Aldi Supermarket Opens Its First Brooklyn Store In Sheepshead Bay
The newest Aldi opened on the site of a former Pathmark on Nostrand Ave. Locals welcomed the return of a full-service market to the neighborhood. …
Retail & FoodService
Longo's Launches Suite Of Mobile Applications
Longo's Fruit Markets and Unata, a leading Digital Shopper Marketing company, have launched a suite of mobile applications to enhance and personalize the Longo's in-store shopping experience. …
King Kullen Celebrates 83rd Birthday
On August 4, King Kullen proudly celebrated its 83rd birthday. From its humble beginnings, with its first store on the corner of 171st Street and Jamaica Avenue in Queens, to the 41 stores in operation today, America’s first supermarket has served as the model for supermarkets across the country. The Smithsonian Institute recognizes King Kullen as America’s first supermarket because it was “the first to fulfill all five criteria that define the modern supermarket: separate departments; self-service; discount pricing; chain marketing; and volume dealing.” …
Grocery Outlet To Open CA Stores In Poway, Escondido, San Marcos
A discount grocery chain will continue its expansion into San Diego County by opening three new stores in North County by the end of next month. …
NPD: Over Half Of Consumers Eat Healthy At Home, Only 1/4 Do At Restaurants
Despite efforts to get U.S. consumers to eat healthier at restaurants, only 24 percent of U.S. consumers say they eat healthy when they dine out while over half of foodservice visitors say they are healthy eaters at home, according to The NPD Group, a global information company. A recently released NPD foodservice market research report finds that even with an increasing number of restaurants offering healthier menu items or posting calories and other nutritional information, at the end of the day, consumers see dining out as a treat, an indulgence. …