King Kullen, Smart & Final, Stop & Shop top the week’s headlines

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Sales at SpartanNash decline 7% in first quarter

CEO Tony Sarsam sees continued ‘stickiness’ in food-at-home trend.

Albertsons bolsters supplier diversity program

Vendor alliances aid small-business discovery, access to capital.

Former AmEx, Kraft executive Darryl Brown joins BJ’s as director

Wholesale club chain’s board expands to 10 members.

Sprouts Farmers Market’s new DC to serve 33 Florida stores by year-end

Orlando produce facility is natural retailer’s first distribution center in the state.

Douglas Hacker takes reins as SpartanNash chairman

Grocery distributor enters ‘transformational phase’ with new leadership.

Costco rings up 23% comp-sales gain for May

Club traffic continues to rebound, average ticket size grows.

Stop & Shop eyes over 1,000 new hires in metro New York

Part-time positions include in-store and e-commerce jobs, with most of the openings on Long Island.

Smart & Final marks 150th anniversary

Social media campaigns kicked off to highlight one of the nation’s longest-operating food retailers.

King Kullen names Joseph Brown president, COO

Co-Presidents Brian Cullen, J. Donald Kennedy retire from family-owned grocer.

DoorDash, Uber Eats, Instacart challenge major e-commerce retailers

Third-party food delivery players to grab additional market share, Edge Retail Insight says.

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