STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Sobeys recently launched an ongoing contest to promote its seafood traceability program with the organization Thisfish....More
PHOENIX — U.S. food retailers testing commercial refrigeration systems that use carbon dioxide as a key refrigerant have found them to have a much smaller impact on climate change — but still carry higher energy and equipment costs — than a traditional refrigeration system....More
STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Sobeys anticipates a return of food inflation in Canada in the next few months, though it isn’t sure what the impact will be, Marc Poulin, president and chief executive officer, told analysts here....More
PHOENIX — As the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill partnership approaches its fifth anniversary at the end of November, the voluntary program can report that its goal-setting, record-keeping methods have enabled its retail members to cut their refrigerant leak rates to under 13% — almost half that of the industry as a whole....More
STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Empire Co. here said Thursday the acquisition of 236 Shell gas stations and convenience stores late last year helped boost first-quarter sales at Sobeys by 9.8%, to $4.6 billion (U.S.)....More
This year’s winners of SN’s Sustainability Excellence Awards — Sobeys, Unified Grocers and Kudrinko’s — have been able to significantly reduce their carbon footprint, saving cash as well as the environment...More
For setting ambitious environmental goals and for making significant headway toward achieving them, Sobeys has been named the winner of SN’s 2012 Sustainability Excellence Award in the chain category....More
NEW YORK – SN announced Monday the winners of the 2012 Sustainability Excellence Awards: Sobeys, chain category; Unified Grocers, wholesaler category; and Kudrinko’s, independent category....More
Today the Food Marketing Institute’s Energy & Store Development Conference starts in Phoenix, giving me a chance to cover one of my favorite topics as Technology & Operations Editor for SN: commercial refrigeration....More
STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Sobeys, which has already agreed to supply Target stores when they arrive in Canada next year, is expanding its relationship with the Minneapolis-based merchant....More
STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Comparable-store sales at Sobeys increased slightly amid heavy competition during its fiscal fourth quarter, the retailer here said Thursday....More
STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Sobeys here on Thursday said Marc Poulin would succeed Bill McEwan as its president and chief executive officer effective June 29....More
Automating a warehouse addresses many looming challenges — notably an aging workforce — but the multi-million-dollar price tag may still be hard to justify....More
Transcritical refrigeration systems — which are being rolled out in Canada by Sobeys — use only environmentally friendly carbon dioxide as a refrigerant, but will they be deployed in warmer climates?...More
While the politicians remain stuck in a partisan divide over the merits of global warming and climate change, back in the real world many businesses, including major food retailers, are already taking steps to get their carbon output under control....More
STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Sobeys here has expanded its customer insights initiatives with a new tool allowing the retailer to share loyalty data with suppliers....More
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The families behind the Sobeys supermarket chain and the Maple Leaf Foods group have teamed to launch a new private equity firm that will invest in small Canadian manufacturing and distribution companies....More
STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Sobeys here said last week it sees potential for its FreshCo discount format outside of Ontario but has no plans to expand the format beyond the single province at this time....More
Traditional supermarket operators in Canada are at risk from the expansion there by Wal-Mart and Target, according to a report from BMO Capital Markets....More
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