The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) will be naming its 2026 President’s Scholarship Award after Jim McCaffrey III, president and CEO of McCaffrey’s Markets. Each year, the President’s Scholarship is named in honor of a respected grocery business leader in New Jersey. The 2026 scholarship will bear McCaffrey’s name in recognition of his decades of […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Feature, Giant Food, News, Northeast
Giant Food, Upside Aim To Drive Incremental Sales Through Cash-back Offers
Giant Food is launching a partnership with Upside, a cash-back marketplace platform, to reach new shoppers and recapture market share as customers increasingly spread their grocery spending across multiple retailers. The collaboration pairs the mid-Atlantic’s largest grocer by market share with a Washington, D.C.-based technology company that delivers personalized cash-back offers designed to drive incremental […]
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Weis Markets Deploying VoCoVo Voice Communication Technology Across Stores
Weis Markets will implement VoCoVo’s voice communication technology across its stores following a successful pilot program. The rollout will equip employees at stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia and Virginia with VoCoVo’s Series 5 Pro Headsets, call points and keypads for instant communication. The system is expected to improve responsiveness […]
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Whole Foods Market Daily Shop Opens In Hoboken, NJ
Whole Foods Market opened the fifth location of its smaller format store concept, Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, Dec. 18 at 101 Washington St. in Hoboken, New Jersey. The 4,851-square-foot location features more than 350 items from the Northeast, each meeting Whole Foods Market’s quality standards. “Opening our first store in Hoboken is an exciting […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Northeast
CTown Supermarkets Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Voucher Giveaway
CTown Supermarkets has launched its 50th Anniversary Surprise and Delight Initiative, featuring Josh Martinez of iHeartRadio’s Z100 station, providing $50 voucher giveaways at six locations throughout the New York City boroughs. As part of the program, customers are invited to find hidden CTown 50th Anniversary token cards while shopping at one of the participating locations […]
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Price Rite Marketplace Shares Budget-Friendly Holiday Meal Guides
Price Rite Marketplace aims to make it easier for families to prepare meals this holiday season by offering two guides that show how customers can feed eight to 10 people for about $40 using regularly priced items available in stores. The lists feature ingredients for two types of holiday meals: Ham dinner meal: spiral ham; […]
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Survey: Americans Would Choose Beef Over Turkey, Ham For Christmas Dinner
According to new survey data from The Harris Poll conducted on behalf of Redner’s Markets, more than half of Americans who don’t typically serve beef for Christmas dinner (54 percent) say they would consider it, suggesting the dish could be gaining momentum. Already, two out of five Americans (43 percent) serve beef as a main […]
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UNFI Details Value Creation Strategy, Sets Long-Term Financial Targets
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) outlined its multi-year value creation strategy and long-term financial targets during its 2025 Investor Day event in New York City, emphasizing sustained profitable growth, investment in capabilities for customers and suppliers and enhanced cash-flow generation. The company said it expects to drive low-single digit average annual net sales growth through […]