Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. has donated $1,255,000 to Folds of Honor. The grocer held its fifth annual community donation program from May 25 through July 5 in support of the organization and its mission to provide educational scholarships. The fifth tour of giving launched with an initial commitment of $100,000 from the grocer’s charitable arm, […]
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Posted inHarris Teeter, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Harris Teeter Launches Backpack Boosters Round Up Campaign
Matthews, North Carolina-based Harris Teeter has launched its Backpack Boosters Round Up Campaign to help provide nutritious meals and school supplies to students in need. Through Aug. 23, shoppers are invited to round up their transaction to the nearest whole dollar to support this effort. The funds collected through Backpack Boosters will benefit local food bank […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest
Walmart Concludes 2022 Annual Open Call Event
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart had more than 1,100 businesses pitch products to Walmart and Sam’s Club merchants June 28-29 at its ninth annual Open Call. Preliminary results indicate that more than 330 of those pitches resulted in a deal for businesses to sell their items to Walmart customers through placement on Walmart or Sam’s Club shelves. Additionally, […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Southeast
Kroger Sponsors Education Course For Students In Georgia
More than 3,300 students in 45 schools across Georgia have participated in The Kroger Co.’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation digital education program, designed to teach students about the impact humans have on the environmental systems around them. The program, Sustainability Foundations, is made available to students and educators at no cost through the foundation and […]
Posted inH-E-B, Amazon Fresh, Corporate Store News, Southwest, Whole Foods
H-E-B Edges Out Amazon As Top E-Commerce Grocery Retailer
Dunnhumby has released its first “E-Commerce Retailer Preference Index,” a nationwide study that examines the emerging $100 billion U.S. e-commerce grocery market. In a near statistical tie, San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B narrowly edged out Amazon and Amazon Fresh as the top ranked e-commerce grocer. Walmart landed in the fourth spot and Sam’s Club rounded out […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion To Open New Location In Charlotte, NC
Food Lion will be hosting a grand opening ceremony June 29 for its new store in Charlotte, North Carolina. The store, located at 5939 Weddington Road in the Wesley Chapel neighborhood, will open to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony that morning. After the ceremony, the first 100 customers in line will receive a mystery […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Partners With Pac-12, Big 12 Conferences
Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market has announced its investment in women’s athletics through partnerships with the Big 12 and Pac-12 Conferences, along with supporting 50 individual “name, image and likeness” deals with female athletes from multiple schools from both conferences. Sprouts is the first grocery retailer to make this commitment and is doing so alongside softball icon, […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
The Giant Co. Opens New Location In Philadelphia
The Giant Company opened a new 50,000 square-foot-store June 24 at 510 N. Broad St. in Philadelphia. The Shelby Report previously reported about the company’s two new store locations scheduled to open later this summer. To read the full story, click here. The N. Broad St. location will employ approximately 150 full-time and part-time positions. Customers […]