JOH's Jane Legere Honored With The 2017 Harry O’Hare Award

February 27, 2018 JOH

JOH presented the prestigious Harry O’Hare Award for 2017 to Jane Legere, JOH Office Manager/Administrative Assistant.

Lowes Foods Embraces Disruptive Nature Of Retail Rather Than Be Its Victim

Tim Lowe, the president of Lowes Foods, didn’t exactly grin when he heard that Amazon was entering the grocery market through buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion.

Quantzig Case Study: How A Food Retail Client Streamlined Their Product Pricing

February 27, 2018 Quantzig

Quantzig, a global analytics solutions provider, has announced the completion of their latest pricing analytics study on the food retail industry. A prominent food retailer wanted to create a well-defined pricing strategy to plan the price changes and promotions. The client wanted to find out the impact of price differentials on the market share and predict the price-change triggers based on customer behavior.

Big Y’s Growth Expands Distribution Center

February 27, 2018 Big Y

It was in 1995 that Big Y expanded its 3 smaller distribution facilities into the former Rexnord Roller Chain Manufacturing Company on Roosevelt Ave. in Springfield, MA. At the time, a staff of 27 people distributed produce and other products to their 31 supermarkets throughout the region. And, three years later, Big Y’s corporate headquarters and Store Support Center moved to the same site.

Sam’s Club Joins With Instacart To Offer Same-Day Delivery

February 27, 2018 Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, Inc. offering superior quality items and services to millions of members, and Instacart, the technology-driven, nationwide on-demand grocery delivery service, announced same-day delivery of groceries and everyday essentials to households in several markets across the U.S.