Coborn’s Buys Mike’s Super Valu
Coborn’s Inc. in St Cloud, Minnesota, has reported that it has bought Mike’s Super Valu. The independent store located in North Dakota’s Watford City said that it was planning to [...]
ROIC Purchases Four Grocery-Anchored Properties
An announcement in San Diego, California, was made by Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. reporting that it has made the acquisition of three grocery-anchored properties and was in an agreement to [...]
7-Eleven Introduces Fresh Foods Line
7-Eleven has plans to focus on a fresh foods line in the coming years. The goal of the new line is to ultimately have fresh foods account for 20% of [...]
Publix Career-Based Page Boost
Publix Super Markets’ career site has gotten major boosts from followers. Just 5 months after its launch, the Facebook page dedicated to career focused issues has succeeded in getting 5,000-plus [...]
Raley’s Employees Ratify Pact for Union Access
New Raley’s contracts have been ratified by its employees, which will permit the United Food & Commercial Workers to manage some of the chain's non-union stores. The union will be [...]
2012 Top Five Grocery News Stories
From shake-ups in the retail chain Supervalu, to faltering retail banners, the United States retail industry has done quite well this past year despite devastating weather, uncertain economy, labor unrest [...]
Retailers React to Ruling on Possible Tobacco Statement Display
A ruling by a federal judge is set to decide on whether retailers will be required to post displays from the tobacco companies. The displays will carry apologies for being [...]
Kroger Associates Ratify Labor Agreement
The Kroger Co. workers at the Mid-South and Atlanta sections recently ratified two labor pacts. The agreement with United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1995 was approved and will affect [...]