Supermarket News
Safeway’s Burd Wins AHA Award
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The American Heart Association presented its Corporate Heart of Gold Award to Steve Burd, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Safeway, at a gala here on Saturday. ...
‘Perfect Retail Storm’ Sinks Weis’ Q1
SUNBURY, Pa. — Wholesale food price inflation and consumers made cautious by the economy combined to reduce profits at Weis Markets during the first quarter that ended March 29, the retailer here said. ...
GMA Introduces Food Safety Site
WASHINGTON — The Grocery Manufacturers Association here yesterday launched www.keepfoodsafe.org, a new food safety information website for policymakers, the media and consumers....
Bernauer Emphasizes Technology, Supply Chain at NACDS
PALM BEACH, Fla. — At the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Alexandria, Va., this past weekend, outgoing board Chairman David Bernauer, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Walgreen Co., Deerfield, Ill., urged a continued emphasis on health information technology and supply chain cooperation to capitalize on pharmacy and front-end opportunities....
SEC Clears Mackey in Message-Board Scandal
AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market here said Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation into the message-board postings of the company’s chairman and chief executive officer, John Mackey, and has not recommended any enforcement action against him or Whole Foods. ...
Roundy’s Boosts Rebate-Check Incentive
MILWAUKEE — Roundy’s Supermarkets here has joined the growing chorus of supermarket retailers appealing to consumers to cash their economic-stimulus checks at its stores, but it is seeking to go one step further by tossing in some free product. ...
Giant Eagle to Launch Store-Specific Planograms in ‘09
PITTSBURGH — Giant Eagle here plans to begin implementing store-specific shelf planograms in January 2009 for product allocation at its 158 corporate stores, according to Ray Smaltz, the chain’s vice president of grocery category management....
A&P to Reveal ‘Price Impact’ Pathmark Prototypes
MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P is readying a new “price impact” prototype it will roll out in two New Jersey Pathmark locations in May, sources told SN. ...
Tops Names Curran to Lead Sales and Merchandising
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — Tops Markets here is expected to announce this week that Pat Curran has been named senior vice president of sales and merchandising, reporting directly to Frank Curci, chief executive officer. ...
Supermarkets Could Pick Up $2 Billion From Stimulus Spending: Report
NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs here estimated that supermarkets could pick up 7% of the stimulus checks the government will issue next month, or close to $2 billion during the second and third quarters....
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