Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions self-checkout systems have helped Value Center Marketplace increase revenues and customer satisfaction. Value Center’s focus on customer experience has resulted in improved store revenues and operating efficiency for the Michigan grocer due to the deployment of Toshiba Self-Checkout Systems units at two stores. Providing shoppers with a convenient and frictionless option […]
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Refreshed Price Rite Marketplace Stores In Connecticut Open
Price Rite Marketplace has revealed its fresh new look and improved in-store experience at five of its Connecticut stores in Cromwell, New Britain, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor. The retailer introduced its award-winning redesigned store concept with programming focused on special deep discounts and enhanced fresh offerings on the heels of a successful pilot program […]
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Personalization And Relevancy Can Be Game-Changers For Independents
by David Kiehle/SVP and GM, Smart.Market Inc. Independent grocers are increasingly aware of the impact of industry disruption. These retailers are facing a new landscape marked by emerging technologies, quickly changing consumer behaviors, and a wide range of traditional and nontraditional competitors building scale through acquisitions and organic growth. This new environment creates challenges across […]
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Bashas’ Diné Market In Sanders Is First New Store In A Decade
The new Bashas’ Diné Market in Sanders, Arizona, is the grocer’s first new-build store since 2009. A special grand opening celebration was held Wednesday, April 3. Representatives of the Navajo Nation, members of the Na’Ha’Ta Dzill Commission and members of the Basha family were on hand for the grand opening ceremony. The Na’Ha’Ta Dzill Veterans […]
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H-E-B Joins Houston Outlaws As Official Partner In ESports
San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B and the Houston Outlaws have partnered to bring the family-owned food retailer into the world of eSports through the team’s South Texas representation in Activision-Blizzard’s Overwatch League. This partnership marks Houston Outlaws’ first partner branding integration on the sleeves of their uniforms, with H-E-B adorned on all home and away jerseys. […]
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Asian Food Markets To Open At New Jersey’s Plainsboro Plaza
Asian Food Markets, a chain of grocery stores focusing on East Asian packaged, fresh and prepared food, has signed a lease for a 43,152-s.f. anchor space at Plainsboro Plaza Shopping Center in Plainsboro, New Jersey, which is owned by Onyx Equities. The store is projected to open in the next several months, according to a […]
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Publix Donates 14,000 Books To Atlanta United Way Little Free Libraries
Publix associates have collected and donated more than 14,000 books for Little Free Libraries they built throughout the Atlanta area. The results of the Little Free Libraries campaign were unveiled Thursday, April 4, at Our House in Atlanta. Publix announced the 2019 philanthropy project at its recent Publix Retail Operation Conference. Publix associates built 132 […]
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Wegmans Harrison Hiring Employees Ahead Of Spring 2020 Opening
Wegmans Food Market in Harrison, New York, the Rochester-based supermarket chain, is now seeking 220 full-time employees to staff the new 121,000-s.f. store in advance of the spring 2020 opening. Full-time jobs include positions from customer service and entry-level management to a wide range of culinary positions such as chefs and line cooks. The Harrison […]
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Wakefern And Chicory Launch Shoppable Recipe Partnership
Wakefern Food Corp. and Chicory, a technology company, have partnered for a shoppable recipe initiative. The partnership will make it easier for shoppers to send recipe ingredients directly into online shopping baskets on ShopRite’s e-commerce ordering site, shoprite.com. The new integration streamlines grocery ordering for consumers and makes it easier for shoppers to instantly save […]
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Big Y Foods Announces Company-Wide Appointments
The management of Big Y Foods, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, has announced the following appointments: Tracy Dobosz, store manager, Springfield, Massachusetts, Big Y Express Vittorio Contabile, senior network engineer, Springfield, Massachusetts, Store Support Center Sean Achorn, center store sales manager, Springfield, Massachusetts, Fresh Acres Market Yvonne Forget, bakery sales manager, South Hadley, Massachusetts, World Class […]
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Rouses Markets To Develop Warehouse Complex In Terrebonne Parish
Rouses Markets will develop a new warehouse complex in Terrebonne Parish, about 40 miles west of New Orleans. The new facility is located on 32 acres at the intersection of Highway 311 and Highway 90. The site will include a 310,000-s.f. climate-controlled space and land to add more warehouses, coolers, freezers and eventually a commissary. […]
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Publix Employees Aid Communities On Publix Serves Day
More than 7,500 Publix employees throughout the Southeast are serving their communities for the annual Publix Serves Day on April 2. This is the sixth year for Publix Serves Day, which unites associates in community service. “Publix encourages associates to support the communities we serve,” said Brenda Reid, media and community relations manager for Publix’s […]
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Publix Vice Chairman Barney Barnett Announces Retirement
Publix Vice Chairman Barney Barnett says he is retiring at the end of April after 50 years with the company. Barnett is one of only 20 associates who served the company for 50 years. His retirement as vice chairman is effective April 30, but Barnett will remain on the board of the Publix Super Markets […]
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Schnuck Markets Plans To Close Two Missouri Stores
Schnuck Markets will close its 10634 St. Charles Rock Road location in St. Ann on May 5 and a store in Festus at 1275 North Truman Boulevard on June 30. Both stores are in Missouri. All of the approximately 130 employees at the two stores will be offered transfers to nearby Schnucks stores and retain […]
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Publix To Anchor RiverTown Commercial Development
Publix Super Markets will anchor a commercial development at RiverTown near Jacksonville, Florida. The 45,000-s.f. Publix will include a drive-through pharmacy. The development is part of the master-planned RiverTown residential community built by developer Mattamy Homes along the St. Johns River. The commercial development will offer adjacent retail shops and outparcels among its available space. […]
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Stew Leonard’s To Make Its New Jersey Debut This Fall
Stew Leonard’s will open its first New Jersey store this fall at the Paramus Mall in an 80,000-s.f. space that was a Sears store for 45 years. According to the retailer, 350 new jobs will be created. A groundbreaking is scheduled for Friday, March 29, at 11 a.m. Stew Leonard Jr., CEO of the company […]
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Alliance Retail Group Works With RSA America On Loyalty Platform
Alliance Retail Group is working with supermarket technology company RSA America to develop a loyalty platform for customers. RSA will provide a loyalty platform that promotes profit opportunities, customer engagement and real-time analytics. “This strategic partnership will benefit members and vendors alike because RSA has helped customers grow sales through their platform. We have seen […]
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Price Rite Marketplace Rolls Rebrand Into Connecticut
Price Rite Marketplace is taking the next step in its rebranding efforts, with plans to reveal its fresh new look and improved in-store experience at five of its Connecticut stores in Cromwell, New Britain, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor. The supermarket retailer is introducing its award-winning redesigned store concept with programming focused on special deep […]
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Raley’s Food For Families Names 2019 Board Officers
Raley’s Food For Families has named the officers of its 2019 board of directors, with Jennie Teel-Wolter as board president and Heather Dubinetskiy as VP. Other approved officers include Raley’s executive team members Ken Mueller, CFO; Kevin Konkel, chief operations officer; and Becca Whitman, senior manager of community relations for Raley’s and executive director of […]
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Fresh Value Supermarkets Appoints Guarneri VP Of Loss Prevention
Fresh Value Supermarkets has appointed longtime security expert Randy Guarneri, CFE, CFI, as VP of loss prevention. Alabama-based, family-owned Fresh Value Supermarkets operates 275 total stores under five banners, 88 of them under the Fresh Value name. Guarneri oversees loss prevention at all stores and reports to the CEO. During his 24 years in asset […]