Month: March 2014

Topco Associates LLC announced that Christopher (Chris) Hooks has joined the company as Vice President, Center Store Program Management. Hooks, who reports directly to Paul Matthews, Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, will be responsible for the Program Management groups in Center Store Grocery, Frozen, Health and Beauty Care (HBC) and General Merchandise. …

Michigan Grocers Association (MGA) is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors elected the following officers on March 4 …

After a disappointing 2013 and a 90.4 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit, Greensboro-based specialty grocer The Fresh Market Inc. is modifying its real estate expansion plans and plans to close four stores in the Houston and Sacramento markets. …

Associated Grocers announced Tuesday that it's breaking ground on a 105,000-square-foot expansion to its 380,000-square-foot Pembroke location, with construction expected to be completed by the end of the year. The current building was constructed in 2006. …

Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC, parent company of BI-LO and Winn-Dixie supermarket chains, today announced the decision to convert seven existing Harveys stores to Winn-Dixie stores and three existing Winn-Dixie stores to Harveys stores. These stores are part of the pending acquisition of 134 operating stores from Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels: DELB – NYSE: DEG). …