Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will open its first Fayetteville, Arkansas, store March 10 at 4116 N. College Avenue. Natural Grocers says it will provide the Fayetteville community with fresh produce that is only USDA Certified Organic as well as other healthy, affordable natural and organic groceries. The store will feature a mix of national brands […]
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Fresh Thyme To Open Its First Dayton Area Store In March
The first Fresh Thyme Farmers Market in the Dayton, Ohio, area will celebrate its grand opening March 25 in the Sugarcreek Township community. The store will be located at 4317 Feedwire Road. “We couldn’t be happier about opening a store in the Sugarcreek Township and Centerville communities,” said Fresh Thyme CEO Chris Sherrell. “Our passion […]
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Central Grocers Adopts ReposiTrak Food Safety Platform
Central Grocers has chosen ReposiTrak, provider of compliance management and track-and-trace solutions for food safety exclusively endorsed by the Food Marketing Institute and Retailer Owned Food Distributors and Associates (ROFDA), to manage its food safety-related risk. “The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations will require us to both manage and store thousands of vendor documents,” […]
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Bashas’ Celebrates New Look With Grand Opening Event Beginning Today
Bashas’ is celebrating its newly remodeled grocery store, located at 7586 W. Thunderbird Road (at 75th Avenue) in Peoria, Arizona, beginning today. The store has a new floral department with a variety of flowers and gifts; an expanded selection of products, including more organic and healthy options; a revamped deli and bakery with ice cream by […]
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Natural Grocers Opening Wichita Store Feb. 24
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will open its second Wichita, Kansas, store Feb. 24 at 10520 West 13th Street N. The Colorado-based grocer says it will provide the Wichita-Maize community with fresh produce that is only USDA Certified Organic as well as other healthy, affordable natural and organic groceries. The store will feature a mix […]
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Haggen Pacific Southwest Hires Director Of Produce
Supermarket and produce industry veteran Chris Jacoby is among the latest hires at Haggen’s new Pacific Southwest Division, headquartered in Irvine, California. Jacoby joins Haggen as the division’s director of produce. He most recently was sales manager at Coast Produce and, prior to that, worked for Progressive Produce. Additionally, from 1998-2012, he worked with Albertsons/Supervalu […]
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Rouses To Take Over Two Winn-Dixie Stores In Louisiana
Rouses Markets plans to open new stores in Kenner and Ponchatoula, Louisiana, taking over buildings that currently are occupied by Winn-Dixie. The New Orleans Advocate reports that Rouses will open in Keener this summer at 4041 Williams Boulevard, moving out of its current spot at 1000 West Esplanade. “The whole shopping center there is kind […]
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Earth Fare To Open First Michigan Store This Month In Portage
Earth Fare will open its first Michigan store in Portage, at 5070 S. Westnedge Avenue, on Feb. 25. As mlive.com reports, the local operation is part of a growing Asheville, North Carolina-based chain of supermarkets in the Southeast and Midwest that has been anticipated by area people who like natural and organic foods. The Earth Fare […]
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Ohio Grocers Honor Rideout, Wagner Families With Pinnacle Awards
The Ohio Grocers Association (OGA) presented its Pinnacle Award to Rideout’s IGA Foodliner and the Rideout family as well as to Wagner’s IGA and the Wagner family last week. The Pinnacle Award, based on operational excellence and significant contribution to Ohio’s food industry, is given annually to both a single-store operator and a multi-store operation. […]
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Newport Avenue Market Wins Unified Grocers’ 2015 Ben Schwartz Retail Grocery Visionary Award
Rudy and Debbie Dory and their daughter Lauren Johnson—owners of Newport Avenue Market in Bend, Oregon—received the 2015 “Ben Schwartz Retail Grocery Visionary Award” from Unified Grocers at a special awards dinner Tuesday in Los Angeles. This is the 10th year that Unified has presented the award to an outstanding independent retailer. “It’s an honor […]
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Homeland Announces Winner Of 14-Week Get Healthy Challenge
Twenty-year-old William White of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was awarded $5,000 on Jan. 31 for his weight loss efforts in the Homeland Grocery Stores‘ second annual Get Healthy Challenge. White lost a total of 83 pounds throughout the 14-week challenge. Collectively, 12 contestants finished the program and lost 363 pounds and 264 inches. The contestants also […]
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AFS Launches Platform To Provide Online, Mobile Shopping Opportunities
Associated Food Stores (AFS) is making grocery shopping more convenient through a partnership with Rosie, an integrated software company, which will provide online/mobile shopping opportunities to retailers. The new platform will enable participating AFS corporate and member stores to reach new customers, while providing consumer behavior analytics, data analysis and new marketing opportunities. Saveway Market […]
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KeHE Partners With INFRA To Serve Independent Natural Food Stores
KeHE Distributors has entered into a second partnership with Minneapolis-based Independent Natural Food Retailers Association (INFRA) to service participating members in the Midwest. This strategic alliance will enable participating INFRA members in the Midwest region to improve their purchasing position in the market and have a platform that is flexible enough to support innovation, according […]
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California’s Nugget Markets Quietly Unveils New Store Concept
In a move that’s been kept relatively quiet over the past month, Nugget Markets in December unveiled a new store concept called Fork Lift. The Woodland, California-based grocer rebranded its Food 4 Less store at 3333 Coach Lane in Cameron Park with the new name. The Sacramento Business Journal reports that there was a grand […]
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Family Fare’s Newest Dickinson, N.D., Store Will Include First ‘Quick Stop’ C-Store
Family Fare will open its newest Dickinson, North Dakota, supermarket on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 1283 Roughrider Road in the Westridge Plaza. Adjacent to the store will be the first Family Fare Quick Stop, a 1,000-s.f. fuel center and convenience store. Family Fare already operates two supermarkets in Dickinson—Family Fare North at 302 1st Street […]
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Northgate Gonzalez Market Hosts 2014 Toy Giveaway Today
For the 18th consecutive year, Northgate Gonzalez Market will give away a toy to any boy or girl who comes to a Northgate store between 1 and 5 p.m. today. Free toys will be given while supplies last. Santa Claus also will be on hand to give out toys and pose for photos with each […]
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Johnsonville Opens Its First Retail Store In Naples, Florida
Johnsonville Sausage has brought its “big taste” to Naples, Florida, with the opening of its only retail location, the Johnsonville Sausage Marketplace. The store opened earlier this month with a day-long celebration that attracted nearly 13,000 southwest Floridians, who not only got a glimpse of the company’s first retail store, but also enjoyed Johnsonville’s fresh […]
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Alliance Retail Group Grows To More Than 600 Stores
The number of independent supermarkets served by Alliance Retail Group (ARG) now totals more than 600, the Tennessee-based group said this week. These stores represent the largest independent self-negotiating group in the country with locations in 19 states and a combined retail volume of more than $3.5 billion. “With the opening of our office in […]
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Newport Avenue Market Kicks Off Annual ‘Food For February’ Fundraiser
Now in its third year, Oregon’s Newport Avenue Market’s “Food for February” kicked off Monday, with all donations again going to the Family Kitchen of Bend. Throughout the month of December, customers who shop at Newport Avenue Market can donate any dollar amount they’d like, with the grocer matching 100 percent of the money raised […]
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All 1,150 IGA Stores In U.S. Now Members Of NGA
Every IGA location in the U.S. is now a member of the National Grocers Association (NGA). There are 1,150 IGA stores across the nation. “IGA and NGA have had a long-established relationship that over the years has allowed us to work together for the benefit of IGA’s independent retailers and NGA,” said IGA CEO Mark […]