While many holiday celebrations will look different this year, Meijer continues its Very Merry Meijer tradition of surprising a customer in each of its supercenters and stores across the Midwest with a $1,000 Meijer shopping spree. Given the difficulties of this year, the retailer decided to expand its tradition to surprise 1,300 additional customers with $100 gift cards. “We recognize that many […]
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BGC Partners With Bossier City For Naming Of Bossier City Arena
Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. and the city of Bossier City, Louisiana, announced that BGC has purchased naming rights of the Bossier City Arena to be known as the Brookshire Grocery Arena. Mayor Lo Walker made the announcement at a press conference held at the premiere entertainment venue Dec. 10. “We are incredibly excited to […]
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New Rouses Market In South Lake Charles Now Open
Family owned, Louisiana-based grocer Rouses Markets officially opened the doors to its South Lake Charles store on Dec. 1. Opening of the 44,000-square-foot store at the Nelson Road and Ham Reid roundabout was delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak and hurricanes Laura and Zeta. Rouses Markets originally planned to open the new location in October. “We couldn’t wait to open this […]
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Fareway, USMC Continue Holiday Tradition To Provide Toys For Children
Fareway Stores is partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) on their 2020 Toys for Tots campaign. The program provides toys to less fortunate children during the holiday season. Stores are conducting a round-up at the register, where customers can round-up to the next whole dollar on their grocery purchase. In addition, stores will be […]
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Big Y Express Gas Station Opens in Westfield, Massachusetts
Big Y Food is celebrating the recent opening of its 12th Big Y Express Gas and Fresh Convenience Market at 330 East Main St. in Westfield, Massachusetts, across the street from Big Y’s World Class Market. Big Y has been a part of the Westfield Community since opening its supermarket on Silver Street in 1965. […]
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Stater Bros. Markets Reinstates Hourly Workers’ $2/Hour Wage Incentive
As Southern California residents spend more time at home and prepare for the upcoming holidays, Stater Bros. Markets remains committed to providing essential services to its local communities. In recognition of employee efforts and in appreciation of their continued dedication, Stater Bros. plans to reinstate the $2 per hour wage incentive for all the company’s […]
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Instacart Announces National Partnership With Meijer
Instacart has entered into a new national partnership with Meijer to offer same-day delivery in as fast as an hour from nearly all Meijer stores. Together, Instacart and Meijer are delivering thousands of items including groceries and household essentials, as well as a broad selection of general merchandise across a number of categories including home […]
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Rouses Markets, Produce For Kids Campaign Make $10K Donation
Rouses Markets celebrated the recent opening of a new 44,000-square-foot store in South Lake Charles, Louisiana, with a presentation of $10,000 to local Feeding America Food Banks made possible through the recent Produce for Kids campaign. Every $1 donated to Feeding America helps secure at least 10 meals on behalf of member food banks. Now more than […]
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Price Rite Marketplace And Feed The Children Help More Than 22,000
Keasbey, New Jersey-based Price Rite Marketplace and Feed the Children teamed up to host eight anti-hunger events in 2020, as part of their annual Feeding Minds and Bodies campaign that distributes food and essentials to vulnerable families in communities where Price Rite Marketplace stores operate. As a result of their efforts, $1.4 million worth of […]
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Madison Foods To Join Wakefern Food Corp. And Re-Open As Price Rite
Madison Foods has joined the Wakefern Food Corp. cooperative with plans to convert three Save A Lot stores to Price Rite Marketplace stores in Massachusetts. Owned and operated by the Slawsby family, Madison Foods is based in the Boston area. The family company will begin converting its Save A Lot stores to Price Rite Marketplace – […]
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H-E-B Continues To Honor Nation’s Heroes On Veterans Day
Every year on Veterans Day, H-E-B employees across the state of Texas pause to recognize the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and their families. This day of recognition starts with more than 2,000 H-E-B employees who have served, or are currently serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces and extends to the community […]
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Weis Markets Launches Holiday Edition Of Fight Hunger Campaign
Due to increased need for holiday donations to local food banks, Weis Markets has launched a special holiday edition of its Fight Hunger campaign. Through the end of the year, customers will have the option of rounding up their order or purchasing a $1, $3, $5 or $10 voucher at checkout to help support families […]
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Weis Markets Opens New Store In Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania
Weis Markets recently celebrated the grand opening of its new 46,000 square-foot store in Dingmans Plaza on Route 739 in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. The store employs more than 140 new full- and part-time associates and has an expansive produce department with a wide selection of organic produce, a beer cave, wine café, full-service seafood department with lobster tank, […]
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Price Chopper Makes Thanksgiving Essentials Free Via Rewards Program
Kansas City shoppers can use their rewards points at area Price Choppers to get free Thanksgiving meal essentials. The Kansas City-based grocer has expanded its rewards program, making a host of Thanksgiving products available for free to rewards members, from cranberries and potatoes to gravy and dinner rolls. The program also allows members to redeem […]
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Big Y Posts 1,000 Job Openings Due To Growth, Expansion
Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y has more than 1,000 job openings in all areas of the company in response to its expansion and growth. These new positions include both full- and part-time options including management and support positions in every location throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. Openings can be found at all Big Y markets, Fresh Acres […]
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H-E-B Celebrates 115th Anniversary With New Kerrville Store
H-E-B continues its commitment to the Texas Hill Country community where it was founded with the opening of a new store in Kerrville, the city where it all began 115 years ago. The year was 1905. Theodore Roosevelt was president, San Antonio was the largest city in Texas, and Albert Einstein published his theory of […]
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Roche Bros. And Foley Fish Celebrate 40 Years Of Seafood Partnership
In November 1980, Bud Roche called Mike Foley to give Foley Fish its first opportunity with Roche Bros. Foley had given up his career in banking in 1979 to open Foley Fish New Bedford and bring restaurant quality seafood to retail. Forty years later, Roche Bros has 21 stores – all featuring fresh, all-natural Foley […]
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Gelson’s Offers Traditional Thanksgiving Favorites New Menu Items
With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, and many consumers staying put due to COVID-19, Gelson’s wants to make it easier to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast with family and friends. The Southern California retailer is offering a wide array of pre-cooked selections from traditional choices to plant-based dinners and an à la carte menu for […]
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Meijer Prepares For Unprecedented Holiday Shopping Season
As customers prepare for an unusual holiday season, Meijer is offering increased safety and convenience measures to ensure a better experience for everyone. “This holiday season will be different for many customers, so we are pleased to make adjustments that will provide additional flexibility, while allowing them to enjoy all we have to offer,” said […]
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ARS Opens New Stores In Brooklyn, Re-Opens Two Supermarkets
Iselin, New Jersey-based Allegiance Retail Services (ARS) has opened its two newest stores in Brooklyn, New York, and has re-opened two existing Foodtown stores in the New York/New Jersey area. Two Gristedes supermarkets in Manhattan also recently celebrated their grand re-openings. The Park Slope Foodtown, located at 409 5th Ave., celebrated its grand opening on […]