SN POLL RESULTS: Readers Anticipate Supervalu Sale
More than 60% of respondents to a poll on SN’s website last week said they believed Supervalu would sell all or part of the company by the end of 2012, … Continue Reading →
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Snacking Trend Turns Healthy at Supermarkets
Supermarkets and their suppliers are making sure ‘healthy’ and ‘snack’ can co-exist in the same sentence, and it’s paying off, as the snack trend continues to grow. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
Wal-Mart Added to Distributor Lawsuit
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Wal-Mart Stores here has been added as a defendant in a federal lawsuit filed against a Southern California warehouse contracted to distribute products to the company. read … Continue Reading →
Co-Op Group Gets B Corp Status
IOWA CITY, Iowa — National Cooperative Grocers Association here said it has been certified as a “B Corporation” — a new class of company that seeks to voluntarily adhere to … Continue Reading →
Peapod Joins Targeted-Ad Network
SKOKIE, Ill. – Online grocer Peapod, a division of Ahold USA, has joined the Branded Audience Networks of Boston-based OwnerIQ, which enables advertisers to target advertising based on the products … Continue Reading →
Co-Op Group Gets B Corp Status
IOWA CITY, Iowa — National Cooperative Grocers Association here said it has been certified as a “B Corporation” — a new class of company that seeks to voluntarily adhere to … Continue Reading →
Klug, Bergmann Join Unified Grocers
LOS ANGELES — Unified Grocers here said Monday it has hired two former Supervalu divisional presidents — Susan M. Klug and Leon G. Bergmann. read more Supermarket News
DeBoer Named SVP at Family Dollar
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Family Dollar Stores here said Monday that it has promoted former Delhaize executive Tammy DeBoer (pictured) to the position of senior vice president of food. read more … Continue Reading →
Report: Gluten-Free On the Rise
ROCKVILLE, Md. — U.S. sales of gluten-free foods and beverages will exceed $ 6.6 billion by 2017, according to market research firm Packaged Facts. read more Supermarket News
Getting to Win-Win: Retailers and Manufacturers Collaborate on Trade Deals
Haggen and other retailers are showing how to collaborate with trading partners on mutually rewarding promotional and merchandising initiatives. read more Supermarket News