Trader Joe's openings to crowd 365, bfresh
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Trader Joe's announced three new store openings, including two that would encroach on new outlets of similarly positioned small stores from Whole Foods Market and Ahold, and a third opposite a Sprouts Farmers Market store.
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Walmart pays out $200M in hourly worker bonuses
Wal-Mart Stores said that 99% of its U.S. Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets stores met performance and customer service goals in the second quarter, resulting in more than $200 million in cash bonuses for more than 900,000 hourly associates at those stores.
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Report: Supermarkets, fast-food chains earn highest emotional ratings
Publix, Chick-fil-A and Residence Inn are the only companies among close to 300 to earn “excellent” scores for delivering positive emotional experiences, according to a Temkin Group study of 10,000 U.S. consumers that gauged positive and negative emotions.
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Analysis: Bottoms up for discounters as benefits fall away
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While recent data from the USDA and the U.S. Census Bureau are providing signals of an improving economic picture for long-struggling U.S. families, evidence of that has been hard to find among the food retailers that serve them.
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Walmart-Jet.com could 'own' online pricing, sources say
The marriage of Wal-Mart Stores and Jet.com represents an opportunity to establish the biggest — and arguably the first — truly price-focused brand in the virtual shopping world, observers said.
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Price Chopper opens ground-up Market 32
Golub Corp. cut the ribbon on its first “ground up” Market 32 store in Connecticut, giving local residents the opportunity to experience the chain’s contemporary new supermarket concept.
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Brookshire promotes four officers
Brookshire Grocery Co.’s board of directors has promoted four of its leaders to officer roles.
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Blue Bell initiates recall over Listeria risk
Blue Bell is initiating a new voluntary recall of select products due to the potential for it to contain Listeria.
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Albertsons to expand e-commerce
Albertsons plans to add click-and-collect and delivery at its Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, United Supermarkets, Acme Market and Star Market banners using MyWebGrocer’s platform, MyWebGrocer announced.
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H-E-B rolls out 'free-from' private label line
H-E-B is rolling out a new private label line that excludes more than 200 synthetic ingredients such as high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavors. H-E-B Select Ingredients products include Greek yogurt, ice cream, milk, cereals, snack items, breads, nuts and hummus, among other products.
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