SUPERVALU Announces 2015 National Sales Show
February 06 2015 - 10:15AM
Business Wire
Second annual sales expo for independent
retailers will take place in August in St. Paul, Minn.
Following the success of its inaugural national sales show in
2014, SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU) today announced it will host the
2015 National Expo this August in St. Paul, Minn.
This year’s event will take place from Aug. 11-13 at the
RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul and is open to the more than 2,000
independent retail customers served by SUPERVALU, as well as
hundreds of vendors and industry professionals.
“Our first national sales expo was a great success, helping us
to increase sales and make stronger connections with our retail
customers and our vendors,” said Janel Haugarth, SUPERVALU’s
executive vice president overseeing independent business and supply
chain services. “We’ve gathered insights and feedback from last
year’s event, and are excited to build on that for an even bigger
and better show for 2015.”
Nearly 1,500 retailers attended SUPERVALU’s first national expo
in 2014, which featured 145,000 square feet of show floor space,
330 exhibitors and 25 education seminars. This year’s show will
have an expanded emphasis on fresh departments and products, while
again including the valuable “Education Day” offering consumer
insights, training seminars, and other resources for operators.
Additionally, the popular Master Marketer Awards ceremony, which
rewards the best marketing campaigns across SUPERVALU’s vast
independent business network, will highlights this year’s
event.
Additional details about the show, including registration
information and daily agendas, will be shared as the event gets
closer.
About SUPERVALU INC.SUPERVALU INC is one of the
largest grocery wholesalers and retailers in the U.S. with annual
sales of approximately $17 billion. SUPERVALU serves
customers across the United States through a network of
3,360 stores composed of 1,832 primary stores serviced by the
Company’s food distribution business; 1,333 Save-A-Lot stores, of
which 911 are operated by licensee owners; and 195 traditional
retail grocery stores (store counts as of November 29, 2014).
Headquartered in Minnesota, SUPERVALU has
approximately 35,000 employees. For more information
about SUPERVALU visit www.supervalu.com.
SUPERVALU INC.Luke Friedrich,
952-232-9674Luke.Friedrich@supervalu.com
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