Camp Hill, Pennsylvania-based Rite Aid has expanded COVID-19 testing criteria to include all individuals 18 and older exhibiting any of the following symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell. Rite Aid currently offers self-swab testing sites at 25 store […]
Author Archives: Treva Bennett
Senior Content Creator
After 32 years in the newspaper industry, she is enjoying her new career exploring the world of groceries at The Shelby Report.
Posted inNonfood Items, Home Page Slider, West
Earthwise: Properly Clean, Disinfect Reusable Bags After Each Use
Customers have focused on ways they can positively impact the environment, and that has led them to purchasing and shopping with reusable bags. In the midst of this pandemic, many changes have been enacted to err on the side of caution to keep the public safe and healthy. One of those changes has affected the […]
Posted inShelby Originals, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Oskar Blues Debuts Limited Release Barrel-Aged Series
Oskar Blues Brewery launched its BA20 Series of limited release barrel-aged beers in April with the first of four entries—All Monde—in four-packs of 12 oz.-cans. The company said the nationwide release follows years of experimentation with small-batch barrel-aged beers and the distribution of Bourbon Barrel Aged Ten FIDY Imperial Stout. To make All Monde, the […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Oscar Mayer Invites Public To Participate In Front Yard Cookout May 2
In times where everyone is practicing social distancing, neighbors are looking for ways to safely reconnect with each other and enjoy some summertime activities that bring everyone together, like cookouts and barbecues. There’s a way to do both. On Saturday, May 2, Oscar Mayer is inviting everyone to bring the backyard cookout to the front yard in its […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Walmart Continues Role In Covid-19 Testing, Plans For Next Steps
Since a mid-March request from the White House, Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has been working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other partners to help with testing during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Since the start of the pandemic, one thing has been clear: Testing would be critical. So, when we got the […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop Enlists Public’s Help In New Ad Campaign
Stop & Shop customers have taken a starring role in the company’s new ad campaign, which encourages shoppers to do their part to help make grocery stores safer for everyone during the coronavirus pandemic. The retailer’s new “Please” campaign, which starts this week on television and radio stations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts […]
Posted inHome Page Slider, Grocery Store Layout, Southeast
Sprouts Farmers Market Opens Jacksonville, FL, Store April 29
Sprouts Farmers Market opened in Jacksonville, Florida, at 12675 Beach Boulevard at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29. The new location is the second Sprouts in the city and will be open from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Sprouts is closely following CDC and local health authority guidelines related to COVID-19, while regularly providing store team members, who are required […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, National
Executive Order Issued To Protect Against Meat Shortages
The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) issued a statement after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order April 28 to ensure the ongoing production of meat and poultry to feed Americans during the COVID-19 crisis. A portion of the order reads as follows: “It is important that processors of beef, pork, and poultry (“meat […]
Posted inShelby Originals, Home Page Latest News, National
Cors: Incorporate Influencer Marketing Into Your Marketing Strategy
by Laiza Cors/guest columnist, co-founder and CEO of Embello When companies think about being on social media, they view it as a mandatory marketing activity with questionable results. Outside of fashion, many other industries struggle to find their place on social media and lack the knowledge of how to use it to connect with their […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Revionics Hires Kuehnle As Customer Success Director
Austin, Texas-based Revionics, a provider of retail pricing, promotions, markdowns and advanced analytics solutions, has added Edward Kuehnle as its new customer success director. With more than eight years of pricing and category management experience at Family Dollar, a longstanding Revionics client, Kuehnle has first-hand experience in achieving competitive and value-based pricing using the Revionics […]
Posted inRaley's, Home Page Slider, Nonfood Items, West
UFCW 8-Golden State Members Ratify Agreements With Raley’s
Members of UFCW 8-Golden State have voted overwhelmingly to ratify new agreements with the Raley’s, Bel Air and Nob Hill supermarket chains in California. “Our members appreciate the value and security this contract provides, which would not be possible without the continued solidarity with their union,” UFCW 8-Golden State President Jacques Loveall said after the […]
Posted inFood Service News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
SpartanNash Helps Support Local Restaurants During Pandemic
In an effort to help local restaurants impacted by COVID-19, SpartanNash has launched an innovative pilot partnership with eight West Michigan restaurants. Each participating restaurant will create its patrons’ favorite menu items, which will be sold at select D&W Fresh Market, Family Fare, Forest Hills Foods and Ada Fresh Market locations. One hundred percent of the proceeds […]
Posted inFood Lion, COVID News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Food Lion Feeds To Support Thousands Of Children During Pandemic
Continuing its mission to nourish neighbors in the towns and cities impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19), Food Lion Feeds is partnering with school districts across its footprint to help in their efforts of delivering meals to children and their families. Beginning April 17 and occurring weekly, Food Lion Feeds will donate reusable food bags to […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Krewe of Red Beans, Rouses Markets Partner For Feed The Second Line
The Krewe of Red Beans is joining forces with New Orleans-based Rouses Markets, Market Umbrella, the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic & Assistance Foundation and Preservation Hall Foundation to launch Feed the Second Line. On March 17, the Krewe of Red Beans, a Lundi Gras walking parade, began raising money to buy food from locally owned-New Orleans […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Southwest
JBS USA Reopens Beef Facility In Greeley, CO, April 27
The JBS Greeley, Colorado, beef production facility reopened April 24 after quarantining the workforce for a period of time exceeding recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To enhance the company’s existing daily temperature screening efforts, symptomatic team members now will be provided free, on-site testing, conducted in coordination with the […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, West
Stater Bros. Markets Extends Operating Hours In All Locations
Effective Monday, April 27, all 169 Stater Bros. Markets locations will modify their temporary operating hours to 8 a.m.-11 p.m. The stores will continue to offer an exclusive senior shopping hour from 7- 8 a.m. daily. These store hour modifications will be effective until further notice. “We are dedicated to serving our community by offering […]
Posted inH-E-B, COVID News, Home Page Latest News, Southwest
H-E-B, Favor Introduce New Express Delivery In Texas
H-E-B and Favor Delivery have introduced a new service, Express Delivery, that allows customers to have grocery essentials delivered straight to their doorstep in two hours or less. In addition to H-E-B Curbside and Home Delivery, Texans can now use Favor’s new service to have products delivered from every H-E-B, Central Market and Joe V’s […]
Posted inNonfood Items, COVID News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Hy-Vee Offers Sale For Customers ‘Styling’ From Home
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. says it is seeing a significant increase in the purchase of hair and beauty products across its more than 265 stores following the temporary closure of many salons, barbershops and spas throughout Hy-Vee’s eight-state region due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) situation. Since mid-March, hair coloring, nail polish and […]
Posted inNonfood Items, COVID News, Home Page Slider, West
CA Governor Suspends In-Store Takeback, Single-Use Bag Ban
As part of the California Grocers Association’s (CGA) work with Gov. Gavin Newsom and labor advocates, the association pressed Newsom to provide relief from CRV redemption requirements and flexibility in terms of grocery bag policies. On April 23, Newsom suspended regulations requiring grocer participation in the CRV redemption program and the statewide ban on single-use […]
Posted inFood City, Executive News, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, Nonfood Items, Southeast
Lifelong Food City Associate Thomas Hembree Dies At 69
The Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association has announced the death of lifelong Food City associate Thomas R. Hembree, 69. He died Saturday, April 18, 2020, at Naples Community Hospital in Naples, Florida, surrounded by his family. Mr. Hembree served as Food City SVP of marketing prior to his retirement in 2010. During his service, he […]