Employees of Northeast grocery cooperative Wakefern Food Corp. have been awarded scholarships to attend the Executive Leadership Development Program, hosted by the NGA Foundation, June 4-8 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Edwin “Nino” Vazquez, district manager with Wakefern’s Price Rite Marketplace banner, received this year’s PepsiCo Diversity in Leadership Scholarship, sponsored by PepsiCo. […]
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Wakefern Expands In-Store Retail Media With Freeosk
Keasbey, New Jersey-based Wakefern Food Corp. is expanding use of Freeosk’s interactive multimedia sampling kiosks for turn-key, multisensory, in-store retail media activation. Following a pilot, Wakefern is placing Freeosk units in 95 ShopRite and The Fresh Grocer stores. Freeosk transforms ordinary in-store spaces into discovery destinations for new products and categories. According to the company, Freeosk […]
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ShopRite Stores To Launch ‘Fresh To Table’ Concept
The ShopRite of Riverside at 1321 Riverside Pkwy in Belcamp, Maryland, and the ShopRite of Howard Park at 4601 Liberty Heights Ave. in Baltimore, have debuted “Fresh to Table,” a store-within-a-store where customers can find fresh foods, easy-to-prepare ingredients and meal solutions in a variety of grab-and-go formats. “We are excited to introduce Fresh to […]
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Fareway Hosts Ribbon Cutting For New West Clive Store
Fareway Stores Inc. hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony May 16 for its store at 16035 Hickman Road in Clive, Iowa. The 24,000-square-foot site opened as the company celebrates its 85th anniversary in May. The store offers a large grocery selection, with fresh-cut produce, healthy varieties and locally-sourced items, in addition to a variety of craft beer, […]
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Meijer Opens New Supercenter May 11 In Elkhart, IN
Meijer opened a new 159,000-square-foot supercenter May 11 in Elkhart, Indiana, making it the 11th Meijer store in Northern Indiana. The store, located at 2500 Cassopolis St., features digital shopping solutions, including shop and scan, which allows shoppers to scan barcodes via a mobile app and bag items as they shop. It also features discounts on surplus food through […]
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Publix Opens New Location At Shopping Center In Stuart, FL
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets has opened a new store at the Cove Shopping Center in Stuart, Florida. The 55,454-square-foot store offers departments for grocery, dairy, frozen food, seafood, meat and fresh produce, as well as a bakery, deli and pharmacy area. “We are excited to welcome our customers to their new store at the […]
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Schnucks Holds Donation Campaign For Folds Of Honor
Schnuck Markets Inc. has donated $300,000 to the Folds of Honor Foundation through a “Round Up at the Register” campaign at all 115 Schnucks stores and Eatwell Markets throughout the Midwest. Folds of Honor is a nonprofit that honors fallen and disabled military veterans and, new this year, first responders by providing educational scholarships to their […]
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Meijer Seeks Vendor Partners For Company Product Line
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer is seeking elevated food products from food manufacturers across the globe to expand its Frederik’s by Meijer line in its more than 260 supercenters and grocery stores across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. Prospective vendors interested in partnering with Meijer to offer their retail-ready products as part of the retailer’s premium quality food line should submit their interest here. By submitting […]