LOS ANGELES — Data-standards organization GS1 said it presented its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Awards this week to Danny Wegman, chief executive officer of Wegmans Food Markets, and Tim Smucker, chairman … Continue Reading →
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spartan Stores here Wednesday said the early Easter holiday and new wholesale accounts helped the company post sales gains and better-than-expected earnings in the fiscal fourth … Continue Reading →
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. here on Wednesday said poor weather and tax-burdened shoppers led to soft sales and earnings in the fiscal first quarter. read more Supermarket News
SKOKIE, Ill. — ItemMaster, the digital brand image and content provider created by Peapod here, has formed a partnership with Brandbank, a United Kingdom-based counterpart. read more Supermarket News
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — John E. “Jack” Marsh, who led the creation of two iconic research studies on supermarket retailing, died last week from old old age. read more Supermarket News
WEST DES MOINES — Hy-Vee is encouraging the public to keep an eye on one of its youngest cake designers: 17-year-old Lindsay Franzoni. read more Supermarket News
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Kellogg Co. senior vice president of customer development for U.S. Sales Darcey Macken, will succeed a retiring Mark Wagner as president of U.S. Sales, effective Dec. … Continue Reading →
TULSA, Okla. — Reasor’s is partnering with the Salvation Army to collect donations to help with disaster relief across central Oklahoma. read more Supermarket News
LONDON — Although Family Dollar Stores sees signs of recovery in the economy, “the averages are misleading when it comes to our consumer population,” Mary A. Winston, the chain’s chief … Continue Reading →
AVENTURA, Fla. — Whole Foods Market Chairman John Elstrott discusses the retailer’s needs relating to ingredient transparency, and products that are local, organic and non-GMO. He was interviewed at the … Continue Reading →
