June 27, 2022 by Chain Drug Review
Pennsylvania-based Gerrity’s Supermarkets, Wakefern Food Corp.
Retail News
KEASBEY, N.J.– Wakefern Food Corp. announced that Pennsylvania-based Gerrity’s Supermarkets, owned by the Fasula Family, has become the 48th member to join its cooperative. The Fasula family operates supermarkets in Pennsylvania under the Gerrity’s Supermarkets banner. Upon their conversion, the stores will be rebranded as Gerrity’s The Fresh Grocer, a Wakefern trademark. Currently there are 11 Fresh Grocer
October 25, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Wakefern Food Corp.
Leading Headlines, Retail News
KEASBEY, N.J. – Wakefern Food Corp. marked its 75th anniversary during its Annual Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 21, when executives paid tribute to the family-owned businesses that comprise the cooperative and drive its success. Chairman and CEO Joseph Colalillo, President and COO Joe Sheridan, and executive vice president Chris Lane addressed Wakefern Members, shareholders, staff
February 12, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag and its Beyond the Bag Initiative, Wakefern Food Corp.
Leading Headlines, Retail News
KEASBEY, N.J. – Wakefern Food Corp. is joining the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag and its Beyond the Bag Initiative, a collective effort that aims to identify, test and scale design solutions to make a more consumer-friendly, sustainable retail bag. “For more than four decades the Wakefern Cooperative has supported sustainability through efforts such as
January 26, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
ShopRite pharmacy, Wakefern Food Corp.
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
KEASBEY, N.J. – Wakefern Food Corp. announced it will be closing underperforming pharmacies in 62 ShopRite supermarkets in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and New York during the next month and transferring customer prescription files to CVS locations in the vicinity of the affected stores, according to a spokesperson for the East Coast retailer-owned cooperative. The
August 4, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
David Mounts, Inmar Intelligence, Inmar Retail Cloud, Wakefern Food Corp.
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Supplier News, Technology
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Inmar Intelligence announced Wakefern Food Corp. is expanding its use of Inmar’s Retail Cloud to offer targetable and attributable offsite media at scale for its brands. The New Jersey-based cooperative reported $16.6 billion in retail sales in 2019. Wakefern’s 50 cooperative members independently own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace,
July 30, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Newsweek, ShopRite, Wakefern Food Corp.
Leading Headlines, Retail News
KEASBEY, N.J. – ShopRite has been named to Newsweek’s 2020 America’s Best-In-State Customer Service for New Jersey, which recognizes companies for building key relationships with customers and providing extraordinary shopping experiences. The magazine surveyed thousands of American customers, asking each participant about retailer accessibility, range of services, communication, competence and customer focus. The publication also asked customers how
July 20, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Bowl & Basket and Paperbird, Dearborn Market, Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage, Price Rite Marketplace, Rite, Vertex Awards, Wakefern Food Corp.
Leading Headlines, Retail News
KEASBEY, N.J. – Wakefern Food Corp., the nation’s largest retailer-owned cooperative, with member companies that own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market, Gourmet Garage and Fairway banners, announced Monday that Bowl & Basket and Paperbird – two innovative store brands introduced in 2019 at ShopRite – have won Gold,
July 13, 2020 by Jeffrey Woldt
Chris Lane, Wakefern Food Corp.
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Videos
In the latest installment in our Video Forum, Chris Lane, executive vice president of Wakefern Food Corp., discusses the company’s success in maintaining the food supply chain during COVID-19, the benefits of early investments in omnichannel capabilities and the need to be agile as consumer behavior changes, as well as his recent term as
June 29, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Chris Skyers, information sharing software, Solutions for Retail Brands (S4RB), Wakefern Food Corp.
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Technology
KEASBEY, N.J. — Wakefern Food Corp. is teaming up with Solutions for Retail Brands (S4RB), a global, consulting-led software business, to provide new information sharing software for Wakefern and its own brand vendors. S4RB’s Affinity platform for Wakefern will allow the retailer to use a proprietary online portal and database to provide real-time data and
May 7, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Laura Kind, Ranjana Choudhry, Wakefern Food Corp.
Leading Headlines, Retail News
KEASBEY, N.J. – Wakefern Food Corp. announced the promotion of Laura Kind to vice president of brand strategy and welcomed Ranjana Choudhry as vice president of advertising and social media. Laura Kind has quickly built a strong track record since joining Wakefern in December 2018 as director of Own Brands marketing and packaging. She was
May 4, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19, Essential Thanks, Joe Colalillo, ShopeRite, Wakefern Food Corp.
Leading Headlines, Retail News
KEASBEY, N.J. — ShopRite has kicked off a campaign to thank the important healthcare workers, first responders and supermarket associates everywhere who are serving our communities through the COVID-19 crisis. The campaign, called Essential Thanks, gives everyone an opportunity to show their gratitude by posting a thank you note to COVID-19 frontline workers. “The COVID-19
April 10, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19, Dearborn Market and Gourmet Garage. Stores, Joe Colalillo, Price Rite Marketplace, ShopRite, The Fresh Grocer, Wakefern Food Corp.
Leading Headlines, Retail News
KEASEBY, N.J. – To help protect its associates and shoppers, members of the retailer-owned supermarket cooperative, Wakefern Food Corp., have initiated its latest measure to enhance the safety of its customers and associates. Beginning next week, stores will implement a temperature monitoring program. As part of the initiative, stores will use Non-contact Forehead Infrared Thermometers to
March 24, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVD-19, Dearborn Market, Joe Colalillo, Price Rite Marketplace, ShopRite, The Fresh Grocer, Wakefern Food Corp.
Leading Headlines, Retail News
KEASBEY, N.J.– Wakefern Food Corp. has rolled out two programs for its cooperative members’ retail store associates that provide a temporary wage premium and enhanced sick and leave benefits. The program would impact tens of thousands of dedicated associates working across ShopRite, The Fresh Grocer, Price Rite Marketplace, Dearborn Market and Gourmet Garage stores during
March 19, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Bryant Harris, Steve Henig, Wakefern Food Corp.
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
KEASBEY, N.J. – Wakefern Food Corp. has promoted Steve Henig to the new role of chief customer officer and named Bryant Harris chief merchandising officer. Henig has spent nearly three decades at Wakefern progressing through various procurement roles as well as holding leadership positions in corporate merchandising and marketing. He most recently served as vice