Food wholesaler adds to retail store base in Midwest
In an expansion of its retail grocery business, food distributor SpartanNash Co. plans to acquire Indiana chain Martin’s Super Markets Inc.
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November 28, 2018
Deal extends discount grocer’s market reach into metro New York
Lidl US is planting its foot squarely in the metropolitan New York market.
November 28, 2018
There’s a lot going on in the pet food category, and it pays to be bold and innovative to compete, declares consumer market research provider Packaged Facts in its August report, “U.S. Pet Market Outlook, 2018-2019.”
November 28, 2018
Chief digital officer highlights 'Powered by Peapod' and ambitious plans for omnichannel growth
November 15, 2018
Grocery retailers need a strong private brand offering as part of their game plan to compete in today’s fast-changing marketplace, former Kroger and Harris Teeter executive Fred Morganthall said this week in a keynote speech at the 2018 PLMA Trade Show in Chicago.
November 15, 2018
Building on its online grocery delivery program, Schnuck Markets Inc. has introduced curbside pickup at four stores in the St. Louis market.
November 8, 2018
Look out, Amazon: Walmart is coming to steal your lunch – and maybe dinner too.
November 6, 2018
A new report from Cadent Consulting Group predicts that private brands will reach a market share of 25 percent in the next decade.
November 1, 2018
“Top-shelf” private brand extended to more product categories
Following up a spring launch, Albertsons Cos. has expanded its Signature Reserve own brand into a half-dozen new product categories.
October 30, 2018
In addition to announcing record sales for the 52-week fiscal year ending Sept. 29, Keasbey, N.J.-based Wakefern Food Corp. also announced it will focus more on private brands.