Sentences with phrase «as a grocery store chain»

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The grocery store chain was required to sell 23 stores as part of an agreement with the Competition Bureau in connection with its purchase of Canada Safeway last year.

Grocery chain Albertsons announced plans Tuesday to acquire Rite Aid in a cash and stock deal, as the traditional grocery industry continues to look for growth by broadening offerings, not just storGrocery chain Albertsons announced plans Tuesday to acquire Rite Aid in a cash and stock deal, as the traditional grocery industry continues to look for growth by broadening offerings, not just storgrocery industry continues to look for growth by broadening offerings, not just store base.

When Weston took control of his family's chain of Loblaw's grocery stores — now helmed by his son Galen G. — he saved the floundering company by closing dozens of stores, upgrading the remaining locations and wooing new talent, such as future marketing legend Dave Nichol.

Canada's grocery companies are in stiff competition against each other as well as other types of retailers that offer food items, including U.S. - based department store chain Walmart and Toronto - based Shoppers Drug Mart (TSX: SC).

TORONTO — Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX: L) plans to unveil about 700 Joe Fresh stores in the U.S. next year as Canada's largest grocery chain works to ramp up sales of its hip fashion line to help bolster earnings that dropped by 19 per cent in its most recent quarter.

Walmart retreats from Britain's fiercely - competitive grocery market as J Sainsbury plc, the country's second - biggest grocery store chain, confirms a $ 10 billion deal to merge the Bentonville, Arkansas - based group's Asda business.

It follows speculation that the company, which recently purchased the grocery chain Whole Foods, might use its stores as locations for pharmacies or clinics.

Even in Canada, where Wal - Mart steamrolled local department store chains when it entered the country as a nonfood retailer in 1994, the grocery trade looms as a challenge.

To Adam Sah, co-founder and CEO of Best Friend Wholesale & Mercantile, a San Francisco - based specialty grocery store chain, offering the digital currency bitcoin as an alternative payment solution for customers seemed like a no - brainer.

Alibaba launched Hema, its digitized physical supermarket chain where shoppers use a mobile app for online orders and in - store purchases of groceries or freshly prepared foods, as well as research products while shopping and pay digitally or with facial recognition.

Both of the grocery store chains in my area, as well as every Walmart Supercenter I've ever been to carry wonton wrappers in the produce section (not sure why), so I'd check there first.

Wine and liquor chains with multiple locations such as ABC or Apple Jack function similarly to specialty grocery stores.

You can take action by encouraging your local grocery store chains to sign the pledge as well!

The packet of Taco Bell spices you buy in grocery stores makes delicious spicy beef for tacos, but don't expect it to taste exactly the same as the beef at the giant Mexican food chain.

Most recently, the Beyond Burger was added to the menus at BurgerFi and Epic Burger, two of the nation's leading gourmet burger concepts, as well as to the meat aisle at 23 Heinen's Fine Foods locations, a family - owned grocery chain with stores throughout Ohio and Illinois.

Stores like 7 - Eleven, major grocery stores and large chains such as Walmart are interested in this product because of its non-alcoholic content.&Stores like 7 - Eleven, major grocery stores and large chains such as Walmart are interested in this product because of its non-alcoholic content.&stores and large chains such as Walmart are interested in this product because of its non-alcoholic content.»

As one of the nation's largest producers of bagels, National Choice Bakery serves nearly every national brand name and many grocery store chains with bagels made the traditional way.

As times changed, and the department stores faded away, Santucci Associates began focusing on grocery chains through Specialty Food Distributors.

Old photographs such as the horse - drawn carriages in front of the original Autry Greer & Sons» grocery warehouse in downtown Mobile, Ala., adorn the store walls of the popular Southeast supermarket chain, paying homage to the family patriarch and company founder.

The trend of customers using full - service grocery stores almost as restaurants is sweeping the nation and the world, but at Darrenkamp's, it is aided by the grocery chain's unique food offerings.

The company's second division, World Wide Produce, also based in Chicago, sells fruits and vegetables to Hispanic and Asian food stores as well as major grocery chains and foodservice companies.

Over the years, we've worked with a major Midwest supermarket chain, a large player in the frozen aisle of grocery stores nationwide and disruptive upstarts such as AeroFarms, a vertical farm company based in Newark, N.J. Throughout those engagements, we conducted extensive shopper research — both quantitative as well as in - depth ethnographic «shop along» interviews.

