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EGION WISE. Shelby ReportISE. R ! The REGION WISE. WIDE W ! The NATION NATIONWIDE! REGION WIDE ATION Griffin Report The N of the Shelby Report Northeast ISE. The of the Southwest Region Wise. Nationwide. theshelbyreport.com W ! MARCH 2018 theshelbyreport.com WIDE MARCH 2018 REGION To subscribe to any of our other four publications, call us at 888-498-0771 or visit theshelbyreport.com/subscribe ATION theshelbyreport.com N To subscribe to any of our other four publications, call us at 888-498-0771 or visit theshelbyreport.com/subscribe Chacko to Succeed Papadellis as President of Lowe’s Market in TexasTOPS MARKETS FILES FOR Shelby Southeast Report2018 CHAPTER 11 RESTRUCTURING Ocean Spray Cranberries Tops Markets LLC announced Feb. 21 that it has filed of the MARCH Rosie’s First Texas Bags Marketer Awardfor Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is pursuing a Randy Papadellis, president and CEO of Ocean Spray Cranberries transition before Papadellis’ departure. Inc., plans to leave the cooperative on July 1, 2018, capping an 18-year Added Dhillon, “While this is the first public announcement in our The National Grocers Association (NGA) revealed the financialoverall restructuring winners of in its order Creative to eliminate Choice a substantial Awards in the Partnership Is with amount of debt from its balance sheet. The hope is that career. Bobby Chacko, who has been serving as SVP and chief growth CEO succession plan, it is just the latest step in a multiyear process. Marketing and Merchandising categories during The NGA Show in Las Vegas in February. The “Outstandingofficer since 2017, has been promoted to president and COO. When Bobby joined Ocean Spray last fall, it quickly became clear that Marketer” and “Outstanding Merchandiser” titles are thethe highest move will awards position given Tops for in long-term the Creative success. Choice Awards Tops’ portfolio of stores in Upstate New York, northern Papadellis, whose career in the food and we had found a leader for our next generation of talent, and the board Brookshire Brothers contest. beverage industry spans more than 35 years looks forward to working with him during this transition.” The The competition- Pennsylvania and Vermont—numbering 169 accord- . Checkout-Line-Free Amazon Go ing to recent press releases from the company—are and includes working with brands like Cadbury “Ocean Spray has always been and continues to be the world’s great- Brookshire Brothers has selected Rosie to honors the best market Schweppes, Frito-Lay and Welch’s, will remain est marketing cooperative,’” said Papadellis. “It has been an honor to To subscribe to any of our other four publications, call us at 888-498-0771 or visit theshelbyreport.com/subscribehelp it bring online shopping to its shoppers. ing and merchandising continuing to serve customers with no impact to day- ISE theshelbyreport.com to-day operations, the company says, adding that it fully on the board and continue as CEO until July. He work with my colleagues on behalf of our grower-owners for the past Now Openeditor in chief for BusinessThe grocery company launched the Brookshire programs in the grocery ! expects operations to continue as normal throughout the joined Ocean Spray in 2000 and has served as 18 years. As I move on to the next phase of my Brothers Anywhere Powered by Rosie at two industry that have- W by Lorrie Griffith/ financial restructuring process. president and CEO since 2002. career, I know the business will continue to thrive locations in its home market: Lufkin, Texas. The increased item or depart “On behalf of our growers and board, I’d like under Bobby’s leadership.” IDE On Jan. 22, Amazon opened its first Amazon Go, a checkout-line-free store that uses technologies like ment sales, positively The grocer has received a commitment for a $125 million service launched Feb. 19. to thank Randy for everything he has done Chacko said, “Ocean Spray can truly be called W impacted overall store debtor-in-possession (DIP) term loan financing facility Randy Papadellis - computer vision, deep learning algorithms and sensor“Our fusion customers to allow will customers enjoy theto goease into of the shop store,- get what and continues to do to build the strong global the original farm-to-table company, and it’s sales or provided a unique from certain noteholders and a $140 million DIP asset EGION Publix CEO Named to they want off the shelves and leave the store. Amazonping theiris calling favorite it “Just store Walk whenever Out Technology.” they want from business we have today,” said Peter Dhillon, chairman of the board of going to be exciting to bring this story to new 2018 According to a video on Amazon.com, the storewherever was four they years want,” in the making.said Brookshire Brothers John Alston benefit to the community. based revolving loan from Bank of America, N.A., which R are expected to support the company’s continued opera- Ocean Spray, which is based in Lakeville-Middleboro, Massachusetts. consumers.” To