercial Workers union locals are expected to return to the bargaining table today after agreeing late last week to extend their contract by seven days. ...
Publix, Wegmans Score in Customer Service Rankings
NEW YORK — Publix Super Markets and Wegmans Food Markets were named in an annual ranking of the nation’s top companies at providing customer service. ...
IRI: Consumers Hold Fast to New View of Affordability
CHICAGO — Do-it-yourself preventative care and dining trends launched vitamins (5.7%), natural cheese (5.2%), ice cream/sherbert (4.7%), frozen/refrigerated poultry (4.6%) and wine (4.3%) to the top 10 CPG growth categories list by unit sales in 2009, according to a new Information Resources Inc. Times & Trends report....
Safeway Janitors Get Wage Hikes in New Contract
OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 450 janitors who clean Safeway supermarkets in Northern California voted on Saturday to ratify a tentative collective bargaining agreement with four janitorial services contractors employed by Safeway. ...
Fresh & Easy Recalls Granola Bars
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is voluntarily recalling its Fresh & Easy Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars because an ingredient has the potential for salmonella contamination....
Harris Teeter 'Story of the Year' Contest Under Way
RALEIGH, N.C. — In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Harris Teeter has launched a “Story of the Year” online video contest....
Retailer Survey: The Slow Road to Recovery
The economic recovery is under way but whether or not supermarkets are on board remains a matter of debate. The early signs of a thaw in consumer spending...
First Lady Michelle Obama Visits The Fresh Grocer
PHILADELPHIA -- First Lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to promote her “Let’s Move” campaign to reduce childhood obesity, visited The Fresh Grocer at Progress Plaza on Friday afternoon....
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