Once operational, online purchasing will be available in 36 states and the District of Columbia, home to more than 90 percent of SNAP participants.

As Sales Flatten, Unemployment Increases, Merchants Attempting To Adapt To Evolving ‘New Normal’

The decision to shift to a self-distribution model was first announced by ADUSA in December 2019.

Albertsons Companies recently announced changes within its labor relations leadership team. Dan Dosenbach, currently vice president of human resources and labor relations in the company’s Acme Markets division, has been appointed to the newly-created role of senior vice president of labor relations. He will continue to be based at the…

Organizations Test The Waters By Taking Large Scale Events Into The Virtual Realm

The panic buying/hoarding period in mid-March has significantly waned and many grocers are now contemplating how to deal with the next period of consumer behavior.

COVID-19 And Congress

Albertsons Companies announced today that Juliette Pryor has been named executive vice president and general counsel and will join the company’s senior leadership team, effective June 15, 2020. Pryor joins Albertsons from Cox Enterprises, where she serves as general counsel and corporate secretary, a role she has held for nearly…

Q1 Comps Up 12.8%; Earnings Jump 86.6%

As supply chains continue to become more normalized, retailers face other obstacles in their efforts to keep their stores open, their associates protected and their customers adequately served during the pandemic.

Weis Markets has announced two key promotions in its merchandising department, elevating Brian Bosworth to senior director of center store merchandising and sales, and Ashley Odom to director of center store merchandising. Bosworth essentially replaces Donna Banks-Ficcio, who recently left Weis to take a management position with UNFI in Minnesota. In his…

In its recently completed fourth quarter (ended February 29), the Boise, ID-based merchant posted identical sales growth of 1.8 percent, its ninth consecutive quarter of identical sales gains.

The world's second largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork, took full-page ads in the New York Times and the Washington Post, noting the grim realities the meat industry is facing due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

* This is a living document that will be updated on a regular basis until it is no longer needed. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the 7-Eleven COVID-19 update page. You can count on us. We know you rely on 7-Eleven to be open when you need us.…

* This is a living document that will be updated on a regular basis until it is no longer needed. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the Wawa COVID-19 safety readiness page. April 9 Wawa Announces Changes to Support New Jersey Governor’s Orders for Essential Businesses Updates Include Special…

* This is a living document that will be updated on a regular basis until it is no longer needed. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the QuickChek newsroom page. Valued Customer, QuickChek has been designated as an essential provider during this crisis and our team members are working hard to…

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* This is a living document that will be updated on a regular basis until it is no longer needed. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the D'Agostino's community events page. Covid-19 Update Thank you to our dedicated D’Agostino associates who are working tirelessly to take care of our…

* This is a living document that will be updated on a regular basis until it is no longer needed. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the Hometown Foundation COVID-19 update page. April 2 The Hometown Foundation, Inc. has created a comprehensive, multifaceted campaign to raise funds for COVID-19…

* This is a living document that will be updated on a regular basis until it is no longer needed. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the America's Food Basket coronavirus page. March 24 Our customers’ safety and well-being continues to be our top priority at our all of…

B. Green & Co., the Baltimore-based retailer and cash & carry operator, has promoted Rick Rodgers to the post of chief executive officer. He had most recently served as chief operating officer of the company. Former chief executive Benjy Green now becomes chairman of the firm that was started by…

Jim Donald, Co-Chairman of Albertsons Companies, writes about how to remotely navigate a company through a crisis as a business leader.

Retailer letter to its suppliers creates controversy.

A recap of several key components of what the industry is dealing with and how the pandemic is affecting their-day-to-day approaches towards the important and changing issues that they are facing.

Sprouts Farmers Market has named Gilliam Phipps as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, effective April 14. Reporting to CEO Jack Sinclair, he will oversee the natural and organic grocer’s marketing, advertising, customer engagement and private-label teams. “I am extremely humbled to join Sprouts, a brand that I’ve long…

New Jersey Food Council Launches ‘Mission Critical’ Response To Help Aid Shoppers, Grocery Stores & Employees

Harold “Hank” Greenberg, the former Penn Traffic and Food Fair executive who later became president of wholesaler Certified Grocers Midwest, died earlier this month in Jupiter, FL. He was 93. Greenberg, a Philadelphia native, began his grocery career as a produce clerk at Penn Fruit while still in high school.…

What's The Future Looking Like After COVID-19?

Food Industry Shows Strength And Resolve Through Pandemic

With Deal Completion Apparently Close At Hand, Stop & Shop Looks To Increase Dominant Long Island Market Share

Bankruptcy court approves sale of eight Fairway Market stores and its production distribution center for $82.5M.

* This is a living document that will be updated on a regular basis until it is no longer needed. April 13 New York/New Jersey/PA Grocery Stores Launch #IStayHomeForMyGroceryHeroes Campaign Iselin, NJ – Allegiance Retail Services, the cooperative arm for Foodtown, D’Agostino, Gristedes, Big Deal, La Bella, Brooklyn Harvest and Pathmark…

In this special update, foodtradenews.com takes a company-by-company look at how leading food and drug industry retailers and wholesalers are dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.

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Steve Ravitz, retired president of Ravitz Family Markets, died on April 8 from complications of COVID-19. The Ravitz family owns five ShopRites and one Price Rite in the Cherry Hill-Camden area of South Jersey. Steve’s son Jason announced his father’s death on his Facebook page.  He was 73 years old.…

* This is a living document that will be updated on a regular basis until it is no longer needed.  April 8 ACME Markets Announces it will Limit Store Capacity ACME Markets announced today that the company will implement additional social distancing protocols across all its 164 stores. Effective immediately,…

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Albertsons has promoted Evan Rainwater to executive vice president of supply chain and manufacturing.In this new role, Rainwater will be responsible for the company’s global procurement, manufacturing, and distribution groups. “Evan is relentlessly focused on creating and executing key strategies and tactics that create a lean operating culture,” said Vivek…

The Grocery Industry Addresses Food Insecurity Head-on During COVID-19 Crisis