The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) said that Sauda Johnson has joined its membership team as director of education and events. Johnson brings a wealth of experience to CRN, the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry.
The Food Industry Association, has announced the finalists for its 2024 Store Manager Awards, which are designed to shine a spotlight on the dedicated and deserving store managers who bring their passion and talents to serve their store, employees and customers.
In the first quarter of this year alone, retail and foodservice buyers have sat through 34,342 product pitches during meetings with suppliers at ECRM’s category-specific Sessions, and the company is on track to host 100,000 of these meetings by year-end.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, announced today that a federal judge in New York State’s age restriction law case ruled that the association has standing to sue on behalf of its members, allowing the
Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers have partnered with ECRM for Founders’ Innovation Day, an exclusive event designed for D2C and emerging brands to make the most of their potential at food, drug and mass retailers, and from e-commerce.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Hundreds of independent community pharmacists came to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 17 and 18, to participate in the National Community Pharmacists Association’s Congressional Pharmacy Fly-In.
Ahold Delhaize USA, the parent company of the grocery brands Food Lion, Giant Food, GIANT Co., Hannaford and Stop & Shop, has named Kim Lyda Chief Legal Officer. In this role, Lyda and her team will work closely Ahold Delhaize’s brands to provide legal counsel, as well as other services such as
Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. said Monday that they are planning to divest more stores in an effort to satisfy regulators and move their merger plans forward. The companies now intend to sell 579 stores under a revised deal with C&S Wholesale Grocers. That is 166 more than were called for in the
Walmart said it will open 22 Walmart Health clinics this year, including 18 in Texas. With the additions, Walmart will operate more than 70 physician-staffed health clinics in five states by year’s end. The company plans to introduce the clinics to a sixth market, Arizona, in 2025.
CVS vice president of merchandising for beauty and personal care Andrea Harrison has left the company for “a new opportunity,” she wrote on LinkedIn. After 19 years with CVS, “it was a bittersweet departure, with so many memories and so hard leaving an amazing team,” she wrote.
Retail sales this year will increase between 2.5% and 3.5% from 2023 levels, according to the latest forecast from the National Retail Federation (NRF), which foresees sales rising to between $5.23 trillion and $5.28 trillion.
Rite Aid this month announced plans to close 53 more stores, adding to the roughly 200 it has shuttered since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last year.
Meijer will open two new 159,000-square-foot supercenters, in Alliance and North Canton, Ohio, on May 14, increasing the retailer’s store count to 55 in the state. Meijer previously announced plans to open a 159,000-square-foot supercenter in Hillsdale, Mich.
Albertsons Cos. has launched a new, simpler version of its “for U” loyalty program, designed to provide more value and greater ease for the retailer’s 38 million loyalty program members.
MMR and Chain Drug Review have partnered with ECRM for Founders’ Innovation Day, an exclusive event designed for D2C and emerging brands to make the most of their potential at food, drug and mass retailers, and from e-commerce.
99 Cents Only Stores LLC commenced going-out-of-business sales and said it would close all 371 of its stores, ending the chain’s 42-year run as a deep-discount retailer.
