Does Decrease In E-Commerce Revenue Portend Sluggish Sales For All Retail Food?
Retailers have been not so secretly worried that the current unprecedented two-year run of robust comp store sales will run out of gas sooner rather than later.
Leading Edge with Jim McCaffrey III, CEO of McCaffrey’s Food Markets
A quick Q&A with Jim McCaffrey III, CEO of McCaffrey’s Food Markets, which operates seven high-volume specialty stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Jim shares his views about topics relevant…
Giant Food’s Initial Local Vendor Summit Provides Guidance For Regional Suppliers
The three-hour virtual meeting educated local manufacturers and distributors on how to gain entry into its 164 stores and/or online through the chain’s e-commerce portal.
Aisle Chatter
Costco, Publix, and Trader Joe's Top Forbes Inaugural Halo 100 List; Aldi Dominates Product Of The Year Awards
Former Ocean Spray Exec Pat McCarthy Passes Away At Age 85
Food World doesn’t usually re-print obituaries from other sources, but we decided to make an exception for this one memorializing one of the larger-than-life characters from the food industry in…
BJ’s Set To Acquire Four Temp Controlled Depots From Burris
BJ’s Wholesale Club is the latest merchant to take more direct control of its distribution. The Westborough, MA-based club operator announced that it would acquire the assets and operations of…
Ron Vachris Named President, COO At Costco; Jelinek To Retain CEO Position
Costco has promoted Ron Vachris to president and chief operating officer, effective February 2. The new position was confirmed in an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The…
Outlook 2022
As we do each year, Food World and Food Trade News reached out to several retailers in our marketing area, asking them to look ahead at some of the issues…