Events leading a business to file for protection under Chapter 11 can take different forms and move at different speeds. The retail food business has recently served up...
In a recent discussion about the Albertsons/Safeway merger, several of us were questioning the brand character of the new company. Albertsons for years has taken a wait...
By now it is well established in the minds of grocery shoppers that fresh equates with locally sourced produce. And the quality and freshness of perishables is at the...
If your company does not arrange for a member of senior management to spend time with new hires during basic training you are missing an opportunity. The opportunity to...
by Ron Fong, CGA president/CEO For The Shelby Report California continues to suffer under an indefinite moratorium on new WIC vendor authorizations. The issue remains...
The recent series of events that led to the termination of Rutgers University’s head basketball coach, Mike Rice, brought to the forefront an issue faced by many...
You are just about to finish the most exciting sales season of the year. Starting in early October and running through New Year’s Day, seasonally merchandised...
Every summer you can bet on two things coming from California: A blockbuster story hitting the movie screen and blockbuster legislation. Last year’s story was Assembly...