By Peyton Bigora Source: Grocery Dive Stater Bros. Markets’ Phil Smith will be retiring as chairman of the board, effective immediately, after holding the position for six years, according to a Wednesday press release. Smith will remain on the board of directors. Along with this change, the Southern California grocer’s [...]
By Russell Redman Source: Supermarket News Stater Bros. Markets President Greg McNiff has added the title of chief operating officer and will now lead a new operational structure at the Southern California supermarket chain. In his expanded role, McNiff will lead the Stater Bros.’ marketing, retail and distribution departments and [...]
By Jeniece Drake Source: Winsight Grocery Business Stater Bros. Markets announced that Rebecca Calvin will step into the role of senior vice president and chief marketing officer on September 26. Dennis McIntyre, currently executive vice president and chief marketing officer, is retiring after more than four decades with the company. [...]
By Emily Crowe Source: Progressive Grocer A new three-year contract with Stater Bros. Markets has been ratified by Southern California grocery workers. Members of six United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) unions voted to accept the deal, which will give workers higher wages, protected pension provisions and stronger healthcare benefits. Key [...]
By Paige Austin Source: Patch.com Negotiations between grocery store workers and Southern California supermarket chains have stopped, and a union representing workers authorized a strike vote Thursday. The voting will take place between March 21 and March 26, according to Bertha Rodríguez, the communications coordinator for United Food and Commercial [...]
By Jessica De Nova Source: ABC-7 Los Angeles Hundreds of unionized grocery store employees rallied outside a Ralphs in Tustin Monday as bargaining continued on their contract set to expire March 6. The group of about 300 members was just a fraction of the 60,000 workers across Southern California at [...]
By Michael Browne Source: Supermarket News The Stater Bros. Markets grocery chain is celebrating 85 years of serving Southern California communities with in-store anniversary giveaways on Sat., Aug. 14 and Sun., Aug. 15. During the weekend celebration, all 170 Stater Bros. locations will randomly be giving away $25 gift cards every hour between [...]
By Russell Redman Source: Supermarket News Stater Bros. Markets on Monday kicked off a “Local Fare” virtual forum to connect with local producers and manufacturers as a way to diversify its product offerings. Local Fare will be held through Aug. 6 on RangeMe, an online product discovery and sourcing platform, at [...]
By Sam Silverstein Source: Grocery Dive Stater Bros. is casting its relationship with Mercatus as a way for the grocer to connect with people through its online channels and tap the equity it has built with customers over more than 80 years. The privately held retailer, which runs 170 grocery stores, [...]