Workers Ratify New Deal With Spartan Stores
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Warehouse, transportation and maintenance workers at Spartan Stores’ distribution center here have ratified a new three-year contract, Spartan said Tuesday. read more Supermarket News
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Safeway’s Jackson Earns HR Honors
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Russ Jackson, senior vice president of human resources for Safeway here, has been named to the 2012 HR Honor Roll by Human Resource Executive magazine, the retailer … Continue Reading →
Wal-Mart, AmEx Team on Prepaid Card
BENTONVILLE, Ark — Wal-Mart Stores and American Express on Monday announced the launch of Bluebird, a prepaid payment card they said is an alternative to more expensive checking and debit … Continue Reading →
Reasor’s Promotes 3, Adds New Director
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Reasor’s LLC here on Monday announced several executive promotions and named its first outside director and a new vice president of sales and marketing. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
Neighborhood Council Objects to Pathmark Closure
NEW YORK — The neighborhood group that lobbied to bring a supermarket to the Lower East Side of Manhattan nearly 30 years ago will hold a rally this week to … Continue Reading →
Retailers See Tradeoffs in CO2 Refrigeration
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 — … Continue Reading →
Marketing Wellness to Hispanics
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hispanic demographic represents a full 16% of the total U.S. population, and is growing more than three times the rate of other ethnic … Continue Reading →
Supermarket Financial Positions Inching Ahead
Analysts see marginal gains for the food retailing industry in the second half of 2012. read more Supermarket News
Hispanics Perceive Healthy Foods as Less Tasty
CHICAGO — Less-acculturated Hispanics define nutrition in terms of quality and quantity and think of healthy foods as less tasty, according to research from the NPD Group. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
Price Chopper Concept Store to Focus on Quick Service Dining
LATHAM, N.Y. — Price Chopper Supermarkets announced plans for a new concept store here that will feature 16 quick service dining areas as well as a cooking school and on-site … Continue Reading →