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MIDWEST: Fareway Stores To Purchase McGonigle’s In Kansas City, MO

McGonigle’s Food Store Inc. and Fareway Stores Inc. have entered into an agreement for Fareway to purchase the assets of McGonigle’s and proceed with the expansion of the market at 79th and Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, that was recently approved by the Kansas City Council.  “I have been through a lengthy rezoning process, where […]

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Midwest Distributor Lipari Foods Names Dave Littleson CFO

Warren, Michigan-based Lipari Foods has named Dave Littleson as its chief financial officer (CFO). As CFO, Littleson will oversee all company financial operations. He will succeed Curtis Groves who will be retiring later this year and has served as Lipari’s CFO for eight years. Littleson will report directly to CEO Thom Lipari.   “We are excited […]

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Sprouts Farmers Market Hiring 110 For Maryland Store

Phoenix, Arizona-based healthy grocer Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. announced in mid-January that it soon will finish construction of a new store in Pasadena, Maryland. The nearly 30,000-s.f. store at 8048 Ritchie Highway will open at 7 a.m. April 15. Details about the grand opening celebration will be announced later. “Since Sprouts first opened in the […]

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H-E-B Returns To Meyerland With Bigger, Better Store

H-E-B’s reinvestment in the Meyerland community of Houston, Texas, has gone vertical. H-E-B Meyerland Market, located at 4955 Beechnut, opened Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 6 a.m. Serving as an anchor in the Meyerland Plaza, the brand new, 95,000-s.f. store replaces the former Braeswood store that closed after enduring significant damage from the floods following Hurricane […]

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Brands Join McCormick For Grill Mates Turkey Breast Tenderloins

The Honeysuckle White and Shady Brook Farms brands have joined with McCormick to introduce a new co-branded product, Grill Mates Marinated Turkey Breast Tenderloins. Available in two flavors, Montreal Turkey Seasoning and Southwest Style Chipotle, the tenderloins will be in select retail locations starting this month. The companies said Grill Mates Marinated Turkey Tenderloins were […]

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Hanford, California’s First Smart & Final Extra! Store To Open Jan. 29

Smart & Final, the Los Angeles-based grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, is getting bigger in Hanford, California, with a new Smart & Final Extra! opening on Jan. 29. Located at 552 N. 11th Avenue, the new 35,000-s.f. Smart & Final Extra! will be almost three times the size of the existing store […]

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Mata’s Fruit Store To Offer Customers Online Shopping With Local Express

Mata’s Fruit Store in El Paso, Texas, plans to open its first digital store in early 2020, deploying online shopping technology from Local Express. Owned and operated by the Mata family since 1955, Mata’s Fruit Store has expanded several times over the years and offers a large selection of fruits and vegetables, a full-service meat […]

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SOUTHWEST: New Allsup’s Market Opens In Melrose, New Mexico

Allsup’s Convenience Stores, one of the first to offer self-serve gasoline and self-serve fountain drinks, is bringing another first to its customers—the new Allsup’s Market in Melrose, New Mexico. Allsup’s recently was acquired by Yesway, which is now the 18th largest convenience store chain in the country. One-part convenience store, with expanded grocery and perishables, […]