Like many of his colleagues, Brad Cope had not planned on a career in the grocery industry. “Not at all,” he said. Cope, manager of marketing and customer communications at Fred Meyer, started working for the company in high school. He continued...
Anniversary Issues
Sara Parker, director of human resources for Fred Meyer, was no stranger to the food business when she joined the company in 2002 from a general merchandise retailer in...
What started as a part-time job after school in 1992 has evolved into a fulfilling career for Todd Kammeyer, VP of merchandising at Fred Meyer. “I was 16 years old and...
Dave Richard, VP of operations for Fred Meyer, began his food retail career nearly four decades ago. “I’ve been in the business my whole life,” he said. “I started as a...
Dennis Gibson had a choice to make. It was 1984 and Fred Meyer had just acquired Grand Central Stores, a grocery chain for which he was working in Utah. “One of my best...
Shelby Publishing EVP Bob Reeves recently visited Portland, Oregon, to catch up with the folks at Fred Meyer. The grocery retailer in the Pacific Northwest is...
Robert Taylor, EVP and senior advisor for The United Family, has been described by many as an entrepreneur at heart. He’s also regarded as a living, breathing...
The Shelby Report of the Southeast celebrates Weigel’s, an East Tennessee-based convenience store chain, on its 90th anniversary. Run by the family’s fourth...
Fresh Intelligent Forecasting: The Superpower Against Labor Shortages?
Can automation and digitization of fresh operations help retain frontline workers, maximize scarce labor hours and minimize labor expenses, errors, and disruptions? Invafresh discusses the role fresh food retail technology plays in achieving this goal.
3 Methods For Reducing Grocery Store Shrink
Grocery store shrink has been at an all-time high, costing the retail industry around $61.7 billion in sales. It’s a problem that can be mitigated. Storewise explains how.
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