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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
SpartanNash Names Matt Plumb Vice President, Marketing, Retail Banners
In newly created role, Plumb will define brand architecture and differentiated shopper experience for Family Fare, D&W Fresh Market, Martin's Super Markets and other Company banners GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Food solutions company SpartanNash® (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) today announced Matt Plumb has been named Vice President, Marketing, Retail Banners, effective immediately. In the newly created role for the food solutions company, Plumb will lead shopper-focused marketing strategies for SpartanNash's portfolio of nearly 200 Company-operated retail stores, defining brand architecture and a differentiated experience for each banner based on shopper insights. "As we continue to build shopper loyalty and enhance the in-store and online experience for Family Fare®, D&W® Fresh Market, Martin's Super Markets and beyond, we want to showcase what our banners offer to fit each family's preferences," said SpartanNash Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Erin Storm. "Matt will be key in working with our Retail and Merchandising teams to deliver freshness, value, convenience and outstanding customer service to our guests – building on what they already know and love about each of our banners." Plumb most recently served as an independent marketing consultant, developing customer segmentation and targeted marketing strategies for startup companies. He has also held roles as Senior Director, Marketing for Suntory Global Spirits, overseeing the company's U.S. whiskey portfolio. Plumb started his career at Kraft Heinz, where he held roles from Associate Brand Manager to Category Head, establishing the portfolio strategy for the CPG company's mainstream coffee brands. Plumb earned his bachelor's degree and MBA at the University of Michigan. About SpartanNash SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a food solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life. Committed to fostering a People First culture, the SpartanNash family of Associates is 20,000 strong. SpartanNash operates two complementary business segments – food wholesale and grocery retail. Its global supply chain network serves wholesale customers that include independent and chain grocers, national retail brands, e-commerce platforms, and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges. The Company distributes products for every aisle in the grocery store, from fresh produce to household goods to its OwnBrands, which include the Our Family® portfolio of products. On the retail side, SpartanNash operates nearly 200 brick-and-mortar grocery stores, primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin's Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market, in addition to dozens of pharmacies and fuel centers with convenience stores. Leveraging insights and solutions across its segments, SpartanNash offers a full suite of support services for independent grocers. For more information, visit CONTACT: Adrienne Chance SVP and Chief Communications Officer SpartanNash press@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE SpartanNash
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man dies in shooting inside business on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard in Newport News
NEWPORT NEWS — A man was shot and killed inside a business Saturday night, according to police. Officers responded just after 9:20 p.m. to a report of a shooting inside the Family Fare convenience store at 685 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, off Forrest Drive, according to public information officer Matthew Michalec. A BP gas station is also at the location. When police arrived, they found 32-year-old Dreshaun Pruden, of Newport News, with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Crime Line by calling 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or by submitting a tip at The investigation is ongoing and no other information has been released. A correction was made to this story on May 19, 2025: Due to a reporting error, the article incorrectly stated the location of the shooting was inside a Walgreens on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard. The shooting happened at the Family Fare convenience store at 685 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Father sentenced in son's hot car death near Vicksburg
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A Southwest Michigan father received probation and a delayed jail sentence in the death of his 3-year-old son, who was left in a hot car last year. Chad Martin of Athens was sentenced Thursday to nine months in jail and three years of probation, the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office said. However, the jail sentence was delayed, prosecutors said. A status conference was scheduled for December to check in on Martin's progress on probation, at which point the judge will decide if he will actually serve the jail time. The toddler was discovered dead in Martin's SUV on the at a Family Fare in Vicksburg. The death was believed to have been the result of prolonged heat exhaustion, with the temperature that day higher than 80 degrees. Police reports outline day of toddler's hot car death Police reports from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office obtained by News 8 show Martin told investigators nothing was different about the family's routine the day his son died. He said he wasn't running late, had been sleeping normally and doesn't use sleeping aids or recreational drugs or drink. 'I guess I went straight to work,' the report says he told investigators when he was interviewed. Martin arrived at his job at a plant in Brady Township, just outside of the Vicksburg limits, around 6:40 a.m., the reports show. He left around 3 p.m. and then stopped by the Family Fare. He was inside for a few minutes and when he came out, he realized his son was still in the car, buckled into in a rear-facing car seat in the driver's side back seat. The boy was dead by then. Doctor offers warning after toddler's hot car death near Vicksburg Martin was charged in November with leaving a child in a vehicle causing death and pleaded guilty in January. Prosecutors previously explained that under state law, it didn't matter whether he meant to leave the child in the car or not. 'In fact, they generally in these cases just have forgotten about the child rather than wanting to harm them,' Kalamazoo County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Jeff Williams previously told News. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Yahoo
Father pleads guilty in toddler's hot car death
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A Southwest Michigan father has entered a guilty plea in connection to the death of his 3-year-old son, who died after being left in a hot car in August. , 36, of Athens, Michigan, pleaded guilty to leaving a child in a vehicle causing death, court documents show. The documents say sentencing guidelines call for between 15 and 25 months in prison but that the prosecutor's office will not make any sentencing recommendation. They also say that the child's mother, Martin's wife, feels a harsh sentence would be 'more a punishment to' the family. The toddler was discovered dead in Martin's SUV on the at a Family Fare in Vicksburg. The death was believed to have been the result of prolonged heat exhaustion, with the temperature that day higher than 80 degrees. Police reports outline day of toddler's hot car death Police reports from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office obtained by News 8 show Martin told investigators nothing was different about the family's routine the day his son died. He said he wasn't running late, had been sleeping normally and doesn't use sleeping aids or recreational drugs or drink. 'I guess I went straight to work,' the report says he told investigators when he was interviewed. Martin arrived at his job at a plant in Brady Township, just outside of the Vicksburg limits, around 6:40 a.m., the reports show. He left around 3 p.m. and then stopped by the Family Fare. He was inside for a few minutes and when he came out, he realized his son was still in the car, buckled into in a rear-facing car seat in the driver's side back seat. The boy was dead by then. Doctor offers warning after toddler's hot car death near Vicksburg Martin was charged in November, with prosecutors explaining that under state law, it didn't matter whether he meant to leave the child in the car or not. 'In fact, they generally in these cases just have forgotten about the child rather than wanting to harm them,' Kalamazoo County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Jeff Williams told News 8 at the time. Martin remains out of jail on a personal recognizance bond pending a March 17 sentencing hearing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
