Ingles appoints Lanning CEO
Ingles Markets said it has appointed Jim Lanning as president and CEO, effective immediately. Lanning succeeds Robert Ingle II as CEO.
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Kroger invests in natural chain Lucky's Market
Kroger Co. announced it has made a “meaningful investment” in Lucky’s Market, the Niwot, Colo.-based natural and organic chain with 17 stores in 13 states.
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U.S. retailers better prepared for Aldi, Lidl threat: Report
Aldi’s rapid expansion and Lidl’s pending U.S. arrival aren’t likely to have as devastating an effect on top U.S. grocers as they had for counterparts in Europe, but their invasion will likely prove especially problematic for smaller operators and those focused on lower-income shoppers, an analyst said in a report.
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Trader Joe's widening price gap with Whole Foods: Analyst
Trader Joe's appears to be widening its price advantage with rival Whole Foods Market, with indications that the Monrovia, Calif.-based retailer may have have ambushed Whole Foods with a fresh round of across-the-board price investments, an analyst said
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Kroger considered joint venture for Fresh Market
A strategic buyer — reported to have been Kroger — considered partnering with one or more private-equity firms in a joint venture to take over The Fresh Market, but dropped out of the process only days before The Fresh Market announced intentions to be taken private by Apollo Global Management.
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Suits allege Sprouts misled investors
Separate class-action lawsuits allege that Sprouts Farmers Market misled investors when it executed a secondary stock offering a year ago by not disclosing the extent to which produce deflation would impact its sales results and stock price
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The New Consumer: Millennials are just like you and me, only younger
Millennials are a consumer group like any other, which means they are diverse, complex and resistant to any stereotypes we throw on them.
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Court approves sale of last 29 Haggens to Albertsons
Albertsons said it has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to acquire the remaining 29 Haggen stores in the Pacific Northwest.
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Union supports transfer of Haggen stores to Albertsons
The United Food and Commercial Workers union said it was supporting the transfer of 29 Northwest Haggen stores from the bankrupt retailer back to the company that spun them off a little more than a year ago, Albertsons Cos.
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Harris Teeter to deliver through Uber
Harris Teeter said that it was upgrading its Express Lane click-and-collect online shopping to include home delivery through a partnership with UberRUSH.
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Tops sales slow, losses increase in 4Q
Low inflation, a weak Canadian dollar and unseasonably warm weather slowed comparable store sales growth in the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Jan. 2, parent Tops Holding II said in a release. And while sales margins increased, higher expenses led to increased net losses in the quarter and fiscal year.
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