Village Super Market filings document material events, shareholder governance and capital-return actions for a public supermarket operator with Class A and Class B common shares. Recent Form 8-K reports record quarterly dividend declarations, annual-meeting voting results and other corporate events.
The company’s proxy materials disclose director elections, auditor ratification, meeting procedures and related governance matters. Other filings describe the company’s relationship and litigation matters involving Wakefern Food Corporation, including the cooperative context that relates to the ShopRite banner and the company’s retail food and nonfood operations.
Village Super Market, Inc. asks shareholders to vote at its December 11, 2026 virtual annual meeting on nine director nominees, KPMG LLP’s appointment for fiscal 2027, an advisory executive-pay resolution and a proposed 2026 Equity Incentive Plan. Class A shares carry one vote each and Class B shares ten; the Sumas Family Group holds shares representing more than 50% of votes eligible in director elections.
The plan, subject to shareholder approval, would reserve 1,200,000 Class A shares, equal to 8% of outstanding common shares as of October 12, 2026; the Board expects this capacity to support awards for approximately 10 years. Fiscal 2026 restricted-stock grants shifted to three-year graded vesting, subject to continued employment. Named executive officers received 3% salary increases for fiscal 2027; their aggregate fiscal 2026 bonuses were 5% lower than in fiscal 2025, alongside a 7% decrease in net income excluding nonrecurring items cited by the Compensation Committee.
The company and John J. Sumas own 95% and 5%, respectively, of a lender that loaned $4,431,400 to an investment fund. Sumas lent the lender $221,570 at 7.00% annually, and $8,270 in interest was paid to him in fiscal 2026. A community development entity loaned $5,562,975 to a company subsidiary at approximately 1.24%, partly funding the East Orange replacement store.
Village Super Market Inc. director Perry J. Blatt reported bona fide gifts to a donor-advised fund of 1,000 Class A shares on February 11, 2025, and 950 shares on May 1, 2023; he received no consideration. A footnote states that he directly owns 49,515 Class A shares following these and subsequent transactions, and corrects Form 4 amounts reported on March 27, 2026, from 39,222 to 37,272 shares and on March 31, 2026, from 51,465 to 49,515 shares.
Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) reported fiscal 2026 sales of $2,405.707 million, compared with $2,320.690 million in fiscal 2025; same-store sales increased 2.2%. The company attributed growth mainly to digital sales, strong fresh and pharmacy performance, and replacement-store openings in Watchung and East Orange. Net income was $52.455 million, down from $56.380 million, and gross profit was 28.17% of sales versus 28.57%.
In fiscal 2026, net cash from operating activities was $108.800 million, up from $93.277 million in fiscal 2025. Village budgeted $80 million in capital expenditures for fiscal 2027, including a Galloway replacement store expected to open mid-fiscal 2027 and a Manhattan Fairway store expected late fiscal 2027. Fiscal 2027 same-store sales are expected to grow 0.5% to 2.0%; the board currently intends to continue quarterly dividends at $0.25 per Class A share and $0.1625 per Class B share, subject to board discretion.
Village purchases substantially all of its merchandise from Wakefern. As of July 25, 2026, it held $119.290 million in variable-rate notes receivable from Wakefern and $111.776 million in demand deposits invested there.
Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) reported that its Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.25 per Class A common share and $0.1625 per Class B common share. The dividends are payable on October 22, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 1, 2026.
Village Super Market operates 34 supermarkets in New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania under the ShopRite and Fairway banners, and three Gourmet Garage specialty markets in New York City.
Village Super Market, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.25 per Class A common share and $0.1625 per Class B common share. These dividends provide ongoing cash returns tied to each share class.
The dividends are payable on July 23, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 2, 2026. Village Super Market operates 34 supermarkets in New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania under the ShopRite and Fairway banners, plus three Gourmet Garage specialty markets in New York City.
Village Super Market executive John Sumas reported an open-market sale of company stock. He sold 12,703 shares of Class A Common Stock at a weighted average price of $41.303 per share across multiple trades. After these transactions, he directly owns 102,938 shares.
Village Super Market Inc CFO & Treasurer John L. Van Orden reported an open-market sale of 8,000 shares of Class A Common Stock on April 10, 2026. The weighted average sale price was $43.879 per share, with individual trades executed between $43.85 and $43.96 according to the footnote.
After this transaction, Van Orden directly holds 32,023 shares of Village Super Market Inc Class A Common Stock. The filing describes this as a straightforward open-market sale with pricing details available upon request.