Retail & FoodService

Safeway Inc. announced that Steve Burd , its long-time Chairman and CEO, will retire as CEO and as a director at the Company's annual stockholders meeting on May 14, 2013.  The Board of Directors will begin a search for a successor, and will consider both internal and external candidates for the job.  Mr. Burd will help with the search and will continue to assist the Company after he transitions out of his leadership posts. …

One thing’s for sure, according to Wegmans: What food shoppers want most in times of economic uncertainty is something they can count on. That’s why locking in prices for an extended period of time on a defined list of seasonal products has had such high appeal for Wegmans shoppers, according to President Colleen Wegman. “Our seasonal list has been our way of helping families find value and plan meals on a budget. Employees and customers stop me in our stores to say how helpful it’s been. They especially like that the list is not random, but is made up of products they need to buy every week.”
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Expanding their service in the Northshore community, Balistreri owned and operated Sendik’s Food Markets today announced it will open a store in Bayside this spring. The Bayside store will be located at 340 W Brown Deer Road, on the northeast corner of W. Brown Deer and N. Port Washington roads. It will be the eleventh location for the family-owned grocer based in Whitefish Bay and recognized by its famous “Red Bag.” …

Aldata, now part of Symphony EYC, and a global leader in retail and distribution improvement software, today announced the availability of G.O.L.D. Drive, a new offering that facilitates order fulfilment for shoppers who order groceries online and collect them directly from drive-through depots without entering a store. G.O.L.D. Drive has been successfully implemented by several major French retailers for their grocery customers. …

An effort to reduce opposition to supermarket wine sales has so far failed to change the minds of the liquor store owners who stand to lose the most out of the proposal. …