Western Growers Endorses Governor Romney
Last week at its summer meeting of the board of directors, Western Growers voted to endorse the candidacy of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Gov. Mitt Romney. …
Month: August 2012
NGA Opposes Proposed Interchange Fee Settlement With Visa & Mastercard
In a unanimous vote, the Board of Directors of the National Grocers Association (NGA) approved a resolution opposing the proposed interchange fee settlement agreement in the antitrust litigation by merchants against Visa, MasterCard, and their member banks. NGA is a named plaintiff and class representative in the lawsuit In Re Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation. …
New Dierbergs Store Goes Toe-To-Toe With Schnucks In Des Peres, MO
A grocery store used to be a place that sold food. But in the fiercely competitive world of American supermarkets, stores are constantly striving to outdo each other, offering up more features and services, from health clinics to restaurants. The gamesmanship is nowhere more clearly displayed than in Des Peres, where a half-mile away from the new Dierbergs stands rival Schnucks and its flagship store, opened with great flourish and pride three years ago. …
New Effort To Ban Plastic Bags At Philadelphia Grocery Stores
Under the heading of ‘if at first you don’t succeed’ comes word that the founders of a blog devoted to Philadelphia environmental causes are reviving an effort to ban grocery store plastic bags in the city. …
Massachusetts Grocery Stores Anticipate Demise Of Sticker Prices
A longtime, low-tech grocery store tradition may soon be biting the dust thanks to a new law in Massachusetts. The law, signed earlier this month by Gov. Deval Patrick, gives grocery sellers the option of doing away with the little white sticker prices that for decades have been individually applied to food products.
