Gallery: PCC opens 10th and largest store
PCC Natural Markets’ new 27,000-square-foot store in Seattle’s Green Lake Park is the anchor tenant of a new multiuse project that combines retail, residential and public open spaces and an underground parking lot.
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Leonard Green CVC to purchase Advantage Sales
Advantage Sales & Marketing will soon be under new ownership.
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Kroger to withdraw from 2 pension funds
Kroger said it would withdraw from two multiemployer pension funds in a move it said would provide greater stability and potential future benefits for associates and reduce its administrative costs.
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AWI names Saunders CEO, will sell White Rose
Associated Wholesalers Inc. said that its CEO, J. Christopher Michael, is retiring after 41 years of service to AWI and would be succeeded by Matthew Saunders, effective immediately.
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Retailers agree to post unit prices on web
Retailers including Walmart, Costco, Walgreens, CVS, Drugstore.com and FreshDirect have agreed to bring unit pricing information to their web and mobile shopping, New York attorney general Eric T. Schneiderman said.
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Attendees support annual FMI conference
Although some retailers and wholesalers said they thought attendance was a little lighter than they expected at FMI Connect and United Fresh 2014, they were broadly and enthusiastically supportive of the return to an every-year educational conference and trade show, and also appreciated having the event in Chicago again.
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Kroger introduces ultra-premium pet food set
Kroger has launched a new ultra-premium pet food set that encompasses foods typically sold in pet specialty stores, including grain-free, American-made kibble, wet canned food and all natural chews from free-range, grass-fed Brazilian cattle from the brand “I and love and you,” according to the all-natural pet food company.
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Instacart raises $44M, will accelerate rollout
Fast-growing grocery delivery company Instacart said Monday that it has raised $44 million in a Series B financing led by tech investors Andreeson Horowitz.
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Safeway settles merger dispute
Safeway said it has entered into a settlement agreement with shareholders who’d filed suit in connection with Safeway’s merger with AB Acquisitions.
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Gallery Cubs and pubs at FMI Connect
Food Marketing Institute marked the final evening of FMI Connect with a party at Wrigley Field, the home of baseball’s Chicago Cubs.
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