Since 2005, Stater Bros. has partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps (U.S.M.C.) Toys for Tots program during the holiday season. Earlier this month, representatives from Stater Bros. gathered to present a $75,000 check to local Toys for Tots Program ambassadors. Funds from this donation are used to purchase new toys for disadvantaged children in the […]
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Food Lion Renews Corporate Partner Agreement With CIAA
Food Lion has renewed a three-year corporate partnership agreement with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), making the 24-year corporate partnership one of the longest for the conference. This agreement continues Food Lion’s commitment as the official Supermarket Partner of the CIAA and the title sponsor for the CIAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, which will take […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Readying Stores In Its Home State
Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on new locations in Tempe and Scottsdale, Arizona. Those stores will be among four opening in the first quarter of 2018 in the grocer’s home state. The 30,000-s.f. Tempe store is located at 931 East Elliott Road and will open on Wednesday, March 21, at 7 a.m. The […]
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Recommended: Kroger’s Battle Plan For Whole Foods, Amazon, Costco, Walmart And Aldi
To arm itself against competition from the merged Whole Foods/Amazon behemoth, Kroger has reshaped its strategy to make it leaner and more accessible, moves that will have a big impact on how you shop. There are plenty of challengers who’d like a piece of your food budget, but Kroger still dominates the Lexington grocery market. […]
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7-Eleven Testing App For Mobile Ordering, Delivery & In-Store Pickup
7-Eleven Inc. is testing on-demand ordering for delivery or in-store pickup at select Dallas stores with its new 7-ElevenNOW smartphone app. Currently being tested in 10 downtown and uptown stores, 7-ElevenNOW is expected to roll out to other U.S. locations in 2018. Customers in the Dallas area who enroll in the new app will receive […]
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Hy-Vee Partners With First Responders To Give Away 3,700 Holiday Hams
Hy-Vee Inc. is partnering with first responders in seven cities across the Midwest for a community initiative called Hy-Vee Hams for the Holidays. Over the next week, Hy-Vee will hand out more than 3,700 Hormel Cure 81 hams to families in need throughout the company’s eight-state region. “We are fortunate to have great partners to […]
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Recommended: Lowes Foods Opens First Charleston-Area Supermarket In Summerville
Holly Famulari can’t wait to come to work every day. The cake “wizard” (decorator) at the new Lowes Foods supermarket dances and waves a wand in front of the store’s cake-making corner when the music begins to play for a game of cake walk. “You work, but you have so much fun doing it,” said […]
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Dollar General Plans For 2,000 Real Estate Projects In 2018
Along with a third quarter report that showed a net sales increase of 11 percent and a same-store sales increase of 4.3 percent, Dollar General announced an aggressive 2018 plans for its store base. The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based discounter expects 2,000 real estate projects, including 900 new stores, 1,000 store remodels and 100 store relocations. For the […]