Bob Gleeson Named Chief Merchant At Weis
The veteran retail executive checks all the important boxes in the visceral and intangible skills that are needed to oversee a large merchandising department today.
Weis Markets Names Gleeson To Chief Merchant Post
Industry veteran promoted to senior VP-merchandising and marketing.
Messier Set to Retire As Executive VP-Merchandising of Stop & Shop
Messier began his grocery career at Hannaford Bros. in 1983 and has worked for either Delhaize or Ahold (which merged in 2017) continuously from that point.
PMA Announces In-Person 2021 Fresh Summit In New Orleans
A variety of safety protocols and modifications developed with guidance from public health authorities will be implemented at the annual expo.
Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative Grants Available To Eligible Grocers, Food Retail Outlets
The PA FFFI offers one-time grants or loans to food retailers to increase the availability of healthy and affordable food options for residents in under-resourced communities.
Wakefern Appoints Falcone To CFO, Meleta To CCO
Wakefern Food Corp. recently appointed Neil Falcone as chief financial officer and Karen Meleta as chief communications officer. Falcone, formerly VP of ShopRite Financial Services (SFS) and corporate finance, replaces…
Omnichannel Gains Spur Ahold Delhaize Stellar Q4, Fiscal 2020 Performance
Sales at its U.S stores jumped 18.7 percent to $13.6 billion in the 14-week period and U.S. comps (ex-gas) grew 11.2 percent, due largely to the COVID-19 outbreak.
ShopRite To Close 62 Pharmacies; CVS Buys Prescription Files
Challenging sales and profitability are the reasons. ShopRite will continue to operate 147 pharmacies and be a provider of COVID-19 vaccines.
The New Kings Of Upstate New York – Price Chopper And Tops – Agree to Merge
With a combined annual revenue of more than $6 billion, the deal would bring together two of the Empire State’s largest chains and would provide an opportunity to leverage scale…
Robin Moran Retires After 40 Years With Giant Food
Giant Food announced that Robin Moran will retire after a 40-year career with the retailer. Moran joined Giant as a part time cashier in 1980 and began her full-time career…