Dreiling will retire as Dollar General CEO
Rick Dreiling, chairman and CEO of Dollar General Corp., Goodlettsville, Tenn., said Friday he plans to retire as CEO at the end of May 2015 or upon the appointment of … Continue Reading →
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Family Dollar promotes Thomas to SVP
Family Dollar said it has promoted Jeffrey Thomas to the role of SVP-merchandise operations, replacing Scott Zucker, who left the company last month. read more Supermarket News
Bottom Dollar openings set as chain focuses on profit
Bottom Dollar Food is preparing three new store openings this month — the last three planned for a while for Delhaize America’s nascent discount chain. read more Supermarket News
Billion dollar choices for Hillshire Brands
Processed-meat supplier Hillshire Brands has some deciding to do. After Pilgrim’s Pride offered $ 6.4 billion to purchase Hillshire earlier this week, Tyson Foods threw its hat in the ring … Continue Reading →
Dollar Tree sales, earnings improve in Q1
Dollar Tree said Thursday that sales and earnings increased for the fiscal first quarter, citing improvements in store traffic and average ticket. read more Supermarket News
Family Dollar seeing ‘slow benefits’ from EDLP move
Family Dollar Stores, Matthews, N.C., is starting to see “slow benefits” from early efforts to re-cast its image as an everyday-low-price operator, Howard Levine, chairman and CEO, said during a … Continue Reading →
Gallery: Wegmans expansion, Family Dollar pricing and other trending stories
SN readers have been looking at stories about pricing strategies, rooftop greenhouses and more. In case you missed it, here are the top stories and galleries from SN’s enewsletters. read … Continue Reading →
Family Dollar to close 370 stores; Q2 sales, earnings down
Family Dollar Stores said Thursday that it would close 370 underperforming stores and slow plans for new store growth as sales and earnings plunged during the fiscal second quarter. read … Continue Reading →
Family Dollar expands food offering
Family Dollar is adding more than 400 new food items to its grocery lineup. Publication Info read more Supermarket News
Hancock joins Family Dollar as supply chain SVP
Family Dollar has named Brian D. Hancock as SVP-supply chain. He will report to Howard R. Levine, chairman and CEO, the Matthews, N.C.-based retailer said. read more Supermarket News