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Publix Opens New Store At Northchase Center In Bradenton, FL

by Shelby Team

Publix Super Markets opened a new 55,701-square-foot store store June 11 in Bradenton, Florida, marking the grocer’s 13th location in the area. Anchoring the Northchase Center at 16642 State Road 64 East, the location features the Lakeland-based grocer’s redesigned store format, which includes wider aisles, additional self-checkout lanes and expanded deli, bakery, meat and seafood […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Midwest, News, Schnucks

Schnucks’ ‘Fresh Guarantee’ Features Full Refunds, Exchanges

by Shelby Team

Schnuck Markets Inc. has announced “Fresh Guarantee,” a promise to customers that purchases from the grocer’s fresh departments are guaranteed fresh. If customers are not satisfied with the freshness of a perishable item bought from the floral, produce, bakery, deli, meat, seafood or dairy departments, Schnucks will exchange it or issue a full refund with […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Executive News, Featured News, News, Stater Bros. Markets, West

Robinson To Lead Fresh Sales, Merchandising For Stater Bros.

by Treva Bennett

Stater Bros. Markets has appointed Bruce Robinson VP of sales and merchandising – fresh, reporting to EVP and Chief Marketing Officer Rebecca Calvin. Robinson will lead the strategic vision, development and execution of the company’s fresh department, which includes meat, seafood, produce, floral, service deli and bakery. He also will work across store operations, marketing […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, News, Northeast, Wegmans

Wegmans Kicks Off Seasonal Feeding America Campaign

by Shelby Team

Wegmans Food Markets has kicked off its companywide “Fill the Bus/Fill the Backpack” scan campaign to raise money for the company’s 53 Feeding America food bank partners. Customers can donate $2, $3, $5 or any amount at checkout, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to each store’s local food bank. Addressing summer hunger Families […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Midwest, News, Piggly Wiggly

New-Look Piggly Wiggly Welcomed In Milwaukee, WI

by Shelby Team

Piggly Wiggly has completed its second major refresh of 2026, celebrating the grand reopening of its store at 123 W. Oklahoma Ave. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Shaped by shopper feedback, the renovation modernized the in-store experience while matching the aesthetic of the city’s Bay View neighborhood. Shopper-driven upgrades The updated Piggly Wiggly now features what Bay […]