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And Then There Were Two: Texas Now Has Dallas And Houston Kroger Divisions

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a Special Section honoring Kroger as our Southwest Retailer of the Year. See the complete story in the December edition of The Shelby Report of the Southwest. The Kroger Co. has served Texas grocery shoppers since 1958. In August 2015, Kroger split its Southwest division into two. Now there […]

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Fifth Florida Sprouts Set To Open Next Year In Valrico

Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on a new location in Valrico, Florida. The new store will be the retailer’s fifth in the state and will help meet the “growing local demand for fresh, natural and organic foods at great prices,” the company says. The 30,000-s.f. store will be located at 3315 Lithia Pinecrest […]

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Food Lion Celebrates ‘#GivingTuesday’ With $30,000 Donation

This “#GivingTuesday,” Food Lion will celebrate the season of giving with the gift of food. Food Lion Feeds, the philanthropic arm of Food Lion, will give $30,000 in gift cards to each of its 30 local partner food banks in the 10 states it serves to be distributed to food bank clients for holiday meals. In addition, […]

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Albertsons Cos. Partnering With Instacart At 1,800+ Stores

Albertsons Cos. has entered into an agreement with on-demand grocery delivery service Instacart to offer same-day deliveries in as little as an hour. When the platform is fully developed, Instacart customers will be able to choose from Albertsons Cos. banner stores across key market areas. “Instacart’s extensive delivery network combined with Albertsons Companies’ existing home […]

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Food Lion Unveils Deli Upgrades At Salisbury Store

Customers who shop at the Food Lion store located at 251 Faith Road in Salisbury, North Carolina, are noticing few changes. The store recently underwent a complete remodel of the deli department, “making it easier for customers to choose meals for their families with high-quality, quick, easy and affordable meal solutions,” the company says. From […]

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Kroger Introduces Sustainable ‘Our Brands’ Floral Line

The Kroger Co. has introduced Bloom Haus, a sustainable Our Brands floral line launching in its family of stores in time for the holidays. The move comes as the company looks to enhance its Our Brands offerings as part of its Restock Kroger Plan. “Customers can always count on our professional florists to help them […]

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Southeast Woman Executive Of The Year Meg Ham & Food Lion’s 60th Anniversary

Results-Driven Yet Humble, Ham Leads Food Lion Forward Food Lion President Meg Ham is The Shelby Report’s Southeast Woman Executive of the Year for 2017. Ham will celebrate 30 years with Food Lion’s parent company, Delhaize America (now part of Ahold Delhaize) next year. She joined the company in 1988 and has held a range of […]

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Natural Grocers Sees 9 Percent Net Sales Increase In FY 2017

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. has released the results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Sept. 30 and provided its outlook for fiscal 2018. Highlights for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2017 compared to the fourth quarter and fiscal 2016 include: Net sales increased 9.7 percent to $198.5 million in the fourth quarter and increased 9 […]