Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have invested more than $1 million in grants, product donations and e-gift cards to support communities across the Southeast following winter storms that caused damage and power outages across the region. The combined investment has provided support to more than 30 city governments and local organizations through $500,000 in grant […]
Category: Corporate Store News
Posted inIndependent Store News, Corporate Store News, National, News
UFCW Launches Campaign To Ban Surveillance Pricing On Groceries
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union on Feb. 12 launched the “Affordable Groceries and Good Jobs Campaign,” a national effort to ban surveillance pricing and electronic shelf labels in grocery stores while targeting artificial intelligence-driven technology encroachment. The campaign arrives alongside federal legislation introduced by Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Sen. Jeff […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Northeast
Lidl To Open Kips Bay Store As Manhattan Expansion Continues
Lidl US will open a new store Feb. 25 at 460 Third Ave. in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, marking the German discount grocer’s continued push into New York City. The Arlington, Virginia-based retailer will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:40 a.m. Free croissants and coffee will be available at the grand opening. The […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, West
Save Mart CARES Foundation Awards $825K In 2025
The Save Mart Companies CARES Foundation distributed more than $825,000 in grants to nonprofits across California and western Nevada in 2025, marking two decades of community investment totaling $6.3 million. The foundation’s 20th anniversary underscores a sustained commitment to organizations addressing food access, education, arts and essential community services in the grocer’s operating territories. “At […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Food Lion, News, Southeast
14th Food Lion Store Coming To Greensboro, NC
The store Food Lion will open Feb. 11 at 3501 N. Elm St. in Greensboro, North Carolina, is its 14th in the city and continues the company’s growth across its 10-state footprint. “We’re thrilled to open Food Lion’s newest store here in Greensboro and welcome our neighbors into their new store to experience fresh and affordable […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, National, News, Save A Lot
Save A Lot Posts Largest Gain On Customer Satisfaction Study
Save A Lot achieved the largest customer satisfaction increase among supermarkets in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Retail and Consumer Shipping Study, climbing 4 percent to a score of 78 between 2025 and 2026. The St. Louis-based discount grocer was one of just three grocers to see an improvement in the 2026 ACSI […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Hannaford Supermarkets, News, Northeast
Hannaford Posts Top LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality Score For 14th Year
Hannaford Supermarkets received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2026 Corporate Equality Index for the 14th consecutive year, making it the only supermarket in its area to receive top marks on the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey measuring LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion. The Scarborough, Maine-based grocer is one of 534 U.S. businesses to […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Southwest
United Supermarkets Donates Socks To Salvation Army
United Supermarkets donated 1,000 pairs of socks to the Salvation Army of Lubbock on Feb. 6, marking the seventh year The United Family has partnered with Rainier Fruit on the Apples & Pears on a Mission initiative. The donation stems from a program where a portion of proceeds from purchasing Rainier fruit during fall and […]