Albertsons IPO Hopes Crushed By Amazon Whole Foods Entry Into Price War
Ferocious price competition from Amazon – a stock-market darling that doesn't need to make money on grocery sales – is the last thing Albertsons Companies needs. …
Month: August 2017
Marsh Stores To Rebrand
Ohio based Generative Growth II announced Tuesday that it will be rebranding and converting 14 former Marsh Supermarkets to Needler’s Fresh Market. One remaining store located in Van Wert, Ohio will adopt the already established Chief Supermarket brand. Generative Growth purchased 15 of the Marsh stores in June for $8 million. …
Americold Breaks Ground On Next Automated Facility At Its Rochelle, IL Campus
Americold (www.americold.com), the global leader in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, announced today that it has broken ground for a new facility at its Rochelle, IL campus, adding a 15.5 million cubic foot automated facility to its network and further increasing its global capacity. …
Target Redesign Shows Future Look Of Stores
Target is planning to remodel most of their stores in the next few years and we're already getting a look at what that may look like. …
NIFA Invests $35M In Specialty Crop Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced 12 new grants totaling $35 million for science-based solutions and new technology for the specialty crop industry. Funding is made through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. …
