Kroger and Nuro announced March 14 that their autonomous grocery delivery service will be expanded to Houston following a successful pilot in Scottsdale, Arizona. The service will be available this spring through two Houston Kroger stores, reaching customers in four local zip codes. Store one is located at 10306 South Post Oak Road servicing 77401 […]
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Walmart Commits $50K To Alabama/Georgia Disaster Relief
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have committed $50,000 in support through cash and product donations in response to the multiple tornadoes that impacted Alabama and Georgia on March 3. The commitment includes $15,000 in product donations to organizations providing support to impacted areas and cash commitments of $15,000 to the Alabama Governor’s Relief Fund, $10,000 to […]
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Casey’s Acquires Omaha-Based Fantasy’s Convenience Stores
Casey’s General Stores has acquired Fantasy’s Convenience stores and Ride the Wave carwashes located in the Omaha, Nebraska, metro area. Casey’s plans to perform significant remodels at all nine of the locations that will enable the stores to offer pizza, donuts, made-to-order sub-sandwiches and other freshly prepared food items. Casey’s plans to leave the popular […]
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Kroger Reaches Goals In First Year Of Transformation Plan
The Kroger Co. says it met several goals in 2018, the first year of its three-year transformation plan. Among the 2018 accomplishments, Kroger said it achieved 2018 FIFO operating profit and free cash flow goals, grew digital sales 58 percent, achieved more than $1 billion in cost savings, beat profit stream goals in media and […]
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Recommended: Whole Foods Drops Small-Format 365 Store Name
Whole Foods 365 stores will soon become a thing of the past. The grocery chain owned by Amazon plans to convert all of its existing 365 stores into regular Whole Foods stores by the end of this year, Yahoo Finance has learned. The move follows its decision to stop expanding the smaller format stores, revealed […]
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Recommended: Largest Whole Foods In SE To Open In Atlanta In April
Midtown will soon be home to the largest Whole Foods in the Southeast. Bobby Turner, the grocer’s south regional president, recently announced the store’s April 5 opening at the Midtown Alliance Annual Meeting. The 70,000-square-foot store — twice as large as the average Whole Foods — will sit at 22 14th Street and include a rooftop terrace, a […]
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Seasons Scarsdale Prepares For March Grand Reopening
Seasons Scarsdale will host a grand reopening event featuring gourmet food tastings, giveaways, appearances from kosher lifestyle influencers and activities for kids. After a brief closing, the location in Scarsdale, New York, will host a celebration at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, at 1104 Wilmot Road. From a small 2,500-s.f. corner-store location, the Scarsdale […]
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Winn-Dixie Reopens Two Newly Remodeled Stores in Jacksonville
Winn-Dixie has reopened two recently remodeled stores in Jacksonville, Florida, in response to customers who asked for an improved shopping experience. As part of the grand opening ceremonies, and to officially reintroduce the community to the new and improved stores, ribbon cuttings were held at 7:45 a.m. Feb. 27 at the Argyle and Oceanway locations. […]