Articles by Unified Grocers, Inc.

Unified Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the western United States, today announced that Williams Incorporated, which operates four retail grocery stores under the Alaskan & Proud banner in southeastern Alaska, has become a member of Unified Grocers and will begin receiving groceries and other supplies from Unified on August 1, 2011. Alaskan & Proud had previously been supplied by Supervalu for more than twenty years. …

Weis Markets today announced it has lowered the prices on 1,600 staple items and that it will freeze these new lower prices for ninety days through October 8. It is the Company's seventh 90-day price freeze program over the past two and a half years. …

U.S. discounter Target Corp. will carry some fresh food when it arrives in Canada in 2013 with as many as 150 stores, Tony Fisher, president of Target Canada, confirmed. …

The Marketplace stores, operated by Michigan-based Gordon Food Service, offer foods in bulk sizes, as well as various kitchen and dining supplies. Typical customers include restaurants, caterers and nonprofit organizations, but GFS Marketplace also sells to the public and doesn't require a membership. …

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announced today the launch of Scan It! Mobile – the next generation of its in-store handheld scanner that allows customers to use their mobile device to scan and bag their groceries while they shop. Operating on the iPhone® 3GS or 4G, the new app allows customers to complete an entire shopping trip on their mobile devices. Shoppers can download the app for free at stopandshop.com/scanitmobile or the Apple® App Store today. …