The Save Mart Companies has named Jim Perkins president and CEO, placing a 40-year grocery industry veteran at the helm of one of the West Coast’s largest regional, full-service grocers. He succeeds Shane Sampson, who has led the company since 2022 and is retiring. Perkins most recently served as president of The Save Mart Companies, […]
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Albertsons Shares Q3 Results Driven By Digital
Albertsons Companies closed out the third quarter of fiscal 2025 with results that highlight the grocery chain’s ongoing push to become a technology-driven, customer-focused operation. The company reported net income of $293 million and strong growth across its digital and pharmacy channels, reinforcing CEO Susan Morris’s vision of a modernized retail experience at the company’s […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Northeast
Sprouts Foundation Donates $325K To Long Island Library For Nutrition Programs
The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation has donated $325,000 to the Middle Country Library Foundation to expand hands-on nutrition education, gardening and wellness programs in celebration of Sprouts Farmers Market‘s first New York store opening. The three-year partnership will bring health and wellness programs to about 62,000 residents served by the library system. Sprouts’ first New […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Southwest
United Supermarkets Launches New Year’s Loyalty Campaign
United Supermarkets is relaunching its 28-Day Challenge health-and-wellness campaign across its United Supermarkets, Albertsons Market, Market Street and Amigos banners. The interactive program, which debuted in 2023 and returned in 2025, is designed to encourage healthier shopping and lifestyle habits through a series of games and activities linked to customers’ Rewards! loyalty accounts. Developed by United’s […]
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H-E-B, Market Basket Top Dunnhumby’s Grocery Ranking List
H-E-B, Market Basket and Woodman’s are the top three U.S. grocery retailers, according to dunnhumby’s ninth annual Retailer Preference Index (RPI) for U.S. Grocery, a nationwide study that examines the $1 trillion U.S. grocery market. For Texas-based H-E-B, it was the fifth first-place finish in nine years, while Tewksbury, Massachusetts-based Market Basket ranked second for […]
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United Supermarkets, Smart Chicken Donate To South Plains Food Bank
As part of an annual giving challenge, United Supermarkets and Smart Chicken partnered to deliver 4,120 pounds of chicken to the South Plains Food Bank, contributing protein to help alleviate food insecurity in that region of Texas. The donation is tied to the 25th Annual Smart Giving program, an initiative in which 10 percent of […]
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Harris Teeter Launches New Initiative To Support Health, Wellness Goals
Harris Teeter has unveiled “Happier, Healthier with Harris Teeter,” a wellness program designed to help customers achieve their health and nutrition goals through enhanced in-store offerings, digital tools and personalized support. Rolling out in stores and online throughout January, the program spans all departments and introduces an expanded line of products and services focused on […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Relocating Corpus Christi Store
Sprouts Farmers Market is relocating its store at 1440 Airline Road down the street to 4717 S. Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi, Texas. The current location will close Jan. 7, with a grand-opening weekend at the new location set for Jan. 9. From everyday essentials to specialty finds, Sprouts aims to make healthy living […]
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SEG Closes Centennial Year Highlighting Legacy, Community Impact
Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company of Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie, is closing its centennial year reflecting on what it says has been a milestone period marked by community investment, industry recognition and strategic progress. Throughout 2025, SEG and the SEG Gives Foundation reported more than $2.8 million in charitable contributions, supporting initiatives focused on hunger […]
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Gelson’s Markets Sells SoCal Store To Ralphs
Gelson’s Markets has reached an agreement with Ralphs to sell its La Costa store in Carlsbad, California, with ownership and operations expected to transfer March 9. Gelson’s said the store, which it has operated for 10 years, has faced ongoing financial challenges for some time and remains unprofitable despite continued efforts to improve performance. The […]
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The Kroger Co. Launches Verified Savings Program
The Kroger Co. has launched the Verified Savings Program, providing a 20 percent discount on fruits and vegetables and half-off Boost by Kroger Plus memberships to recipients of various government assistance programs, including SNAP, WIC and Medicaid. Customers may sign up online using SheerID, a verification service provider that helps retailers confirm eligibility. “Making fresh […]
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The Kroger Co. Approves Additional $2 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization
The Kroger Co. shared that its board of directors has approved an incremental $2 billion share repurchase authorization, expanding the company’s capacity to return capital to shareholders through buybacks. The new authorization supplements the previously announced $7.5 billion repurchase program from December 2024. With the additional funding, Kroger has about $2.9 billion available under its […]
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Albertsons Opens Applications For Innovation Launchpad Competition
Albertsons Cos. has opened submissions for its fourth annual Innovation Launchpad Competition, inviting emerging food, beverage and pet brands to apply for the chance to bring new products to market and connect with the retailer’s merchandising teams. The annual program – which debuted in 2022 – is designed to spotlight early-stage brands and help them […]
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Acosta Group, Muscular Dystrophy Association Mark 40 Years Of Partnership
Acosta Group and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) are celebrating 40 years of collaboration that have united consumer brands, grocery retailers and community supporters to raise more than $102 million in support of research, care and advocacy for people living with neuromuscular diseases. The milestone aligns with the 75th anniversary of MDA, a nonprofit dedicated […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Southeast
Southeastern Grocers Delivers More Than $368K For Holiday Hunger Relief
Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie, has delivered more than $368,000 in monetary and product donations through its holiday hunger-relief initiatives. The total includes a contribution of $180,000 to Feeding America, generated through SEG’s in-store community donation programs, and more than $188,000 in product provided to food pantries through the grocer’s holiday […]
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Whole Foods Market Daily Shop Opens In Hoboken, NJ
Whole Foods Market opened the fifth location of its smaller format store concept, Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, Dec. 18 at 101 Washington St. in Hoboken, New Jersey. The 4,851-square-foot location features more than 350 items from the Northeast, each meeting Whole Foods Market’s quality standards. “Opening our first store in Hoboken is an exciting […]
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Food Lion Feeds Donates 28M Meals To Local Families
Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion’s hunger-relief platform, donated nearly 28 million meals to communities during the “Holidays Without Hunger” campaign, which ran Nov. 5-Dec. 9 in support of Feeding America. “Holidays Without Hunger” also supports 33 local Feeding America partner food banks and hundreds of partner agencies throughout Food Lion’s 10-state operating area. Since it […]
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Mill, Amazon Partner On Food Waste Technology For Whole Foods Market
Amazon and Mill Industries Inc. are partnering to bring food waste conversion technology to Whole Foods Market stores, marking the grocery industry’s first on-site solution of its kind. Starting in 2027, fruit and vegetable scraps from back-of-house operations will be processed by Mill Commercial, the company’s automated, high-capacity food recycling infrastructure, and converted into a […]
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Food Industry Accelerates Traceability Ahead Of FSMA 204 Deadline
The push for traceability is being driven by market forces rather than federal timelines, according to ReposiTrak. During a recent MorningNewsBeat interview, ReposiTrak Chairman and CEO Randy Fields and Affiliated Foods Inc. Amarillo President and CEO Randy Arceneaux discussed how retailers and wholesalers are accelerating traceability implementation well ahead of the FDA’s FSMA 204 enforcement date, which […]
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Grocery Industry Navigates Expansion, Rural Challenges Across Kansas
The grocery landscape across Kansas tells two stories: one of aggressive growth in metropolitan corridors where national chains are planting flags and another of persistent struggle in rural communities where the independent store remains threatened by economics and changing demographics. Kansas State University’s Rural Grocery Initiative shared a post from KCUR News of an independent […]