A Maryland company – BioEnergy DevCo (BDC) – said it has found a sustainable solution to handling organic waste and plans to build the regions first anaerobic digestion facility that will allow up to 100,000 tons of organic waste to be sustainably processed.   “BDC is a rare company that can simultaneously improve the…

Drunk shoppers: an untapped demographic?

NJ’s new minimum wage law is latest harsh government mandate.

Federal spending package delivers funding and regulations to trade.

Maria Maggio reports in from the Delaware Valley market.

The Camp Hill, PA drug chain cleans house, also ousts COO Kermit Crawford, CFO Darren Karst, and executive VP of store operations Derek Griffith.

Reported plan to open dozens of stores comes at a time when many retailers are struggling in the overstored fray—and may be eager to sell.

8th Annual Foundation Fighting Blindness Dinner raises $260K.

The 1.5 cents per ounce beverage tax was tough enough for most food retailers in Philadelphia to absorb. Now the city has added to its reputation as arguably the most anti-business municipality in the nation when Mayor Jim Kenney signed into law an ordinance that would ban cashless stores. Philadelphia thus becomes the first…

March is supposed to come in like a lion and exit like a lamb and, so far, it is right on schedule. But it’s not the weather that people in the Delaware Valley are talking about. The main topic of conversation is a 26 year old baseball player from Las Vegas named Bryce Harper, aka, Harp. Since his signing…

Andrew “Andy” Klein, president and CEO of Klein’s ShopRite, was killed in a multi-vehicle car accident in Harford County, MD on March 11.  He was 65 years old.   Klein was the eldest of three sons of Klein’s Family Markets owners Ralph and Shirley Klein of Forest Hill. He grew up…

A $15 billion write-down, plummeting share prices, and an SEC investigation: How not to purchase and reorganize a company.

Market share is growing, capital expenditures for new stores and major remodeling projects are on the rise and Baltimore-Washington market share leader Giant Food has regained much of the mojo it had lost in the 20 years since Ahold acquired the Landover, MD based chain.  Those were some of the takeaways from the…

While not a total failure, Dollar Tree’s 2015 purchase of Family Dollar stores has proven a disappointment. That fact was affirmed earlier this month when the Chesapeake, VA- based dollar store merchant (second to Dollar General in that channel of trade) announced plans to shutter 390 of its Family Dollar Stores and…

Jessup, MD facility seeks to revitalize its seafood center and develop space to engender entrepreneurialism.

Karen talks about the latest condiments to hit the shelves along with the latest scan technology at Sam's Club and more!

Giant Food Stores/Martin’s has been granted FTC approval to complete the acquisition of five corporately-owned Shop ‘n Save stores from Supervalu, now a subsidiary of United Natural Foods (UNFI). The deal was first announced on November 6, 2018 and is part of Supervalu/UNFI’s plan to shed all of its corporately-owned…

More than 900 suppliers, brokers and distributors made their way to the Hilton Garden Inn on Staten Island to attend Key Food’s annual vendor summit. Led by CEO Dean Janeway and chief operating officer George Knobloch the audience heard a detailed two hour-and-thirty minute presentation filled with facts, candor and…

Jeff Metzger's take on the news that Amazon is abandoning its plans for a new secondary HQ in NYC.

Maria Maggio reports in from the Delaware Valley market.

Kevin Gallagher reports in from the Metro New York market.

Jeff Metzger's take on Lidl's new "smaller" format store, along with the rest of the news of the market.

Karen Fernandez reports in from the Baltimore-Washington market.

Ruth Eni, 94, of Moorestown, NJ, passed away peacefully February 8. Ruth was born and raised in Philadelphia, where she received bachelor and master’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. Post-graduation Ruth taught English at Upper Darby High. After a few years of teaching, her father Gottlieb Dietz, asked her to join him and help…

Jeff Metzger's opinion the impact of Philadelphia's sweetened beverage tax on the city's retailers, plus the rest of the news of the market.

Kevin Gallagher reports in from the Metro New York market.

Maria Maggio reports in from the Delaware Valley.

Whole Foods plans to scrap its 365 By Whole Foods store format, less than two years after launching the concept, which offered lower prices and a more local flavor than the company’s traditional WFM units.

On January 4, Ahold Delhaize made its biggest supermarket deal since the 2016 merger between Ahold and Delhaize when it agreed to acquire King Kullen’s 37 Long Island stores.

Jeff Metzger's take on Publix opening its 11th Richmond area store, plus the rests of the news of the market.

Karen Fernandez reports in.

Rite Aid Corporation announced January 3 that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has notified the company that it is no longer in compliance with NYSE continued listing standard rules because the per share trading price of its common stock has fallen below the NYSE's share price rule.

On January 4, the Ahold Delhaize made its biggest supermarket deal since the 2016 merger between Ahold and Delhaize when it agreed to acquire King Kullen’s 37 Long Island stores.

Ahold Delhaize announced on January 4 that it has acquired King Kullen.

Jeff Metzger's analysis of Amazon's NYC HQ2 deal, plus the rest of the news of the market.

Kevin Gallagher reports in from the Metro New York market.

Maria Maggio reports in from the Delaware Valley market.

Wawa opened the largest store in its history December 14 when it cut the ribbon in Philadelphia.

C&S Wholesale Grocers is the leading wholesaler in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast market area, according to data compiled by Best-Met Publishing Co.

Jeff Metzger's analysis of the Acosta reorg, plus the rest of the news of the market.