Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop has reintroduced its Freshness Guarantee. The pledge ensures that if a perishable product purchased in Stop & Shop’s meat, seafood, produce, dairy, bakery, floral or deli department does not meet a customer’s standards for freshness and quality, they can return the item and receive double their money back. “Stop & […]
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Food Lion Feeds’ Sack To Give Back Program Returns This Season
Food Lion Feeds’ Sack to Give Back program is returning to the gridiron this fall to help feed more food-insecure neighbors. Through the effort to fight hunger, the retailer is partnering with 27 colleges and universities and will donate 1,000 meals (up to 30,000 meals per school) for every quarterback sack made by the participating […]
SEG Honors 9/11 Anniversary With Discount For First Responders
Southeastern Grocers Inc. is honoring the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a special discount for first responders and welcoming local communities to join it in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives on that tragic day. All SEG stores will pay tribute to local community heroes with an exclusive 20 percent off […]
The Giant Co. Kicks Off 30 Days Of Hunger Action
The Giant Co., headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, kicked off its 30 days of hunger action on Sept. 8, in honor of Hunger Action Month, with its first Giant Grocery Grab in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. According to Feeding America, an estimated 42 million people, including 13 million children, are facing food insecurity this year. In response to […]
Fresh Thyme Market Names Wilcox To Lead New St. Louis Foundry Store
Fresh Thyme Market, a full-service specialty retailer with stores in 10 throughout the Midwest, has named Jane Wilcox as the store director of the new store opening at City Foundry in St. Louis, Missouri, later this year. Wilcox will lead the Fresh Thyme Market Foundry store with more than 30 years of grocery experience under her belt. She’s also […]
Lowes Foods Partners With Delivery Solutions For Customer Experiences
Plano, Texas-based Delivery Solutions, an inventor and provider of third-party aggregation and orchestration for last-mile delivery, has partnered with Lowes Foods, one of the nation’s top regional grocers. With this partnership, the grocer gains additional fulfillment capabilities to serve guests through its Lowes Foods-To-Go offering, with access to the entire in-store inventory, real time visibility […]
Southeastern Grocers Debuts New WDs Wine, Beer & Liquor
Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG) revealed its new stand-alone liquor store concept to the Miramar community in Jacksonville, Florida, to offer customers a unique new destination for fine wine, craft beer and quality liquor. The new WDs Wine, Beer & Liquor, located at 4472 Hendricks Ave., is the first in the grocer’s Southeast footprint. The grand […]
Gelson’s To Host Virtual Wine Tasting Of Bon Jovi’s Hampton Water Rosé
Gelson’s will host an online wine tasting of award-winning Hampton Water Rosé, featuring father and son co-founders: performer Jon Bon Jovi and his son Jesse Bongiovi. Made in France, the product is emblematic of their love of the East Coast summer lifestyle. A Zoom link will be provided to all customers on the day prior […]
Stop & Shop Launches Back-To-School Campaign
Produce for Kids and Stop & Shop are giving families the tools they need to navigate the back-to-school rush through digital resources, an e-commerce site and resources in the produce departments of more than 400 Stop & Shop stores. The month-long cause-marketing campaign, which spotlights partners such as Bolthouse, Envy Apples, RealSweet Onions and Wonderful […]
Sprouts Farmers Market Appoints Molloy As New CFO
Lawrence “Chip” Molloy, currently a member of the Sprouts Farmers Market Board of Directors, has been appointed as CFO of the company, effective Sept. 25. Molloy will succeed Denise Paulonis, who is departing the company to join a publicly traded retailer as its CEO. “There is no better successor to oversee our financial function than […]
Flu Shots Available At Giant And Martin’s Pharmacies
The Giant Co., based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, said that flu vaccinations are now available at all 132 Giant and Martin’s in-store pharmacies. Giant and Martin’s pharmacists again will offer drive-up flu vaccinations in select store parking lots in September. “Flu vaccinations are reformulated every year so the most effective way to fight the flu is […]
Kroger’s Zero Hunger Partners With Feeding America Foodbanks
September is Hunger Action Month, and Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation is partnering with the Feeding America network of foodbanks through a fundraising campaign to “Help End Hunger Here.” From Sept. 1-30, Kroger customers can round up their purchase with 100 percent of their donations going directly to the local Feeding America foodbank […]
Walmart To Hire 20K Supply Chain Associates To Address Growth
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart will be hiring 20,000 new associates across more than 250 Walmart and Sam’s Club distribution centers, fulfillment centers and transportation offices. The company will hold special hiring events Sept. 8-9 in all its supply chain locations. A wide range of roles are open, including order fillers, freight handlers, lift drivers, technicians and […]
United Family Raises Funds Via 30th Annual Jacky Pierce Charity Classic
The United Family has raised $500,000 for 28 United Way chapters through its 30th Annual Jacky Pierce Charity Classic golf tournament, which took place on Aug. 29 and 30. Checks were presented to the 28 United Way chapters at a recognition event on Aug. 29. Since its inception in 1991, the JPCC golf tournament has […]
Southeastern Grocers Wins 13 Awards For Private Label Dairy Products
Southeastern Grocers Inc. won 13 awards for its private label dairy products, competing against industry leaders across North America, at the annual World Dairy Expo Championship sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association. Southeastern Grocers’ SE Grocers product line received high honors for five yogurt varieties, two cream cheese selections and two cheese varieties while […]
Amazon Fresh Opens First Maryland Store In Chevy Chase
A new Amazon Fresh grocery store in Chevy Chase, Maryland, opened at 7 a.m. Aug. 26 at 5463 Wisconsin Ave. It is the first location in Maryland and the third to open in the D.C. region. Store hours are 7 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Amazon Fresh offers a new, low-priced grocery option and supports the community […]
Southeastern Grocers Bags 25 Awards For Private Label Products
Twenty-five of Southeastern Grocers’ private label products won awards from Store Brands Editors’ Picks for excellence in innovation, flavor and variety. SEG is the parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores. The grocer’s Naturally Better line of products received gold medals for its organic baby food purees, as […]
Kroger Shares New Long-Term Strategy In 2021 ESG Report
Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. has released its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance report and shared its new long-term ESG strategy and framework to benefit people and the planet, and to help create a more resilient, equitable food system. “As a grocery retailer, Kroger is committed to advancing positive impacts for people and our planet […]
Whole Foods Quality Standards Could Give Parents Extra Quality Time
A recent online survey, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Whole Foods Market, found that parents of kids under 18 reported spending an average of 27.2 minutes per week – equivalent to a cumulative 24 hours annually – reading food labels and/or thinking about the ingredients in their children’s food. Additionally, 87 percent […]
Stop & Shop’s Campaign To Support USO Raises Over $1.78 Million
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop’s annual “Support Our Service Men and Women” fundraising campaign that benefits the United Service Organizations raised a record breaking $1.78 million. A global, non-profit organization, the USO’s mission is to strengthen service members by keeping them connected to family, home and country throughout their service to the nation. Since the […]
