Ackerman Joins D.C. Food Bank Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Peter Ackerman, the founding investor behind online grocer FreshDirect, was appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Capital Area Food Bank here, … Continue Reading →
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Hy-Vee Rewards Child for Spotting Typo
West Des Moines, Iowa — Hy-Vee here recently rewarded a second-grade student who found a typo in a bakery sign with a dozen free donuts, much to the delight of … Continue Reading →
Grocery Flat as Percent of Sales at Walmart U.S.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Grocery product and other consumables remained flat at 55% of sales at Walmart U.S. in the most recent fiscal year, the company said in a filing with … Continue Reading →
Ahold USA Names Scorza CIO
CARLISLE, Pa. — Ahold USA said Friday it has named Paul Scorza, a 30-year veteran of IBM, as its new chief information officer, effective April 1. read more Supermarket News
Wal-Mart Plans Campus Store at ASU
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores here said it plans to open a small-format store in May on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe. read more Supermarket News
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NGA Suggests Customer Feedback Tactics
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Grocers Association here has issued a white paper suggesting ways store managers can use customer feedback to improve the way they operate their stores. read … Continue Reading →
Meijer Double Matches Shopper Donations
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer will double match customers $ 10 Simply Give donations — giving an additional $ 20 for every $ 10 donated — April 12 -13 to … Continue Reading →
NPD: Meal Deals Need to Be Rejuvenated
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. — The NPD Group, a market research and global information company, reports that customers visiting restaurants because of a “meal deal” were down last year from the … Continue Reading →
A Closer Look at the FDA Antibiotic Retail Meat Report
12% of retail chicken sampled contained salmonella, and of those salmonella samples, 74.1% were resistant to one or more antibiotics, according to the NARMS Retail Meat Report. SN Social read … Continue Reading →