Retail Stores
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Local Retailers Give Aid in Sandy’s Wake
With many communities in ruins around New York from Superstorm Sandy’s damage last month, retailers are offering their help to residents. Local grocery retailers, in conjunction with vendors and other partners, have launched activities to help towards these efforts. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P) is one of the local grocery chains that…
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Hostess Mediation Attempts Fails
Mediation efforts to bring together Hostess Brands and the union with which they have been embroiled in a labor dispute were unsuccessful. This will force the company to go ahead with its liquidation plans as it had previously announced. The company had tried to talk with Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union to try…
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Walmart Files Picketing Complaint with NLRB
Walmart filed a compliant with the National Labor Relations Board against possible disruption of Black Friday activities. The retail giant petitioned NLRB to intervene to prevent planned picketing at their stores during the weekend. Walmart quoted labor laws that limit a union that is seeking representation from picketing 30 days to a vote. The United…
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A&P to Close Three Stores
A&P will be closing three SuperFresh stores that it says are under performing. The closures of the stores will be done in early 2013 and will affect stores under their Philadelphia operations. The retailer has given the closing dates as January 11. The three locations that will be affected are located in the southern New Jersey…
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Grocery Delivery Workers Strike
Monday evening saw a strike by grocery workers distributing organic foods. The workers delivering to PCC, Whole Foods and Safeway are seeking better working conditions and higher wages. The grocery workers, numbering about 165, include drivers and warehouse workers of United Natural Foods delivery and distribution center located in Auburn. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters…
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Jewel-Osco to Receive Last Twinkies Shipment
Jewel-Osco announced that it would be receiving what could well be the last Twinkies shipment to its stores located in the Chicagoland area yesterday. The snacks are a brand of Hostess, which is ceasing operations after long battles with unions. Twinkies is one of the popular snacks that Hostess makes, which also include Orange Cup…
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Second PriceRite Maryland Store to Open
PriceRite, a fully owned subsidiary of Wakefern Food Corps., is set to open a second store in Maryland, to be located in District Heights. The opening ceremony scheduled for Wednesday,November 28 will involve ribbon cutting and all the frills that accompany such an event. The value grocery chain offers a warehouse club-style shopping style that…
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Hostess and Walmart’s Labor Disputes
Walmart has seen dozens of its stores experiencing protests in the wake of union action. The retail giant has to battle with this commotion even as Hostess Brands, manufacturer of various baked goods including Ding Dongs and Twinkies, is undergoing bankruptcy liquidation. There were planned actions scheduled for Black Friday, but they were mostly non-events…