Following the theft of its honeybees earlier in the year, The Giant Company announced that two new beehives, housing 30,000 bees, are at home near the company’s seven-acre pollinator-friendly solar field at its corporate headquarters in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The company will continue to add to the colony over the next several months and will house […]
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Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Price Rite Partners With Feed The Children On Food Donation
Keasby, New Jersey-based Price Rite Marketplace has extended its Feeding Minds & Bodies initiative in partnership with Feed the Children for the eighth year. This initiative, benefiting an estimated 22,000 individuals through eight community events, will not only supply families with fresh food and personal care essentials but also provide the educational tools children need. Since […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest
Sam’s Club Celebrates Independence Day With $8 Membership Offer
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Sam’s Club is offering its club membership for less than a fourth of the everyday price, for a limited time, and offering members savings on seasonal merchandise. According to the warehouse retailer’s recent survey, approximately 70 percent of its members are planning to attend or host a cookout or gathering to celebrate Independence Day […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest
Walmart Plans To Expand Fulfillment Network With New Facilities
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has announced its plans to build new fulfillment centers in McCordsville, Indiana; Greencastle, Pennsylvania; Lancaster, Texas; and Joliet, Illinois. The 2.2 million-square-foot facility in Indiana will be located at 5259 W. 500 N. and is set to open spring 2023. The 1.5 million-square-foot facility in Pennsylvania will be located at 1915 Ebberts […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Stop & Shop Announces $140M Capital Investment In NYC Stores
Stop & Shop announced a $140 million capital investment in its New York City stores to improve the shopping experience for local customers with a focus on adding thousands of new items from around the globe to ensure the assortment at each store reflects the diversity of the neighborhood it serves. Stop & Shop’s Bay […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
The Giant Co. Will Open Two Philadelphia Stores This Summer
As part of its growth within the greater Philadelphia area, The Giant Company has announced the opening dates for two stores this summer. The city of Philadelphia’s newest store at 501 N. Broad St. will open June 24 and the Richboro store at 1025 Second St. Pike will open July 1. “As a company, we […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest
Walmart Names Finalists From 2022 Open Call Event
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has made its selections for the ninth annual Open Call event. With nearly 1,200 small and mid-sized business owners receiving official invitations, this year’s registrants mark the largest group selected to participate in the two-day event, set for June 28-29. Finalists represent all 50 states, including the District of Columbia, with nearly 60 percent of […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, West
Sprouts Farmers Market Hiring 100 For Moreno Valley Store
Sprouts Farmers Market says it soon will finish construction on its new store in Moreno Valley, California. Located at 24101 Hemlock Ave., the store will open at 7 a.m. on Friday, July 8. Details about the grand opening celebration will be announced at a later date. Sprouts welcomes shoppers with a farmer’s market experience and […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, Southwest
United Supermarkets, Kellogg’s Give Snack Pak 4 Kids $25K
United Supermarkets and Kellogg’s joined forces June 7 to donate $25,000 to Amarillo, Texas-based Snack Pak 4 Kids. As part of the Nourishing Neighbors initiative and the Feed the Love campaign, this donation will go to help Snack Pak 4 Kids in its mission to fight food insecurity across the Amarillo community. “We are blessed to be able to help our community […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Stop & Shop Hosts Beer And Bites Tasting To Support Local Foodshare
Stratford, Connecticut-based Stop & Shop’s annual checkout campaign, Food for Friends, is partnering with local brewery, Two Roads Brewing, to assist with a charity tasting on June 10. All donations raised by the Food for Friends campaign at local Stop & Shop stores will benefit the state’s largest food bank, Connecticut Foodshare, and its partner agencies. To […]
Posted inFestival Foods, Corporate Store News, Midwest
Festival Foods Hiring For Location In Hartford, WI
Festival Foods is hiring more than 200 employees for its new location in the Hartford Plaza at 1275 Bell Avenue. The store, opening August 12, will be the 40th Festival Foods in Wisconsin. Full-time, part-time and store leadership roles are available throughout the store in guest services, deli, bakery, meat, frozen food, dairy, produce, wine […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
The Giant Co.’s Dietitians To Host Virtual Summer Camp Series
Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based The Giant Company and its dietitians are launching a virtual Summer Camp Series, where it will highlight recipes and meal ideas around specific topics. All classes are offered free and live via Zoom throughout June, July and August. “While food brings families together year-round, there is something special about time spent together in the summer – […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion Begins Annual Summers Without Hunger Campaign
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has begun its third annual “Summers Without Hunger” campaign to address the need by helping provide meals to fight child hunger this summer. Nearly 22 million children count on school-provided meals but less than 17 percent have access to summer meal programs. Through June 28, people have the opportunity to make […]
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Major Grocery Retailers Named On Axios-Harris Poll 100
Grocery stores are riding reputational highs two years after the start of COVID-19 – with regional chains in particular being recognized for weathering the supply-chain storm. At the same time, the pandemic-era halo many industries enjoyed are beginning to normalize. Those are among the insights of the Axios-Harris Poll 100, an annual ranking of the […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
The Giant Co. Names Krueger VP Of Team Experience
Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based The Giant Company has named Jennifer Heinzen Krueger as VP of team experience, effective May 30. Krueger replaces Matt Lutcavage who is pursuing a new opportunity outside of the company. As VP of team experience, Krueger will lead a human resources team focused on fostering a culture of care and innovation and delivering an enhanced […]
Posted inFestival Foods, Corporate Store News, Midwest
Festival Foods, Kwik Trip Launch Gas Rewards Program
Skogen’s Festival Foods and Kwik Trip launched a Wisconsin statewide fuel savings partnership May 25. “We’re always looking for ways to bring value to our guests, so when presented the opportunity to partner with another Wisconsin business to do that, it was a no-brainer for us,” said David Jackson, Kwik Trip digital marketing and loyalty […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Stop & Shop Hosts 100th Birthday Celebration For Tuskegee Airman
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop held a 100th birthday celebration May 19 for Sgt. Victor W. Butler, who is believed to be the last living Tuskegee Airman in Rhode Island. The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of Black military pilots who made history fighting in World War II, leading the way in desegregating the U.S. […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southeast
Southeastern Grocers Donates $395K To Children’s Hospitals
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. has donated $395,000 to nine children’s hospitals across the Southeast. In recognition of National Cancer Research Month, Southeastern Grocers’ customers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi rounded up their grocery bills to support young patients and their families during their trying times. The funds will be used to benefit local […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest
Walmart To Host A Weekend Savings Event For Walmart+ Members
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has announced the Walmart+ Weekend, an online savings event exclusively for Walmart+ members that stretches over three days online from June 2-5. Walmart+ members will have access to large discounts on thousands of summer items, from a Shark vacuum, a Minnie Mouse playhouse to a Samsung Galaxy S7. Members will also have […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Southeast
USO, Kroger Partner To Bring Mobile Food Programming To U.S. Military
The USO, a nonprofit supporting U.S. service members and their families, has teamed up with Kroger to launch mobile food programming that will serve local military communities. The initiative began May 16 with a “Stuff the Truck” event at the Chamblee-Tucker Kroger store in Atlanta, Georgia. “The USO is proud to uplift the U.S. military […]