In celebration of National Avocado Day on July 31, The Giant Co. donated 60,000 avocados and joined Philabundance and Avocados From Mexico to host the fourth annual Top Guac Challenge. During this pit-to-pit challenge, graduates of the Philabundance Community Kitchen program pair up with representatives from The Giant Co. to compete for the honor of […]
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Posted inCorporate Store News, Stater Bros. Markets, West
Stater Bros. Markets Building New Store In Highland, CA
Stater Bros. Markets plans to build a new store that will anchor the Greenspot Crossings shopping center at the 210 Freeway and Greenspot Road in Highland, California. TREH Partners broke ground on the shopping center in March. Stater Bros. anticipates construction of the store will begin this fall, with opening set for next summer. The […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, National, Organic Natural, Sustainability News, Walmart
Walmart, Denali Roll Out Organic Recycling, Reuse Technology
Walmart is partnering with Denali, the nation’s largest recycler of organic materials, to roll out innovative depackaging services to help improve the food waste recycling process at more than 1,000 Walmart and Sam’s Club locations nationwide. The depackaging technology aims to help drive operational efficiencies for Walmart enterprise associates. Based on early testing, it has […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Southwest
Sam’s Club Launches Display Ads In App’s Scan & Go Feature
Sam’s Club Member Access Platform (MAP) is launching display ads in the Scan & Go feature to help members find more products while they shop in-club. This capability integrates physical and digital shopping journeys to provide members with higher levels of convenience. It also unlocks a new way to measure member shopping behavior and ad performance in-club […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest, Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market’s 2023 Impact Report Highlights Agriculture
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market has released its second annual Impact Report, which provides an in-depth look at the company’s investments in reducing waste, championing climate-smart agriculture, empowering its employees, sourcing its products and strengthening the communities in which it operates. “With our purpose to nourish people and the planet as our North Star, we […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion Becomes Official Partner Of Carolina Ascent FC
Food Lion has become the official grocer partner of the Carolina Ascent Football Club, with the organizations sharing details of their collaboration July 24. This mark’s Food Lion’s first partnership with a women’s professional sports organization. Carolina Ascent is one of the eight inaugural franchises of the United Soccer League’s Super League. Carolina Ascent and Food […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Corporate Store News, National
Survey: Consumers Looking For Viral Trends, Healthier Choices In Stores
Matter Communications has shared findings from its 2024 Food and Beverage Trends survey. The report of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers uncovered insights into popular food and beverage trends on social media, grocery shopping habits and preferences for healthier and more sustainable choices. The survey revealed the following: Eighty-five percent of consumers have either researched, purchased […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Southeast, Sustainability News
Food Lion Introduces New Store In Garner, NC
Food Lion will open a new store July 24 at 55 Ford Meadows Drive in Garner, North Carolina, following a 7:45 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony. Afterward, the first 100 customers in line will receive a mystery gift card valued up to $200 and a free reusable shopping bag. “Our Garner community has always trusted us to […]
Posted inDollar General, Corporate Store News, Independent Store News, National
Report: Dollar Stores Hit Rural Independent Grocers Hardest
Independent grocery stores have long been a staple of rural America. However, according to a new study by the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), the rise of dollar stores poses a threat to these independent grocers. Economists from ERS, North Dakota State University and the University of Connecticut recently investigated the implications of the growth […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Giant Eagle’s Market District Prepares To Open In Westfield, IN
Giant Eagle Inc. is preparing to open a new Market District store July 25 at 744 East Tournament Trail in Westfield, Indiana. This will mark the company’s second specialty grocery location in the Indianapolis area. The Westfield Market District has been built from the ground up, designed with the local community in mind. The store’s […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, West
El Super Opens New Location In Bell Gardens, CA
El Super, a California-based chain of Hispanic-focused supermarkets, held a ribbon cutting for its new store July 17 at 7102 Eastern Ave. in Bell Gardens, California. The 41,000-square-foot store marks the second new El Super of the year, following the brand’s last store opening in San Ysidro, California. The store provides shoppers with an assortment […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast, Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market Opens Store In Huntington Station, NY
Whole Foods Market opened a new 43,916-square-foot store July 17 at 350 Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station, New York. The store’s design emphasizes simplicity and modernity, incorporating elements reminiscent of the bay area’s fluidity and the neighborhood’s commuter heritage. The new location’s product assortment features more than 2,000 local items from the Northeast, sourced […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Stater Bros. Markets, West
Stater Bros. Charities Donates More Than $900K To City Of Hope
Stater Bros. Charities, the charitable arm of Stater Bros. Markets, presented a check on June 25 for $906,527 to the City of Hope, representing the donations from its 12-day Kids 4 Hope fundraising campaign. From May 1-12, Stater Bros. Markets locations jointly collected more than $900,000 in donations from customers and employees to support childhood […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest, Walmart
Walmart Opens Perishable Distribution Center In Lancaster, TX
Walmart employees, local elected officials and community members celebrated the grand opening of a new 730,000-square-foot perishable distribution center July 16 in Lancaster, Texas. The new facility receives and processes fresh produce, eggs, dairy, flowers and frozen goods for delivery to nearby Walmart stores. The perishable distribution center is Walmart’s second Lancaster-based facility, following the next […]
Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Corporate Store News, Midwest
Walgreens Expands Private Label Brand, Establishes ‘Nice! For You’
Walgreens is launching “Nice! For You,” a new tier of its private label grocery brand, “Nice!,” to help customers find food choices that help support their journey to a healthier lifestyle. “Nice!” launched in 2011 and offers a range of everyday food and beverage products at a low cost. While all “Nice!” products meet national brand standards […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Amazon Fresh, Northeast, Whole Foods
Whole Foods Marks NYC Anniversary, Touts New Store Format
Whole Foods Market CEO Jason Buechel, alongside 70 employees, rang the Nasdaq opening bell July 15 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its first New York City flagship store. The 2004 opening of the Columbus Circle location, the largest grocery store in the city at that time, marked a major step in the company’s expansion […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast, Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop To Close 32 Underperforming Stores
Stop & Shop will close 32 underperforming stores by the end of the year. The company said the move is part of its growth strategy. The original closure announcement was made during the May 23 Ahold Delhaize Strategy Day, where Ahold Delhaize USA CEO J.J. Fleeman said they are taking “deliberate and appropriate actions to […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest
Whole Foods Market Celebrates 50th Van Donation To Local Nonprofits
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market has donated its 50th refrigerated van to support local nonprofits as part of the Nourishing Our Neighborhood program. Launched in 2020, this initiative aims to expand the capacity and capability of community-based food rescue organizations across the U.S. and Canada to move food to where it’s needed most. Each van […]
Posted inDollar General, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Dollar General Donates $1M To Feeding America, Extends Partnership
Dollar General has extended its partnership with Feeding America for a fourth year with an additional $1 million donation to support the organization’s efforts to address national food insecurity. Since 2021, Dollar General has donated more than $4 million and more than 33 million meals through in-kind food donations. “As America’s largest retailer by store count, we […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Independent Store News, National
Consumers Are Spreading Around Their Grocery Trips. So What?
Sponsored content Research from Upside has shown that American consumers are pushing back against increased food costs, trading down from full-service restaurants to quick-service restaurants or hot buffets and salad bars. Even as inflation levels off, the rise in prices over the past three years has made consumers second-guess their spending, impacting retailers across all […]