Acme Markets will get a new division president when Jim Perkins takes the helm after the Supervalu-Cerberus deal is closed, probably on March 21.

The new management groups named by Albertsons and Supervalu, set to go into effect once the deal closes in March, feature many Albertsons alumni

Matthews, NC based Harris Teeter Supermarkets may be on the sales block.

Albertsons LLC announced its new leadership team, which will take place once the transaction with Supervalu to acquire 877 stores is closed in mid-March.

Jury finds for Holiday Supermarkets in case against Dollar Tree.

Sam Duncan has assumed the president and CEO titles at Supervalu, effective immediately.

Ahold USA announced that Mark McGowan has been named EVP-merchandising and Jan van Dam has been named EVP-supply chain and e-commerce.

After 138 years in the Washington, DC area, Magruder's has sold one of its stores and closed the other four while it seeks buyers for them.

In the deal announced late last month, Cerberus will gain controlling interest in Supervalu and will acquire Albertsons, Acme, Shaw's and Star Markets stores.

Wendell Young III, longtime leader of UFCW Local 1776, died this month at age 74.

Delhaize America announced a new round of management changes, reflecting about a 25 percent reduction at officer level.

Cerberus will acquire Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's and Star Market stores from Supervalu in a $3.3 billion deal.

Magruder's has sold its store at Chevy Chase Circle in DC and is in negotiations to sell its remaining four units.

Ahold USA and its Giant/Landover unit have announced key changes to their merchandising departments.

Supervalu announced a definitive agreement to sell its Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's and Star Markets stores and Osco and Save-On in-store pharmacies to a division of Cerberus Capital in a transaction valued at $3.3 billion. Look for complete analysis of the deal in the January issue of Food Trade News,…

Steve Burd will retire as Safeway CEO in May.

Despite some recent setbacks, the Cerberus-Supervalu potential marriage is still on, Wall Street sources have told Food Trade News.

The 2012 Food World Wholesaler Study.

Beth Newlands Campbell has been named president of Food Lion, replacing Cathy Green Burns.

Carl Schlicker will be retiring as Ahold USA CEO February 1.

Wakefern announced record retail sales of $13.6 billion for its fiscal year ended in September 2012.

Carl Schlicker will retire as Ahold USA COO in February. He will be succeed by James McMann.

Kroger Co., the nation’s largest pure player supermarket retailer and a growing presence in the Mid-Atlantic region, unveiled its long-term strategy for enhanced growth at its investor conference in New York last month.  Building on strong momentum over the past five years that has been gained from its “Customer 1st” strategy,…

Jeff Brown, founder and CEO of Brown's Super Stores Inc. has been named this year's Pete Manos Retail Executive of the Year.

The grand opening of The Fresh Grocer's store in New Brunswick, NJ has been postponed to Friday, November 9.

In light of the conditions in Atlantic City after Hurricane Sandy, the AMR/MAFTO Dinner Dance has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled.

Kevin Gallagher has been named a vice president at Best-Met Publishing, covering the Metro NY market.

Weis Markets' executives addressed vendors at its 2012 Strategic Alignment Summit at the BWI Marriott.

A&P laid off another 40 associates at its Montvale, NJ headquarters.

Veteran wholesale executive Matt Saunders has been named executive VP and chief operating officer of Associated Wholesalers Inc. (AWI).

As the process to sell Supervalu continues to unfold, multiple sources have pointed to Cerberus Capital Management, LP as being the front runner to acquire all of Supervalu’s assets.

Mark McGowan has been named interim EVP-merchandising for Ahold USA.

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Food Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University will conduct the Food Marketing Hall of Honor Day on , November 1, when five alumni of the university’s food marketing education program will be inducted in the Hall of Honor.

A&P confirmed that it is putting its 16 New York City Food Emporium stores on the market.

Supervalu announced earlier this month that 60 underperforming stores will close, including four Acme units in the Mid-Atlantic region.

This year's Maryland Food Industry Hall of Fame class will be a very special one as, for the first time ever, the inductees will be all women who have contributed significantly to the grocery business.

Supervalu announced that Robert Bly has been named president of its Shoppers Food & Pharmacy retail operation based in Bowie, MD.

Al Dobbin, former Giant/Landover EVP/COO, has passed away.

Former Kmart VP Robert Bly has been named president of Supervalu's Shoppers division.

New Supervalu chief executive Wayne Sales has many daunting challenges ahead of him. The former CEO of Canadian Tire Corp., who has also served on Supervalu’s board since 2006 (and as non-executive chairman since 2010), will attempt to fix (or sell) a company whose performance at its approximately 1,100 supermarkets…