WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Ron Pearson has retired as chairman of Hy-Vee Inc. based here, turning over the job to chief executive Ric Jurgens. Pearson, 65, who will remain on the company's board of directors, served as the chain's c.e.o. for 14 years before stepping down in 2004.
Fed up with out-of-control interchange fees, retailers are fighting back with concerted legal and educational tactics -- and, in some cases, proactive offensives on their own.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Ron Pearson, chairman of Hy-Vee, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, was elected chairman of The Food Marketing Institute Foundation (FMIF), succeeding Jim Ukrop, chairman of Ukrop's Super Markets, Inc.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa ¿ Hy-Vee, Inc. has contributed $100,000 to the American Red Cross to aid the victims of last week¿s tsunami disaster in South Asia.
TOPEKA, Kansas - Effective Oct. 1, the state of Kansas will put in place streamlined food safety licensing and inspection processes for grocery stores and other licensed food processors and vendors.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - Stockholders of Hy-Vee Inc. on Friday elected Richard N. (Ric) Jurgens c.e.o. Jurgens becomes the third c.e.o. in the 73-year history of the privately owned grocery chain, which was named Progressive Grocer's 2003 Retailer of the Year.
Iowa-based Hy-Vee thrives on a culture that values shoppers above all else. Employees are owners with the freedom to make decisions, and friendliness, honesty, and integrity shape the business model.
Hy-Vee c.e.o. Ron Pearson credits the autonomy of the chain's employees for making it so successful. The corporate culture empowers associates at all levels to make decisions and rewards them for it. The company revolves around its store directors, who are permitted to make all decisions about store operations, including whether to buy from Hy-Vee's warehouse.
