In 1962 President John F Kennedy issued this Thanksgiving proclamation. The grace, leadership and call to action are now more appropriate than ever. Proclamation 3505; Thanksgiving Day 1962 Issued November 7, 1962, by the President of the United States Over three centuries ago in Plymouth, on Massachusetts Bay, the Pilgrims established the custom of gathering
Llama, Candy, Brown bear, Globe man, Eggplant car and Ladybug mouse – these cuddly friends form the new SAGOSKATT private brand soft toy-collection from IKEA. They’re all designed by kids that participated in the retailer's annual drawing competition. The six designers selected this year - chosen from more than 71,000 entries across the globe -
Sheetz announced this week the release of a new limited-edition craft beer brewed with one pound per barrel of the retailer’s private brand Shweetz Glazed Vanilla Donut holes. Dubbed “Project Happy Hole-idayz,” this first-ever beer was brewed in partnership with Wicked Weed Brewing Company. Available at 432 Sheetz stores across Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Virginia,
As more meals are eaten at home, Albertsons Companies is lending the home cook a hand with the new flash-frozen private brand Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals. Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals are ready in minutes using just one pan. Featuring on-trend flavors, restaurant-quality presentation, and taste, the convenient meals use only high-quality natural ingredients
CVS Health today announced that Neela Montgomery has been named Executive Vice President and President of CVS Pharmacy/Retail, effective November 30, 2020. Montgomery will oversee the company's 10,000 pharmacies across the United States. "Neela is a seasoned retail industry leader with extensive digital and e-commerce experience," said Karen S. Lynch, who will become President and CEO of CVS Health
Waitrose is relaunching ECOlogical - its eco-friendly household cleaning private brand range - with packaging improvements that will save an estimated 4.1 tons of virgin plastic a year. The line of 17 naturally derived products, made exclusively in the UK, will see Waitrose use innovative recovered and recycled ‘Ocean Bound Plastic’ in some of the
Even 2020 can’t stop Wawa and 2SP Brewing Company from continuing the tradition of brewing collaborative limited-edition beers just in time for the holiday season. Back for its third year, the private brand collaboration between 2SP Brewing Company’s Head Brewer, Bob Barrar, and Wawa’s Manager of Concept Development and “coffee guru,” Michael McLaughlin, brings about
MPB Careers: MDI - Director of Private Brands Job Locations: US-NC-Hickory Requisition ID: 2020-54701 # of Openings: 1 Category: Marketing Company: MDI Position Type: Regular Full-Time Overview Responsible for Private Brands at MDI including Broker management, Brand management, Department coordination, DSD, Funding management, pricing, promotion, product assortment, and placement. Accountable for budgeted sales and gross
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Walgreens today announced the launch of myWalgreens, a complete reinvention of its customer loyalty program to offer customers extensive new benefits, including the fastest same-day retail pickup offering available today. Customers can now shop online and on a fully-redesigned mobile app for health and wellness items, and then pick them up in the store, curbside,
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