Metcalfe’s Market will celebrate Earth Day on April 22 with its community tradition of distributing reusable shopping bags featuring original artwork from local elementary students for the 12th consecutive year. In partnership with 10 local schools, the Wisconsin grocer will give away 3,000 reusable bags, each hand-decorated by students with artwork inspired by what Earth […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, News, West
Market Of Choice Celebrates 10 Years Of MOJO Program
Market of Choice, Oregon’s largest independent family-owned grocer, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its MOJO program. The program has helped hundreds of local makers bring thousands of products to market. MOJO stands for Market of Choice’s local maker incubator program. It provides product development consulting, distribution support and promotions. The program addresses historical barriers […]
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ARS Launches Pathmark Daily Small Format Grocery Store
Allegiance Retail Services (ARS) will open a new grocery banner, Pathmark Daily, May 1 in East Meadow, New York. Pathmark Daily is a small format concept developed to meet the expectations of today’s busy shopper, delivering convenience, quality and strong value through a curated assortment of high-quality fresh foods and essential grocery items – including […]
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Natural Grocers Celebrates Arbor Day In Nebraska With Gifts, Savings
Natural Grocers, a family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer, will host its annual Arbor Day event April 24-26 at its three Nebraska stores. Arbor Day originated in Nebraska. Natural Grocers is headquartered in Colorado, but the company entered Nebraska in 2012 with the opening of its first store in Lincoln. The retailer later opened two […]
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Sendik’s To Receive Governor’s Proclamation For 100-Year Anniversary
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has issued a certificate of commendation to the Balistreri family, who owns and operates Sendik’s Food Market. The recognition marks the grocer’s 100-year anniversary. Mike Semmann, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Grocers Association, will present the certificate to Ted Balistreri on April 22. The presentation begins at 2 p.m. at […]
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Town & Country Markets Honored With Environmental, Sustainability Award
Town & Country Markets has been recognized in the Puget Sound Business Journal’s annual Environmental and Sustainability Awards, honored for making impact through environmental leadership, innovation and stewardship in the region. The family-owned grocer operates six family-owned markets across the greater Seattle region. Its award-winning practices include an 80 percent waste diversion rate through recycling, […]
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Piggly Wiggly Completes Major Store Remodel In Racine, WI
Piggly Wiggly has completed a major refresh of its store at 4011 Durand Ave., one of three locations in Racine, Wisconsin, bringing expanded fresh offerings and refreshed departments. The remodel, the store’s most significant update in 15 years, focused on areas identified through customer and employee feedback during the upgrade. Improvements include expanded fresh departments, […]
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Stop & Shop Supports Cancer Patients Through Gift Card Donation
The Joe Andruzzi Foundation, Stop & Shop and Poland Spring gathered at the Sturdy Health Cancer and Specialty Care Building for a Food Security Program event focused on assisting cancer patients and families with practical support during treatment. During the event, 10 cancer patients and their families each received $1,000 Stop & Shop gift cards […]