Obituaries

As The Lights Dim On Shoppers Food, It Appears A Great Legacy Is Nearly Over

Anybody want to make a guess about when the final day for…

  • Struggling Target will replace Brian Cornell as it continues to struggle post-COVID
  • Walmart, on the other hand, keeps plugging right along, even with tariffs looming
  • Kroger, in c-suite double-talk, says it’s ‘simplifying its organization’ by axing 2,000 corporate staffers
  • PE firm Sycamore Partners takes on daunting task of attempting to turn around struggling Walgreens
  • Thanks to all the readers who sent gracious words about me and my career

What A Long, Great Trip It’s Been

After 52 years of writing about the grocery industry, it’s time for…

  • What a long, great trip it’s been – 47 years of success built on treasured relationships.
  • Albertsons wants to know why McMullen was forced to leave Kroger 10 days after failed merger.
  • More bad news for UNFI customers as Mechanicsville, VA facility suffers late July power outage.
  • Those fightin’ Demoulases are at it again.

NYC-Owned Grocery Stores? The Joke Would Be On The Taxpayers

It was never my intent for this space to become a forum…

  • NYC-owned grocery stores? The joke would be on the taxpayers.
  • Douglas’s recent ‘rah-rah’ UNFI Q4 webcast disingenuous in light of cyberattack.
  • Get ready for a battle of the heavyweights as Wegmans opens in Norwalk, CT.

Eugene Gross, Former Port Richmond Thriftway Co-Owner, Dies At 93

Gross spent his life in the grocery industry, working with his brother…

Food Trade News Team

C&S Wholesale Retooling Continues With $1.77 Billion Acquisition Of SpartanNash

Last month’s acquisition of Michigan-based wholesaler/retailer SpartanNash is another example of grocery…

  • C&S Wholesale retooling continues with $1.77 billion acquisition of SpartanNash
  • Albertsons’ Q1 numbers – first under Susan Morris’s leadership – very solid
  • As August 1 tariff deadline approaches, 57% of execs with +$1b in annual revenue already feeling the pinch
  • Despite early reports, Amazon’s Prime event this year its biggest ever

Los Rancheros Foundation Holds 12th Annual Banquet As They ‘Give Back’

Congrats to Lou Biscotti on his promotion and to RDD Associations on…

Attorneys Delighted Over Continuing Kroger, Albertsons, C&S Litigation

The litigation party continues among the companies involved in the failed Kroger-Albertsons…

  • Attorneys delighted over continuing Kroger, Albertsons, C&S litigation.
  • Amazon doing another restructure of its grocery unit with Jason Buechel at the helm.
  • It’s good to be Ron Sargent, but could Greg Foran be on the horizon at Kroger?
  • Kudos to B. Green on acquiring Angel’s Market.

Passings Of Industry Legends Charles Krasne, Carol Rabb Goldberg

Charles Krasne of Krasdale Foods and Carol Rabb Goldberg of Stop &…

Food Trade News Team

The Disappearances Of Sankaran And McMullen

  No, it’s not a Russian conspiracy theory - although that might…

  • Boom, just like that, the disappearances of Sankaran and McMullen.
  • Ahold Delhaize CEO Muller Bullish about future despite Stoppie’s challenges.
  • Wall Street nitpicking dings Costco’s stock price despite strong Q2 results.
  • Remembering Carol Rabb Goldberg of Stop & Shop.

Tighten Your Seatbelt, 2025 Is Going To Be A Crazy Ride!

The Giant Company opens newest Philly store, Redner's and Weis give back…

UNFI Restructures Its Wholesale Business…Again

A new year brings yet another corporate restructuring at UNFI. Earlier this…

  • Post-merger breakup, Albertsons post solid Q3 results.
  • Costco just keeps on sailing along.
  • Christopher Brown has a new gig as CEO of Piggly Wiggly.
  • DOJ targets ailing, flailing retail drug world’s PBMs.
  • Weis Markets continues acquisition strategy with Saylor’s.

As Spring Approaches, Most Trade Shows, Dinners On The Horizon

A Wild West-themed Key Food show, a new Livoti's Old World Market…

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