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Dive Brief: Good Food Holdings, which oversees five West Coast grocery chains, announced on Thursday that Nancy Lebold is the new CEO of New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets. Lebold previously served as the vice president of merchandising in California for Kroger’s Food 4 Less banner and worked at WinCo Foods for 27 years, where she held several roles leading retail operations, procurement and general merchandise. Lebold joined the two banners on Thursday, April 15, replacing Forrest Hoffmaster.  Dive Insight: Lebold is leading New Seasons and New Leaf at a time when Good Foo...

Publix tallied big sales and earnings gains Walmart sweetens pay for most U.S. hourly workers on the coasts Many Walmart Inc hourly workers will collect bigger paychecks on the U.S. east and west coast markets where the cost of living is higher and competition for labor among retailers is more intense, the company told Reuters. The world’s biggest retailer also said it has seen a slight increase in job applications for digital and stocking roles, mostly internally. “(This) tells us that we’re becoming more competitive for this type of work”, said Drew Holler, Walmart’s head of peopl...

Mercadona has shared profits with its entire workforce Online shopping, private brands boost Israel's Shufersal profit Shufersal, Israel’s largest supermarket chain, reported a 2.6% rise in quarterly profit, boosted by a jump in revenue from higher online sales mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic that kept many shoppers home. Shufersal said it earned 120mln shekels ($36.5mln) in the fourth quarter, compared with 117mln a year earlier. It noted net profit grew 87% year-over-year excluding one-time items. Australia: The Friendly Grocer beats rivals in supermarket satisfaction poll The Frie...

Forrest Hoffmaster West Coast independent grocers New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets, operators within the Good Food Holdings family of brands, have revealed a strategic growth plan that includes a change in leadership and two new store leases. Forrest Hoffmaster will step down from his leadership position as CEO for both banners in late March 2021. A comprehensive executive search is currently underway, with a successor expected to be named before Hoffmaster departs. Hoffmaster will continue to lead both organizations, along with the transition team to ensure a smooth ...