KC’s Second-Largest Private Company Names New CEO
Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. has announced a successor to Jerry Garland, president and CEO of the Kansas City area's second-largest private company by revenue. …
Month: August 2015
Publix Thrives As Walmart Grapples With Its Grocery Business
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is still grappling with its grocery business, but it is seeing early success with a small pilot program of online food shopping. …
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Seeking Chance To Take Root In Pittsburgh Market
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, which recently relocated its headquarters from Phoenix to suburban Chicago, has been scouting the region for locations to open its hybrid farmers market grocery stores, according to sources familiar with the search. …
Lowes Foods Expands Renewal Of eCommerce Experience
Lowes Foods, a Carolinas-based grocer with locations in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, and Unata, the award-winning leader in 1-to-1 Omni-commerce solutions, are jointly announcing the expansion of a new and innovative eCommerce experience across all 60 Lowes Foods-To-Go store locations. This expansion is a phased rollout across markets, and is the result of a successful pilot. …
The Big Business Behind The Local Food
Grocery chains and big box retailers are aggressively expanding their locally grown offerings. But there are real concerns about what consumers are getting when they buy “local.” …
