Retail Stores
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Grocery Store History
Definition: Grocery is the premises or space that occupies the business of a grocer. The grocer is the owner of the grocery or the person who deals in goods such as food, animal produce and products, as well as edible dry foods. Hence, the name grocery store is in particular reference to retailers of food.…
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Kentucky Kroger Approves Union Deal
Kroger’s Mid-South division based in Louisville, Kentucky has passed a new labor agreement with United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 227. The agreement, as the company says, will provide associates with a company funded pension at retirement, wage increases, and affordable, high quality health care and. This is an attractive deal on the part…
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Meijer Inc. Offers Free Generic Substitute for Lipitor
Mid-west retailer Meijer Inc. has this week extended its free medical program by offering a generic substitute for Lipitor for free in all its 199 Meijer pharmacies. The generic substitute for Lipitor going under the name Atorvastatin calcium is being offered with an aim of helping families stay heart healthy. The company says that they…
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Albertsons and Ralphs Stores Closure
Southern California is set to see the closure of grocery stores in some of its neighborhoods. Supervalu Inc., which owns Albertsons, will be closing some of its stores by the end of this year. The Southern California Albertsons stores will close 18 supermarkets. One of the stores, on Mesmer and Jefferson, in Culver City already…
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The Grocer’s Hall in London – Not Your Usual Grocery Store
Sometime in mid-14th century, a group of 22 members of the Ancient Guild of Pepperers established a group that was known from 1373 to 1376 as the Company of Grosser, but come 1376 they became the Company of Grocers of London (the full name was the Worshipful Company of Grocer’s of London). The hall where…
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Fuente Out, Parker In, at Farm Fresh
Supervalu Inc., that owns the Farm Fresh division has appointed Bill Parker to be the division’s interim president, succeeding Gaelo de La Fuente who is leaving to pursue other interests. Parker will start at his position from 15th September. He has been the senior vice president of merchandising and has been with the division for…
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Stop & Shop Expands Gas Rewards Program into New Jersey
Stop & Shop Supermarkets, in partnership with Shell gasoline, has expanded their gas reward program to New Jersey, after certain legislation was recently changed. The New Jersey State Assembly and State Senate unanimously passed legislation to allow such gas reward programs to be carried out in the state. The reward program, which started in New…
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Harris Teeter Launches 201central Specialty Banner
Harris Teeter Supermarkets will be converting two of its stores and begin operating them under a new specialty banner dubbed the 201central. The renovation of these 30, 000 square foot stores, which were acquired in a store swap with Lowe’s Foods earlier this year, is already ongoing. The 201 in the name is borrowed from…