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David Goodman | Mar 14, 2017 |
Supermarket News

Ahold's small format Bfresh stores coming to Philly

It was reported last week that leases were signed for Ahold Delhaize’s small-format Bfresh store at 2300 Bainbridge Street and 3401 Chestnut Street, both in Philadelphia.  The Bainbridge store will be on the ground floor of a new condominium complex, and the Chestnut Street location is where Eastern Mountain Sports recently closed. A store planned […]
David Goodman | Mar 14, 2017 |
Supermarket News

Weis Markets unveils in-store pub, ice cream shop and drive-thru pharmacy

Weis Markets unveiled its “Community Market,” a new store prototype, last week in Enola, PA, near Harrisburg. The 65,000 square foot store incorporates an in-store pub, ice cream shop, juice bar and expansive food court. According to a PennLive.com story that was reported in Supermarket News, the store is designed to take Weis’ service to […]
David Goodman | Feb 09, 2017 |
Supermarket News

Walmart, Kroger and Costco top list of 75 food sellers in US and Canada

Supermarket News released its annual list of the Top 75 Retailers and Wholesalers. The list ranks the largest sellers of food (by revenue) to be consumed at home in the United States and Canada. Here are some bulleted highlights that I have copied word-for-word from Supermarket News. I would suggest visiting their website for the […]
David Goodman | Feb 09, 2017 |
Supermarket News

Asian grocer 99 Ranch opening stores in New Jersey

Asian supermarket 99 Ranch plans to open at least three stores in New Jersey this year, according to published reports. The first store, a 60,000 square foot former Pathmark, opened recently in Edison, NJ, about a mile from an H Mart, which is also an Asian grocery chain. Locations are also slated for Jersey City […]
David Goodman | Feb 09, 2017 |
Supermarket News

Acme to close Burlington, NJ store

Acme announced that it would close its Burlington Township, NJ store by February 16 due to under-performance. With the closure last year of Mattson’s Market, a family-owned store that had been in existence since the mid-20th century, ShopRite and Walmart are the remaining grocery stores servicing township residents.
David Goodman | Feb 09, 2017 |
Supermarket News

Albertsons - Price Chopper deal called off

According to a Supermarket News report in late January, Albertsons has dropped its pursuit of Price Chopper, which is headquartered in upstate New York. It had been reported in late 2016 that Albertsons was in “advanced talks” to purchase the supermarket chain for about $1 billion. It is likely that Price Chopper will continue to […]
David Goodman | Jan 31, 2017 |
Supermarket News

U.S. grocery sales volume weakened in December

According to published reports, U.S. grocery sales continued to slump in December, despite price deflation. According to IRI, dollar sales were down by 1.7% (excluding mass merchants like Walmart) in the four weeks ended December 18, 2016 as compared to the same period a year earlier.  In addition, sales volume was down by 2.3%. These […]
David Goodman | Jan 30, 2017 |
Supermarket News

Whole Foods closing food production facilities

Whole Foods announced earlier this month that it plans to close three food production facilities along the East Coast. The closures are believed to be part of the company’s efforts to streamline operations and reduce costs. The facilities closing are in Everett, MA; Landover, MD; and Roswell, GA. The operations at the three locations will […]
David Goodman | Jan 30, 2017 |
Supermarket News

Save-A-Lot closing west coast stores

Save-A-Lot, under the ownership and guidance of private equity firm Onex since last fall, announced earlier this month that it would close all 13 of its existing stores in California and Nevada, as well as the distribution center servicing them. Supervalu, the discount grocer’s previous owner, saw the west coast as a great opportunity, but […]
David Goodman | Jan 19, 2017 |
Supermarket News

Big gains seen in online grocery shopping

According to a Supermarket News story published yesterday, industry experts say that both consumers and retailers are becoming more comfortable with online grocery ordering. As a result, online grocery sales could be poised for significant gains in 2017. Brick Meets Click CEO Bill Bishop cited his company’s research indicating that active online grocery users nearly doubled from […]

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