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Shelby Exclusive: Details Behind Bristol Farms’ New Yorba Linda Store

by Treva Bennett

Bristol Farms grocery stores are all about good food, and the new Yorba Linda, California, store is no exception. From the moment customers walk in to the store, located at 18421 Yorba Linda Boulevard, the focus is food—good food. Adam Caldecott, president and co-CEO of Bristol Farms, talked with The Shelby Report’s VP-West Bob Reeves […]

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Kroger And Nuro Launch Autonomous Delivery Service In Houston

by Shelby Report Staff

With the help of Nuro robotics company, Kroger launched its autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston, Texas. The service is available at the South Post Oak Kroger, with expansion to the Buffalo Speedway store later this spring. Houston is the second market for Kroger and Nuro’s delivery service, and it is the first public use […]

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Smart & Final Agrees To Be Acquired By Apollo Funds

by Treva Bennett

Smart & Final Stores Inc., a value-oriented food and everyday staples retailer headquartered in Commerce, California, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with certain investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management LLC. According to the agreement, announced April 16, Apollo Funds will acquire all the outstanding shares of Smart & Final’s common […]

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Giant Eagle Using Autonomous Solution To Take Digital Inventory

by Shelby Report Staff

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Giant Eagle unveiled a pilot program with Simbe Robotics to deploy Tally, the autonomous, shelf-auditing and inventory analytics solution, in the Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Akron areas. Tally is ensuring products are on shelves when and where customers expect them to be, allowing store associates to focus on customers.  In the pilot program, Tally […]

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SmartSweets Named Whole Foods Rookie Of The Year Supplier

by Shelby Report Staff

SmartSweets has been named Rookie of the Year in Whole Foods Market’s annual Supplier Awards. Whole Foods Market announced the winners of its seventh annual Supplier Awards, which honor suppliers that embody the company’s mission and values through their commitment to quality, environmental stewardship, organic integrity, innovation and partnership. The winners were named at a […]

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Harris Teeter To Open Replacement Store In Fuquay-Varina

by Shelby Report Staff

Harris Teeter is planning a grand opening celebration for its store and fuel center in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. The  53,000-s.f. store at  Fuquay Crossing replaces Harris Teeter’s location at Sexton Commons. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for April 24 at 8 a.m. The store will feature unique amenities such as store made pizza, burgers, sausage […]

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Walmart Success Leads To Soylent Nutrition Distribution Nationwide

by Shelby Report Staff

Thanks to sales success in select Walmart stores, Soylent Nutrition is making five Soylent meal replacement drinks available at all Walmart stores nationwide. The drinks will be available in four-bottle packs. “Soylent is committed to providing affordable, accessible and appealing complete nutrition to the masses and Walmart’s tremendous presence and reach makes them a great […]

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Walmart Renovating Stores In 6 States To Enhance Customer Service

by Shelby Report Staff

Walmart plans to spend millions remodeling and renovating 157 stores in six states for customer service innovations. Stores in Texas, Florida, California, Indiana, Arizona and Pennsylvania will receive upgrades to expand customer-focused innovations such as online shopping, grocery pickup, grocery delivery, pickup towers, autonomous shelf scanners, fast unloaders and autonomous floor scrubbers. Nationwide this fiscal […]

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Kroger Promotes Three SVPs, Shifts Division Presidents

by Shelby Report Staff

The Kroger Co. has promoted several executives to support its Restock Kroger initiative and is relocating some of its division heads, including replacing the retiring Marlene Stewart in Houston, Texas. “We are making progress on redefining the customer experience, and our high-performing leaders are determined to maintain that momentum in year two of Restock Kroger […]

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Food Lion To Remodel 23 Stores In Two Virginia Markets

by Shelby Report Staff

Food Lion plans to remodel 23 stores throughout the Charlottesville and Harrisonburg, Virginia, areas. The remodeling plan is expected to cost $40 million. Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has been operating in the Charlottesville-Harrisonburg communities for 37 years. “Food Lion is proud to have been a part of the many towns and cities we serve […]

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Giant Food To Open New Olney, Maryland Store; Old Location Will Close

by Shelby Report Staff

Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C., regional grocery chain headquartered in Landover, Maryland, will open a new store at 6 a.m. on Friday, April 12, at 18140 Village Center Drive. The store will feature more than 40,270-s.f. of selling space. The location will be the grocer’s first store to be entirely comprised of a new […]

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Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation Accepting Grant Applications

by Shelby Report Staff

The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit groups for its annual Neighborhood Grant program. The Sprouts Neighborhood Grant program is available to nonprofit programs that support children’s health and nutrition education. “Through Neighborhood Grants, we’re working to shift the landscape of health by focusing on programs that empower children with the access, […]

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Giant Food Donates 3,000 Hams To Food Banks In Time For Easter

by Shelby Report Staff

Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Markets will donate 3,000 hams to its partner food banks to help feed those in need this Easter. An annual tradition for Giant, headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the ham donations support the company’s mission of ending hunger in the communities the company serves as well as giving back to […]

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Albertsons Debuts Open Nature Compostable, Sustainable Products

by Shelby Report Staff

Albertsons Cos.’ Own Brands has unveiled new environmentally conscious items in its Open Nature brand, such as compostable products and items made with sustainable bamboo. Coinciding with the beginning of Earth Month, new eco picnic ware continues an Own Brands history of responsible environmental practices. “The driving belief behind our Open Nature brand is that […]

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Rebuilt After Hurricane Irma, Marathon Winn-Dixie Reopens

by Shelby Report Staff

Since Hurricane Irma struck Marathon Key in 2017, the Winn-Dixie store there had been closed. But the Florida Keys Marathon Winn-Dixie is open again, as of March 27. A community celebration opened the new store, including a ribbon-cutting, live entertainment and giveaways.  Hundreds of people attended the grand opening. For more than 37 years, the […]

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Foodtown Of Morningside Heights Opens In Manhattan

by Shelby Report Staff

The grand opening of the Foodtown of Morningside Heights was held on March 29, at the store located at 1316 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan. The store is owned and operated by Gabriel Estevez. The newly renovated supermarket offers an enhanced selection of fresh produce and quality meats; expanded deli and bakery departments; and local favorite items to […]

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Giant Food To Open Warrington, Pennsylvania, Store On April 5

by Shelby Report Staff

Giant Food Stores will celebrate the grand opening of a new store located at 1661 Easton Road, Warrington, Pennsylvania, on Friday, April 5, at 8 a.m. The new store replaces Giant’s current store located at 2395 York Road, Jamison, which will close for business on April 4 at 6 p.m. Approximately 50 additional full-and part-time […]

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Walmart Announces Plan For June 2019 Shareholders’ Meeting

by Shelby Report Staff

Walmart has released its schedule of activities for its 2019 annual shareholders’ meeting in June. A formal business meeting for shareholders to vote on proxy proposals is set June 5, with a separate event traditionally for associates and shareholders on June 7. Shareholders of record must present proof of share ownership and photo identification to […]

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Giant Food Partners With Philadelphia Phillies For 2019 Season

by Shelby Report Staff

Giant Food Stores is the official grocer of the Philadelphia Phillies for the 2019 season and is celebrating with store promotions. “Like all baseball fans, Giant has been waiting for opening day since the end of last season. It’s finally here and to mark the occasion, we’re offering our customers many ways to celebrate their […]