Month: January 2018

Walmart Stores Inc will raise entry-level wages for U.S. hourly employees to $11 an hour in February as it benefits from last month’s major overhaul of the U.S. tax code and competes for low wage workers in a tight labor market. …

Stater Bros. Markets, the largest privately owned Supermarket Chain in Southern California is pleased to announce the promotion of George Frahm to the position of President of Stater Bros. Markets, effective January 15, 2018. …

Stater Bros. Markets, the largest privately owned Supermarket Chain in Southern California has announced changes to its leadership team that leverage the expertise and experience of key management members to guide and ensure the Company’s continued success. …

Some 25 new stores are planned for Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, California and Pennsylvania. Specifically, over a dozen new stores in the Los Angeles area, which is a relatively new market for Grocery Outlet, and a city where more shopping opportunities are sorely needed. …

A new independent study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says that Lidl drives competitors to set prices of key staple products up to 55% lower than what they charge in markets where Lidl is not present. The study focused on the effect that Lidl’s entry into the United States has had on pricing policy for such competitors as Aldi, Food Lion, Kroger, Publix and Walmart. …