Kroger has announced two 4X Fuel Points Spring Weekend events, giving customers the chance to earn four times the fuel points on groceries and eligible purchases. The promotion, which runs March 27-29 and April 3-5, can be activated with a digital or in-store accessible coupon. “Spring can bring added travel for the families we serve,” […]
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The United Family, Mrs Baird’s Bread Recognize 3 TX Teachers
The United Family and Mrs Baird’s Bread announced the February winners of the fifth annual North Texas Teachers on the Rise program, honoring three educators from the McKinney and Frisco school districts. The February honorees are Sydney Rorick of Eddins Elementary School (McKinney ISD), Amanda Nava of Cockrill Middle School (McKinney ISD) and Olivia McGaughey […]
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Walmart, VIZIO Unveil Content-To-Commerce Integrations At IAB NewFronts
Walmart and VIZIO took the stage during the 2026 IAB NewFronts to announce new platform integrations, a first-to-market branded content deal with L’Oréal and early connected TV campaign results – accelerating the buildout of a content-to-commerce ecosystem that connects streaming audiences to retail purchases. Walmart completed its acquisition of VIZIO in December 2024. The NewFronts […]
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Store Closings Part Of Grocery Outlet Turnaround
Grocery Outlet’s top executive was candid in his remarks to the investment community during the grocer’s earnings call March 4. Jason Potter, who took over as president and CEO of Emeryville, California-based Grocery Outlet in February 2025 after nearly five years as CEO of upscale retailer The Fresh Market, said, “I joined Grocery Outlet because […]
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Harris Teeter Packs 5K Meal Boxes At Annual Company Meeting
More than 300 Harris Teeter store managers, directors and support center leaders packed 4,992 seven-day meal boxes during the company’s annual leadership meeting, generating more than 104,000 meals for residents of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Through a partnership with Nourish Up, each box was filled with items ranging from mac and cheese, tuna and pasta […]
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Food Lion Opens New Store In Simpsonville, SC
Food Lion will open a new location March 25 at 2321 W. Georgia Road in Simpsonville, South Carolina, marking the brand’s fifth in the area and its fourth store opening in the first quarter of 2026. The opening will be followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The first 100 customers in line will receive a mystery […]
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Dollar General Names Fleeman As CEO, Succeeding Vasos
Dollar General Corp. has appointed JJ Fleeman as its next CEO, effective Jan. 1, succeeding Todd Vasos, who has led the discount retailer for a combined 10 years across two terms. The appointment comes the same day Ahold Delhaize confirmed Fleeman will depart as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA at the end of June to pursue […]
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Kroger, Peoria Area Anti-Hunger Coalition Launch Annual Canathon Food Drive
The Peoria Area Anti-Hunger Coalition launched its 40th annual Canathon food drive March 19 at area Kroger stores, collecting donations through the end of March with a goal of 50,000 pounds of food for 11 participating central Illinois food pantries. Kroger opened the drive with $1,000 in non-perishable food donations and $1,500 in Kroger gift […]
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Hannaford Donates 29M Pounds Of Food To Nonprofits In 2025
Hannaford Supermarkets donated nearly 29 million pounds of food to food banks and pantries across the Northeast in 2025 – a record for the grocer and a 15 percent increase over its 2022 donation total. The contributions equate to 24 million meals for food-insecure residents in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. Fresh […]
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Whole Foods To Open 43,000-Square-Foot Market In Los Gatos, CA
Whole Foods Market will open a new 43,130-square-foot store April 15 at 15650 Los Gatos Blvd. in Los Gatos, California, replacing a location that is more than 30 years old. The new store, which is nearly double the size of its predecessor, features more than 2,000 products from 350-plus California-based suppliers, sourced with the help of […]
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Amazon, Winn-Dixie Expand Grocery Delivery To Greater Tampa Bay Area
Amazon and The Winn-Dixie Co. expanded their grocery delivery partnership to the Greater Tampa Bay area, adding six counties and dozens of communities to a service that reaches nearly 100 cities and towns across Florida and South Georgia. Customers in Hillsborough, Pasco, North Pinellas, Polk, Manatee and Sarasota counties can order from more than 15,000 […]
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Save Mart Debuts Upgrades At Remodeled Store In Madera, CA
The Save Mart Companies hosted a community celebration March 18 at its remodeled Save Mart store at 1504 Howard Road in Madera, California, unveiling a range of new departments and expanded product offerings at one of its long-standing Central Valley locations. Mayor Cece Gallegos and other officials attended the event, which featured a performance by […]
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The Fresh Market Opens New Store In Pittsburgh, PA
The Fresh Market opened its second Pittsburgh location March 18 at 5880 Centre Ave., a 32,289-square-foot store featuring a restaurant and bar concept alongside the specialty grocer’s standard fresh food and specialty assortment. The opening included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a $5,000 donation to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The location carries an elevated […]
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The Giant Co. Donates 3K Hams To 14 Hunger-Relief Nonprofits
The Giant Co. is donating 3,000 hams to 14 hunger-relief organizations across Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, with employee volunteers also scheduled to staff food bank operations over the coming weeks. The donation targets protein access – an item frequently in short supply at food pantries – ahead of the spring holiday season. Recipients include the […]
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The Winn-Dixie Co. Converting 7 Supermarkets In FL, GA
The Winn-Dixie Co. announced that seven Harveys Supermarket locations in Florida and South Georgia will convert to the Winn-Dixie banner, the latest step in the company’s consolidation under a single brand following its rebranding from Southeastern Grocers in January. The locations slated for conversion are in Jacksonville, Lake City, Lakeland and Ocala, Florida, and Folkston, […]
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The Kroger Co. Adds Zepbound KwikPen To Retail Pharmacies
The Kroger Co. announced that Zepbound KwikPen, Eli Lilly’s multi-dose weight-management injection, is available at participating Kroger Family of Pharmacies locations. For the first time, self-pay patients eligible for Lilly’s KwikPen Self-Pay Savings Card can access the manufacturer’s program at a retail pharmacy counter. Zepbound is a GLP-1 receptor agonist prescribed for chronic weight management. […]
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Whole Foods Market To Double UK Presence With 6 New Stores
Whole Foods Market will open six new stores across London between April and June, doubling its U.K. store count to 12. The expansion marks the international debut of the grocer’s Daily Shop format, a compact store design launched in 2024 in New York City that fits high-quality product selection into locations under 14,000 square feet. […]
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Food Lion, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Team Up For Hunger Relief
Food Lion Feeds, the nonprofit arm of Food Lion, and the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers are launching a season-long partnership that will convert runs scored during the 2026 minor league baseball season into meals for food-insecure families. For every home plate crossed this season, Food Lion Feeds will donate 100 meals to Second Harvest Food Bank […]
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The Fresh Market Reopens Store One Year After Hurricane Helene
The Fresh Market recently reopened a store in Hendersonville, North Carolina, following more than a year of repairs and renovations after Hurricane Helene damage in 2024. The reopening included a $5,000 donation to MANNA Food Bank and a bread-breaking ceremony with the Hendersonville High School marching band. Mayor Barbara Volk and Chamber of Commerce President […]
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Sprouts Invests In AZ Solar, Battery Storage Project
Sprouts Farmers Market has signed a tax credit transfer agreement with Schneider Electric, U.S. Bank and Longroad Energy to help finance the Sun Pond Solar + Battery Energy Storage System project in Maricopa County, Arizona, where the grocer is headquartered. The 111 MWdc solar and 85 MWac / 340 MWh storage project is operational. It […]