Month: August 2014

Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, announced the appointments of two executive leaders – John Lewis as global president and Karen Fichuk as president, North America. The appointments are effective immediately and both executive leaders are based in Schaumburg, IL. …

There are now 100 stores in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, western Maryland, eastern Ohio and upstate New York that carry the name Shop ’n Save, a brand that has been around here since the 1960s. The stores are owned by 49 independent operators — some who own a lot of stores and others just a few — with a heavy concentration in the Pittsburgh area. …

Bellingham-based Haggen Inc. has reached out to someone with plenty of specialty store experience as its new CEO. …

Food Lion has unveiled a new, easier shopping experience for customers in 31 stores in the greater Wilmington, N.C., market. The stores are the first in the Food Lion chain to receive remodels as part of the grocer's new "Easy, Fresh and Affordable…You Can Count on Food Lion Every Day" strategy, which was announced earlier this year. …

After months of silence on its plans for an initial public offering, the parent company of the Winn-Dixie and Bi-Lo supermarket chains formally withdrew its plans to go public Tuesday. …