Homeland, an Oklahoma-based, employee-owned company, celebrated the opening of its new, full-service grocery store at NE 36 and Lincoln in Oklahoma City with a grand opening ceremony on Sept. 1 and “First Sunday” Community Day on Sept. 5. The grand opening included remarks from Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, Ward 7 Councilwoman Nikki Nice, Cathy […]
Category: Independent Store News
Publix Promotes Goff To SVP, Crawley To Division VP
Publix Super Markets President Kevin Murphy has announced the promotion of John Goff to SVP of retail operations, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Goff, 48, began his career in 1991 as a front service clerk in Jacksonville, Florida. He worked in various positions before being promoted to store manager in 2005. He was promoted to Jacksonville […]
Big Y Begins Hiring For New Location In Clinton, Connecticut
Big Y Foods Inc. will open a hiring site to fill more than 100 part-time and full-time positions available at its newest World Class Market in Clinton, Connecticut. The hiring site will be held at the Westbrook Outlets, 314 Flat Rock Place, Suite C135 in Westbrook, Connecticut. All interested applicants should apply at bigy.com prior […]
Livoti’s Market Joins ASG Retail Network Of Independent Stores
Port Washington, New York-based Associated Supermarket Group is now the primary supplier for Livoti’s Old World Market, known by locals as one of New Jersey’s great Italian markets. Livoti’s offers fine produce, meat, grocery, dairy, deli, catering and bakery departments. The company opened its Aberdeen store in 2010, the first of four Livoti’s stores; other […]
AJ’s Fine Foods Launches #HatchAtHomeAZ Cocktail Competition
To celebrate New Mexico Hatch Green Chile season, AJ’s Fine Foods has teamed up with Blue Clover Distillery, The Italian Daughter, Tarbell’s, Tucked Away Craft Kitchen & Bar, Baby Boy at The Pemberton and The Kaz Bar to launch a #HatchAtHomeAZ Cocktail Competition. Through Sept. 17, Arizona’s armchair mixologists and cocktail connoisseurs are invited to […]
Yellow Banana Purchases 32 Save A Lot Locations
Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S., says it has completed the sale of 32 company-owned stores across the Cleveland, Chicago and Milwaukee metro areas to Yellow Banana LLC. The sale is part of the discount grocer’s ongoing efforts to convert corporate-owned stores to local ownership. The 32 stores […]
Publix Plans To Open First Store In Kentucky, Its Eighth State
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets Inc. has signed a lease for its first store in Kentucky. The Louisville store will be located at the northwest corner of Terra Crossing Boulevard and Old Henry Road in Jefferson County. The Terra Crossing shopping center will feature a 55,702-square-foot Publix supermarket and an adjacent Publix Liquors, the first […]
Hy-Vee Offers In-Home Child Care Assistance To Employees
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. is partnering with WeeCare, a child care network, adding concierge level service for all full- and regular-time employees across its eight-state region who prefer in-home child care. WeeCare provides eligible employees access to their concierge service to find affordable, high-quality in-home child care options. Its extensive network includes qualified […]
