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UTICA, N.Y. -- Victory Holdings here continued to sell off pieces of its New Almacs operation in New England last week.Victory sold nine stores to its supplier, Supervalu, and three to independent supermarket companies for a combined total of $937...
MIS VP Added by SupervaluPeter Bellavance has been named vice president of management information services for the retail food companies of Supervalu here, a new position.Bellavance most recently served as senior director of information services...
To the editor:esting reading about Mike Wright's views on the new supply chain relationships resulting from Efficient Consumer Response in Supermarket News, Oct. 30, Page 1.As the leader of one of the largest food distribution companies in the...
In the lucrative world of holiday shrimp promotions, retailers are finding there are no longer any hard and fast rules.Some customers want raw shrimp, some want it cooked, some want value-added items such as shrimp rings or platters. Others want...
SAN DIEGO -- From the back room to the front end, the path to produce profits is littered with the potholes caused by shrink.Through poor product handling, inadequate temperature control and cashier mistakes, produce executives are losing a...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Strong public-private partnerships are the key to successfully launching supermarkets in distressed areas, according to industry experts speaking at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Conference on Access to Food here.Whether...
Supervalu Taps Category Directorshas created several new bakery-deli positions as part of an effort to realign its operating structure into seven marketing regions and further integrate category management into fresh foods.The new positions are...
Retailers whose automated labor scheduling programs have paid off richly at the front end are now eyeing other store departments to reap similar dividends -- and then some.Reduced labor costs, schedule preparation time and a better match of...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- For the food industry to continue to thrive into the next century, it will need a leaner, less intrusive government that is also more knowledgeable and responsive to industry needs.This was the argument offered by...
Supervalu Adds Produce Managersre has named five new produce category managers as part of a new initiative to realigned into different marketing regions.In the northern region, Greg Murphy has been named director of category management, produce...