President urges group to be ‘present, active and involved’ by Eric Pereira / content creator There has been some return to normalcy this year with in-person events in North and South Carolina, according to Lindsey Kueffner, executive director of the Carolina Food Industry Council. She recently checked in with The Shelby Report of the Southeast […]
Category: Independent Store News
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Save A Lot Sells Additional Stores in Texas, Florida To Yellow Banana
Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S., has sold six company-owned stores in Dallas, Texas, and Jacksonville, Florida, to Yellow Banana LLC as part of Save A Lot’s ongoing efforts to convert corporate-owned stores to local ownership. Yellow Banana’s acquisition will enable these six stores to remain open, providing […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Reasor’s Offers Taste Of The Holidays Through Dec. 28
Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Reasor’s is celebrating holiday flavors with limited edition items available through Dec. 28. Stock up on limited-time seasonal products, unique wine varietals, décor and more. In addition, customers can visit the Reasor’s Taste of the Holidays month long ad for holiday inspiration and recipes. Entertaining for the family? Don’t forget about the holiday dinners, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, West
Stater Bros. Markets Opens New Location In Whittier, CA
Stater Bros. Markets is opening its newest location in the community of Whittier, California. The new location, at at 11810 Whittier Blvd., replaces a former store previously located at 11750 Whittier Blvd. The new store will open at 6 a.m. on Nov. 3 and will operate daily from 6 a.m.-11 p.m. thereafter. It will be led by Store Manager […]
Posted inHome Page Slider, Independent Store News, Midwest
Save A Lot Kicks Off Bags For Brighter Holiday Food Donation Program
Save A Lot, based in St. Louis, Missouri and one of the largest discount grocery chains in the United States, has kicked off its annual Bags for a Brighter Holiday food donation program. It supports the local communities in which the retailer operates by donating high-quality food to local charities fighting hunger. Now through Giving […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Executive News, Home Page Latest News, Midwest
Buehler’s CEO Announces Retirement During HOF Award Ceremony
Buehler’s Fresh Foods CEO Dan Shanahan announced Oct. 29, during his induction into the Ohio Grocers Association Hall of Fame, that he was retiring, effective Dec. 31. He will continue in his role as board chairman and will be announcing a successor to the CEO position shortly. Shanahan has led the Wooster, Ohio-based Buehler’s chain since […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Latest News, Southwest
Brookshire Grocery Co. To Acquire Reasor’s 17 Oklahoma Stores
Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Reasor’s LLC and Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. announced Nov. 1 that they have entered into an agreement under which BGC will acquire Reasor’s 17 stores in Oklahoma. Reasor’s will be the newest banner of stores for the BGC family, which operates four others – Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods, Fresh by Brookshire’s and Spring […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Buehler’s Fresh Foods Appoints McClellan To Board Of Directors
Wooster, Ohio-based Buehler’s Fresh Foods has appointed a new board member, Amy McClellan of SpartanNash, effective Oct. 28. McClellan is the VP of fresh merchandising at SpartanNash, having been promoted in March from SVP of Martin’s Super Markets and division VP of retail for SpartanNash. While with Martin’s, she worked in the stores before progressing […]