Month: August 2013

KeHE's 2013 Holiday Show, held as always at Chicago's McCormick Place, had the largest number of retailer attendees in the show's history. The private, two-day industry trade show brought together thousands of retailers and suppliers in the natural, specialty and fresh product categories.  Suppliers showcased on trend products for the holidays, as well as year-round "gotta have" products.  …

Whole Foods Market Inc. lowered the top end of its annual same-store sales forecast as competitors move into the natural-foods business. …

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage® is opening new locations in Beaverton and Bend, Oregon on August 6 and August 27 respectively.  The Beaverton store will be located at 12155 SW Broadway St.  The store in Bend will open at 3188 North Highway 97. …

Wakefern Food Corp. announced that The Fresh Grocer® will join the cooperative effective October 1, 2013. Based in Philadelphia, The Fresh Grocer, which will continue to be owned and operated by Patrick J. Burns, consists of eight stores – six in the Philadelphia-area, as well as one in Wilmington, DE and one in New Brunswick, NJ. Upon joining Wakefern, one Philadelphia-area location will transition to the ShopRite banner while the remaining seven locations will remain The Fresh Grocer stores. Wakefern will now own the The Fresh Grocer trademark. …