Dozens of other major companies are also starting to make the switch: Kraft Foods and General Mills, Denny's and Starbucks, grocery stores, such as Harris Teeter and Safeway, cruise lines, such as Norwegian and Royal Caribbean, and hotel chains, such as Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott.

As Tropical Traditions grew, we began adding other traditional products which were hard to find in commodity food markets such as local chain grocery storeAs Tropical Traditions grew, we began adding other traditional products which were hard to find in commodity food markets such as local chain grocery storeas local chain grocery stores.

(h) The threat of independent retailers ceasing to take supply from Metcash and selling their stores to one of the major supermarket chains imposed a substantial competitive constraint on Metcash as a supplier of packaged groceries at the wholesale level.

Conference delegates represent: restaurants and chefs, foodservice, gourmet retailers, tea and coffee shops, grocery chains, private label brands, convenience stores, distributors, online businesses, hotels and distributors, as well as manufacturers and beverage developers, and others interested in building their business through tea.

«It's a feeling that transports you back hundreds of years, before the days of mass grocery stores and chain restaurants — all of which serve the same frozen garbage masked as «fresh» and «local.»

Over the past twenty years or so, Australia has seen the demise of hundreds of small grocery stores, butchers, bakers, florists, greengrocers, pharmacists, newsagents, liquor outlets and other small retailers as a direct result of the continuous expansion of major supermarket chains and major speciality retailers, often subsidiaries of the same conglomerate.

But behind the scenes, getting food from farm to factory to grocery store fridge — a process known as supply chain management — can be complicated and messy.

bag at a large chain grocery store might have been harvested as much as 5 -LRB-!!!)

Choosing food that's better for your health and better for the environment seems like a no - brainer, except organic food costs more — as much as 50 percent more — and there isn't always a wide selection at grocery chains, making it hard to find what you need without having to visit several stores.

Large grocery stores and chains will still want to sell wine, as long as the cost of entry isn't too high.

The paper said fellow Republican candidate and billionaire grocer John Catsimatidis is an «affable man,» but said he can not prove he can make the city cleaner and better - run «until he shows he can do that at Gristedes,» the grocery store chain where he serves as president and chief executive officer.

For example, one of these generic drugs was ibuprofen, sold as gelatin capsules by one of the nation's largest grocery - store chains for months before the FDA received assurance they were safe.

Offer to pick up platters from the nearest grocery store / wholesale chain as well as supplies (paper plates, napkins, utensils, etc.) and then arrive early to set things up so that your friend doesn't have to worry about it.

Unfortunately, I've rarely seen these at chain grocery stores, but ask around as local farmers or gardeners might have a surplus.

Conventional chain grocery stores may only buy a small amount of organic produce, as demand is lower — causing them to raise their prices.

This includes anything packaged by a publicly traded corporation in a grocery store, as well as fast food, chain restaurants, and restaurant food in general.

Choose Organic Store brands As consumer demand for organic food has increased, many grocery store chains have introduced their own organic bStore brands As consumer demand for organic food has increased, many grocery store chains have introduced their own organic bstore chains have introduced their own organic brand.

Bragg's comes with the mother and is pure and unfiltered, as opposed to the oddly clear versions of store brands you can find on chain grocery store shelves.

The fake - stucco facade and the outline of Guerrero Elementary School here give away its beginnings as a chain grocery store.

Not just in airports but in every major chain bookstore as well as like grocery and drug stores that also carry whatever is in the NYT list.»

Physical stores — which Amazon helpfully describes as places where a customer «can physically select items in a store» — include both Amazon's bookstores and its newly acquired Whole Foods grocery chain.

Limiting your food purchases to the larger dollar store chains may be your best bet, as many now carry major brands with the same quality as what you'll find at the grocery store.

On the retail side, the company's retail stores face intense competition not only from stand alone health stores, but also major grocery chains who are trying to capitalize on the health movement as well.

TORONTO — Major grocery store chains continue to expand their online shopping offerings as Canadians become more amenable to buying food on the Internet.

Next, we can't forget that 65 % of of the company's sales are derived from grocery stores, which means that Hormel doesn't just have to deal with competing products from rivals, but also must deal with large grocery chains such as Wal - Mart (WMT), and Kroger (KR).

Large chains such as Walmart, Walgreens Drug Stores, and many grocery stores all sell prepaid Stores, and many grocery stores all sell prepaid stores all sell prepaid cards.

One of the biggest draws, says Sellmer, is the neighbourhood's proximity to amenities, such as grocery stores and chain - restaurants.

The card provides excellent rewards at the chain's affiliated stores, as well as at gas stations and grocery stores.