All of the Albertsons retail banners as well as Stop & Shop, Giant Food Stores, Weis Markets and Rutter’s all have announced Hurricane Harvey relief drives. Albertsons Cos. mobilized its entire chain of 2,300-plus stores across the U.S. to aid in the relief effort. Albertsons and the Albertsons Cos. Foundation plan to match the first $200,000 donated by customers. All […]
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Walmart Donates $132K To Oklahoma Food Bank
Through its “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” campaign, Walmart has donated $132,823.51 to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. This campaign was part of a nationwide initiative encouraging people to take action against hunger through online support, in-store purchases and donations at the register. Overall, the campaign raised more than $19.8 million to support Feeding America […]
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Hy-Vee To Operate 26 Wahlburgers And Offer In-Store Fitness Classes
Hy-Vee Inc. has entered into two strategic partnerships that it says will diversify its business model while reinforcing its mission of making customers’ lives easier, healthier and happier. The organization plans to build, own and operate 26 Wahlburgers restaurants—nearly doubling the brand’s current locations. Hy-Vee will add select Wahlburgers menu items in all Market Grille […]
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Smart & Final Launches E-Commerce Site Powered By Instacart
Commerce, California-based Smart & Final Stores Inc. has launched its own delivery platform at shop.smartandfinal.com powered by Instacart, the nationwide, on-demand grocery delivery service. The e-commerce website is part of a renewed collaboration between Smart & Final and Instacart, who have signed an expanded partnership contract. Smart & Final and Instacart first joined forces to […]
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SpartanNash Expands Double Up Food Bucks To 46 Michigan Stores
SpartanNash is again expanding its participation in the Double Up Food Bucks healthy food incentive program, bringing on an additional 29 stores. That triples SpartanNash’s participation in the Double Up program in 2017, with 46 stores now taking part in Michigan. Double Up Food Bucks matches Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food […]
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Hannaford, New York Partner On State Grown & Certified Program
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced a partnership with Hannaford Supermarkets to promote local products from farms participating in the New York State Grown & Certified program. Hannaford is the first grocer in New York’s Capital Region to feature products grown and produced by New York farms that the state has certified as using safe food […]
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Food City Now Offering Home Delivery In Knoxville Area
Food City has launched its new same-day delivery service, now available to more than 290,000 Knoxville, Tennessee, residents. The program is made possible through a joint partnership between the local retail supermarket chain and Instacart, a nationwide on-demand grocery delivery service. To take advantage of the convenient new service, shoppers can visit foodcitydelivers.com or download the […]
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SpartanNash Foundation Fundraising Companywide To Help End Hunger
The SpartanNash Foundation is hosting a companywide fundraising effort to help end hunger in the communities it serves, inviting store guests to join the foundation and SpartanNash associates in supporting local food pantries and food banks. The retail scan campaign runs Aug. 30 through Sept. 10, and 100 percent of dollars raised will support community food […]