shop Amazon Go, President and CEO John Alston. “Brookshire More than 450 entries ATION Midwest tions during the court-supervised restructuring process. “His leadership over the past 18 years has been critical to our success Prior to joining Ocean Spray, Chacko served FMI’s 2018 Board were judged based on MARCH one needs an Amazon Brothers Anywhere is on-demand shopping that and growth.” as regional president of Mars Drinks, where N The digital world is merging with the brick- the criteria of creativity, “Tops has built strong market share and our stores account; the free Amazon gives our customers the option of picking their groceries up curbside or Ocean Spray’s board of directors will continue working on its CEO Bobby Chacko of the The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Board of Directors introduced its continue to distinguish themselves by offering quality he had complete responsibility for the North Shelby Report Go app; and a recent- having our employee-owners deliver them to their door. The in-store clarity and effectiveness Please see page 12 new officersand-mortar at its meetingretail environment during the of FMI a Dorothy Midwinter Lane Executive Conference succession plan over the coming months and anticipates an orderly generation iPhone or customer experience our shoppers are accustomed to is now theirs online. by a panel of industry products at affordable prices with superior customer in MiamiMarket in late (DLM) January. store Outgoingin Centerville, board Ohio, chairman thanks Kevin Davis, chair Android phone. (The We like to say our personal service always goes the extra mile.” experts. service,” said Frank Curci, CEO of the Williamsville, New man andto CEOa new of technology Bristol Farms called in SNS California, Wall. announced the appointments SNS Wall is a media-rich digital signage solu- app is available in the Once customers sign up to shop at BrookshireBrothers.com, they can Outstanding Marketer York-based chain. “We believe the financing that we and handed over the chairmanship to Joe Sheridan, president and COO of Apple App Store, Google use Rosie’s search engine to shop their hometown store. They can navigate was awarded to Lowe’s received from our noteholders is a vote of confidence in McKinnon’s Market Receives Dual Honors from IGA Dorothy Lane MarketWakefern tionPilots Food being Corp. developed in Keasbey,New by CIP Retail that integrates social media platforms into the shopping experi- Play and the Amazon by department, create custom grocery lists and use Rosie’s proprietary Market, Littlefield, our business. Our operations are strong, and we have an New Jersey. Davis now is immediate ence. It’s being piloted at DLM’s Washington Appstore.) recommended items feature based on their shopping habits. Texas, for its “What’s outstanding network of stores and a talented team to McKinnon’s Supermarket and Super Butcher Shop of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, past chairman. The shopper scans his support them. Instagram-StreamingFrom TechnologytheSquare Southeast, store. Todd Jones, Rosie’s platform enables customers to interact with their personal shop- For Dinner” campaign, owned by Ed and Carl Penta, received dual honors from IGA at the alliance’s Global Ten 20-inch by 20-inch screens, positioned in or her app to enter the which was designed to “We are now undertaking a financial restructuring, Rally in Las Vegas Feb. 10-11. To subscribe to any of our other four publications, call us at 888-498-0771 or visit theshelbyreport.com/subscribepresident and CEO of Publix Super pers. In addition to making notes about how green they want their bananas a mosaic-like pattern near the front end of the store; that’s the only time create a buzz in-store and through which we expect to substantially reduce our McKinnon’s received an inaugural CEO’s Innovation Award in addition to being theshelbyreport.com Markets in Lakeland, Florida, was or how thick they like their steaks, customers can also makePlease note see of pagesubsti 50- store, pull media-rich content wirelessly, directly the smartphone is needed increase sales. To drive debt and achieve long-term financial flexibility. This will named a 2018 Hometown Proud Retailer, thanks to a nomination from its wholesaler, appointed to a two-year term on the tutions. It becomes a two-way conversation resulting in an even more from DLM’s Instagram feed. SNS Wall updates during the shopping sales, Lowe’s Market peri- enable us to invest further in our stores, create an even Bozzuto’s. board with committee oversight; The content in real time, and the Android mobile app process. As the shopper odically released specials more exceptional shopping experience for our custom- McKinnon’s Marketplace prides itself on having the largest selection of meat in all of he is vice chairman of industry allows the DLM social media team to access a user puts items in a cart or bag, that included a full meal of ers and compete more effectively in today’s highly New England.