For far too long, the future of Shoppers Food & Pharmacy has been in question. We don’t know when and we don’t know how, but one thing seems clear: thanks to a decision by the corporate office of Shoppers’ parent company, it’s only a matter of time before all...
A joint statement from UFCW Local 400 & UFCW Local 27 Today, UNFI, the parent company of Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, announced plans to close all 30 Shoppers pharmacies. Here is what we know: The pharmacies will close on a staggering basis beginning on April 23,...
A Joint Statement from UFCW Local 400 & UFCW Local 27 On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, we met with United Natural Foods (UNFI) CEO Steven Spinner with other UFCW leaders who represent workers at UNFI owned and operated retail employers. Unfortunately, Mr. Spinner...
A message from Mark Federici, President, UFCW Local 400: As we all know, for some time now the future of Shoppers Food & Pharmacy has been in question. For nearly two years, Shoppers’ parent companies (first Supervalu and now UNFI) have cryptically disclosed plans...
As many of you likely saw and heard yesterday, SuperValu, parent company of Shopper’s Food and Pharmacy, announced that it is being acquired by UNFI (United Natural Foods, Inc.) for around $2.9 billion. Based on the information that has been shared by the companies so...
If you want to work full-time, you should be able to. But all too often in the grocery industry, hard-working men and women aren’t getting enough hours to get by. Thanks to our union contracts, our members have the opportunity to access full-time status. In recent...
