Supervalu has made two moves in its business model, rolling merchandising for its Farm Fresh division into Shoppers Food and Pharmacy and bidding to merge with West Coast based Unified Grocers.

A report from Weis Markets' recent vendor strategic alignment summit meeting.

Earl Redner, founder of Redner’s Markets, died April 5. He was 92.

Kenneth McGrath replaces Eric Claus as Save-A-Lot CEO.

Farm Fresh will be shifting primarymerchandising responsibilities to its sister supermarket organization Shoppers Food & Pharmacy.

RMG has added two new members - Kennie's Markets and Supermarkets Plus IGA - bringing its store count to 25.

Abel Porter has replaced Jack Murphy as Fairway Market CEO.

Earlier this month, Kroger Co. posted identical store sales of negative 0.7 percent (excluding fuel) in its fiscal fourth quarter ended January 28, ending a remarkable streak of positive ID sales that dated back to 2004 (52 quarters).

Ahold USA’s bfresh banner (part of its Fresh Formats unit) has a new leader – company veteran Dean Wilkinson has been named bfresh lead and will oversee activities at its fledgling bfresh specialty food stores group, effective March 1, 2017.

Wal-Mart recently posted its best comparable store results at its U.S. stores in more than four years.

Ahold USA and Delhaize America, the U.S. units of recently merged retailer Ahold Delhaize, announced on February 6 another major step in the integration of efficiencies for the two companies.

Jerry Clontz will replace the retiring Joe Fey as president of Kroger's Mid-Atlantic division.

Brett Wing has been named president of SRS.

Albertsons has reportedly withdrawn its interest to buy Price Chopper, primarily because it wants to concentrate on launching its effort to go public, which was first announced in July 2015.

Veteran Ahold USA executive Roger Wheeler was named president of Retail Business Services LLC (RBS), an independent Ahold Delhaize company, on January 1.

Whole Foods Market (WFM) is currently facing two class action lawsuits as a result of alleged improprieties in the retailer’s “gainsharing” bonus program.

Fairway's new Brooklyn store is set to open in January.

Albertsons reportedly near deal to buy Price Chopper.

Adversely impacted by the continuing effects of deflation, Kroger earlier this month reported an 8.6 percent drop in its third quarter earnings from $428 million to $391 million for the period ended November 5.

Nearly 26,000 clerks and meatcutters employed by Giant Food and Safeway in the Baltimore-Washington region ratified new three-year labor contracts with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 27 (Baltimore) and 400 (Landover, MD) late last month.

Wakefern reported record retail sales of $16 billion for the 52-week fiscal year ending October 1, 2016

More than 800 suppliers, brokers and distributors attended the annual Key Food Stores Co-Operative vendor summit earlier this month.

John Mackey will be the sole CEO going forward for Whole Foods Market, the Austin, TX-based organics and natural foods chain that he founded in 1980.

As it nears the conclusion of its 100th anniversary, it’s been another sensational year for Wegmans.

Online grocery retailer FreshDirect announced late last month that it has completed a $189 million investment led by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and its PEG Digital Growth Fund II. “We are thrilled to partner with a group of world-class investors led by J.P. Morgan Asset Management at this pivotal time…

Ahold Delhaize announced October 5 that James McCann, a member of the management board of Ahold Delhaize, has resigned and will be replaced by current Delhaize American head Kevin Holt.

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen recently spoike at the Food for Tomorrow conference sponsored by The New York Times.

James McCann has resigned as COO of Ahold USA; he will be replaced by current Delhaize America CEO Kevin Holt.

James McCann has resigned as COO of Ahold USA, effective October 5. Delhaize America CEO Kevin Holt replaces him immediately.

Slowly, but steadily, Wal-Mart's U.S. stores continue to improve their performance as customers have responded favorably to the changes the retailer is making.

After more than a year of waiting for its merger agreement to be finalized, the Ahold Delhaize marriage is off to a good start, according to CEO Dick Boer.

Two German discount retailers - Aldi and Lidl - have announced aggressive strategic moves designed to expand their businesses in the Mid-Atlantic.

Safeway's Eastern Division has again made a change at the top with Dan Valenzuela being named president, replacing Steve Burnham who has left the company.

Dan Valenzuela has been named the new president of the Eastern division with responsibility for the company’s more than 120 stores in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and Washington, DC. He replaces Steve Burnham who has left the company. Valenzuela most recently was president of Safeway’s Seattle division, an area where parent…

Kings Food Markets and Balducci's have been bought by Delaware based K.B. Holdings, a subsidiary of Quatari Investment firm GSSG Capital.

President Barack Obama late last month signed into law a bill requiring the labeling of foods with genetically modified organism (GMO) ingredients. The mandatory federal GMO labeling law will supersede all state precedents and put an end to a fight that has raged in the food industry for years. As…

The 10 Richmond area Martin's stores that Publix acquired in the Ahold Delhaize store sale are not expected to re-open until 2017.

Kings Food Markets and Balducci's have been acquired by KB Holdings from Angelo, Gordon & Co.

Schenectady, NY-based Golub Corp., whose 135 supermarkets trade as Price Chopper, is reportedly exploring a sale of its company, several sources have reported. The family-owned retailer, which was founded in 1932, has issued a prospectus and bids have been received by potentially interested buyers. Sources tell us that Albertsons is…

The USDA is pushing for stricter SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) regulations that would force grocery retailers who accept food stamps to stock a broader variety of healthy foods or face the loss of business as consumers shop elsewhere.