Spokane, Washington-based Rosauers Supermarkets is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2024, with plans to mark the milestone in July. Following the annual Rosauers Open, a golf tournament to raise funds for local nonprofit Vanessa Behan, the company will spend a couple of weeks celebrating the anniversary, according to CEO Cliff Rigsbee. “We’re going to have […]
Category: Independent Store News
Posted inIndependent Store News, Foodtown, Northeast
Foodtown Marks Opening In Brooklyn Heights, NY
Allegiance Retail Services and store owners Nasri and Moe Mujalli held a grand opening June 7 for a new Foodtown in Brooklyn Heights, New York. “Moe and Nasri [Mujalli] did an excellent job designing and building this Foodtown. They know how to get crafty, and it is a great space in a great neighborhood,” said […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Corporate Store News, National
Survey: Shoppers Demand Higher Retail Service Levels
According to the latest SPAR Group survey, in-store shopping remains a fixture of most consumers’ routines, with more than 80 percent preferring it and more than 45 percent choosing to shop at discount, convenience, home improvement and apparel stores. During May, SPAR Group fielded a survey of more than 1,000 consumers between ages 18-64 through […]
Posted inNatural Grocers, Independent Store News, Southwest
Natural Grocers Celebrates National New Mexico Day
Natural Grocers is inviting customers to its first Celebrate New Mexico event, June 14-16, at its six New Mexico stores. Customers are invited to celebrate the event with a free Natural Grocers reusable tote bag and a $5 off coupon for in-store purchases for all {N}power members. New Mexico proud Headquartered in Colorado, Natural Grocers expanded its southern roots to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, H-E-B, Southwest
Joe V’s Smart Shop Opens First Store In DFW
The first Joe V’s Smart Shop by H-E-B outside metro Houston has opened on Wheatland Road in Dallas. Joe V’s Smart Shop is an H-E-B brand that offers a price-conscious shopping experience and provides customers with popular H-E-B items, such as bakery tortillas, sushiya sushi made in-house daily, Meal Simple chef-inspired meals, fresh-cut fruit, organic […]
Posted inCoborn's, Independent Store News, Midwest
Celebration Nears For Coborn’s New-Look Shopping Campus
Coborn’s Inc. will hold a grand opening June 19 for a shopping center in Otsego, Minnesota, that is anchored by a Coborn’s Marketplace that features expanded grocery and liquor stores, as well as the addition of Erbert & Gerbert’s, Ace Hardware and Pet Supplies Plus. The expansion, which was announced in January, includes an additional […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Harps Food Stores, Independent Store News, Southwest
Grocery TV Helping Harps Roll Out Retail Media Network
Through a partnership with Grocery TV, Harps Food Stores is expanding its retail media network to 145 of its stores in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Oklahoma. Harps will leverage Grocery TV’s end-to-end in-store retail media solution to engage shoppers with digital displays. In addition, the grocer will use Grocery TV’s Content Management System […]
Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Tournament Of Champions Raises $16-Plus Million To Support Texas Nonprofits
One of the largest charitable events in the nation, the H-E-B Tournament of Champions announced a fundraising record in support of Texas nonprofits. The annual event, in partnership with more than 600 contributing companies, raised over $16 million, an amount that eclipses last year’s total by 20 percent. Over 39 years, the charitable trust has raised […]