Alternative chains boost expansion
From Aldi to Whole Foods Market, nontraditional food retailers in recent weeks have unveiled new growth plans that ramp up their rates of new-store expansion and bring them into new … Continue Reading →
Author: R. Daneel Olivaw
Walmart joins farm workers’ rights program
Walmart and its Florida tomato suppliers have pledged to improve pay for tomato farm workers as part of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Fair Food Program. read more Supermarket News
Target plans 20K square-foot ‘Express’ store
Target Corp. said it is planning to open its smallest store yet, a 20,000-square-foot TargetExpress, this July in its headquarters market of Minneapolis. read more Supermarket News
Convenient cooking meal solutions
New lines of slow cooker and simmer sauces and meal kits are gaining additional placement throughout the store. read more Supermarket News
Brookshire Brothers buying David’s Supermarkets
Brookshire Brothers said Friday it has agreed to acquire David’s Supermarkets, a 25-store chain in North-Central Texas. read more Supermarket News
Pharmacies let their labels do the talking
Big Y Pharmacies in Longmeadow, Mass., and Rocky Hill, Conn., are among those adding large print and electronic “talking” labels to medications for the visually impaired. read more Supermarket News
Future Online Sales to Open Space for Design Innovation
By Dan Alaimo Experts think it’s inevitable that sales of many non-perishable grocery categories will eventually take place online. Retailers need to meet that demand, but also the creative challenge … Continue Reading →
Regional Report: Haggen seeks to differentiate
Haggen is about to launch a store remodel that it anticipates will serve as a prototype for future remodels. read more Supermarket News
Pharmacists conduct flu, strep tests
Eighty Midwest pharmacies are taking part in a study aimed at improving patient outcomes by having specially trained pharmacists conduct free flu and strep throat tests, and in some cases … Continue Reading →
Wakefern steps up sustainable seafood
Wakefern Food Corp. announced that it is launching a sustainable seafood program in partnership with the Marine Stewardship Council and the Global Aquaculture Alliance. read more Supermarket News