
Best-Met Publishing Acquired By Alexander Wissel
Metzger will stay on during transition; Gallagher, Maloney and Maggio will remain in their current positions.

Jeff Metzger
Taking Stock
Reporting, analysis, and opinion from the publisher
- What a long, great trip it’s been – 47 years of success built on treasured relationships.
- Albertsons wants to know why McMullen was forced to leave Kroger 10 days after failed merger.
- More bad news for UNFI customers as Mechanicsville, VA facility suffers late July power outage.
- Those fightin’ Demoulases are at it again.

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Maria Maggio
Soup to Nutz
Summer Winds Down As Back To School Season Nears

Kevin Gallagher
Metro Beat
Another Spectacular Bozzuto’s Big B Expo

Terri Maloney
Terri's Take
Turning The Page As Alexander Wissel Becomes New Owner Of Best-Met Publishing

Barry Scher
Legislative Line
SNAP Recipients To Get Squeezed; Less For Grocers, Too

Alex Baloga
Statehouse Update
PFMA Closes Out A Summer Of Progress As It Gears Up For Fall

Wakefern Acquires NYC Independent Morton Williams
Wholesale co-op adds new brand and increases its NYC market share with purchase of 17 store family-owned banner.

Wegmans Makes Connecticut Debut With 92,000 Square Foot Store In Norwalk
The new store faces stiff suburban competition led by Stew Leonard's and Cingari's ShopRite.

Eugene Gross, Former Port Richmond Thriftway Co-Owner, Dies At 93
Gross spent his life in the grocery industry, working with his brother and father, and retired in 1998.

Saval Foods Acquires Pastore’s In A Deal Of Baltimore Icons
The two family-owned businesses trace their roots to Lombard Street.

Harris Teeter To Shut 4 DC-Area Stores As Part Of 60 Kroger Closings
The closings are part of 60 underperforming stores the large merchant announced it would shutter over the next 18 months.

ShopRite Remains King, TGC Passes Stoppie In $123 Billion Marketing Area
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