Coborn’s Inc. will open its flagship Coborn’s Market & Table store March 12 in Plymouth, Minnesota. Serving as an anchor of The Boulevard development at Interstate 494 and Bass Lake Road, the store offers an elevated approach to grocery shopping. “At the heart of Market & Table is a simple idea – we love food, […]
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Natural Grocers To Host Annual Celebrate Colorado Event March 3-5
Natural Grocers will hold its seventh annual Celebrate Colorado event March 3-5, offering exclusive savings, giveaways and sweepstakes at all 45 Colorado stores. Natural Grocers has served Coloradoans with natural and organic options since 1955. What began with co-founders Margaret and Philip Isely going door to door in Golden, Colorado, to share their vision of […]
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Houchens Industries Names Jordan White As EVP
Houchens Industries has appointed Jordan White as EVP, the Bowling Green, Kentucky-based company announced Feb. 26. White will work with executive leadership and subsidiary management teams to support strategic growth initiatives, capital deployment and operational excellence across Houchens’ portfolio of companies. “I am excited to have Jordan join the Houchens team,” said Dion Houchins, chairman […]
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Plans Unveiled For H-E-B Store, Joe V’s Smart Shop In Garland, TX
H-E-B has announced plans for two new developments in Garland, Texas, including an H-E-B store and Joe V’s Smart Shop. The first project will revitalize a vacant shopping center at Centerville Road and LBJ Freeway. The 7-acre site will become home to North Texas’ fourth Joe V’s Smart Shop, a price format that focuses on […]
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Tops Markets Completes $2.3M Store Remodel In Tonawanda, NY
Tops Friendly Markets completed a $2.3 million remodel of its store at 890 Young Street in Tonawanda, New York, marking the company’s 50th major site renovation in six years. The project is part of Tops’ capital improvement project, which has included more than $100 million invested across its three-state footprint of New York, Pennsylvania and […]
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Schnucks Springboard Seeks Third Cohort For Emerging Business Accelerator
Schnuck Markets Inc. is accepting applications for the third cohort of its Schnucks Springboard accelerator program for emerging suppliers, with a deadline of April 25. Midwest business owners must meet specific criteria to qualify. Applicants must have annual consumer product goods revenue of less than $1 million, fewer than 10 years in the CPG business […]
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Busch’s Fresh Food Market Offers Traditional Irish Food For St. Patrick’s Day
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Busch’s Fresh Food Market is featuring traditional Irish food and beverages March 9-22 at its 16 southeastern Michigan stores. Ready-to-eat meals freshly prepared by Busch’s deli team will include corned beef with roasted redskin potatoes, carrots and cabbage, portioned for two. Irish soda bread, made in-house at the company’s bakehouse […]
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Fareway Promotes 7 Corporate Officers To New Positions
Fareway Stores Inc. has promoted seven corporate officers for what the Johnston, Iowa-based grocer described as outstanding leadership and contributions to its success. “These promotions reflect the exceptional talent and dedication of our team,” said Fareway CEO Reynolds Cramer. “Each individual has demonstrated leadership and commitment to Fareway’s mission of being the best in meat […]
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ShopRite Launches Free GLP-1 Wellness Starter Kits For Pharmacy Customers
Keasbey, New Jersey-based ShopRite has introduced Wellness Your Way Starter Kits, a free and limited-time offering designed to support customers beginning GLP-1 medications for weight management. While supplies last, customers filling their first GLP-1 prescription at a ShopRite pharmacy will receive a kit, which includes product samples and nutrition tips to help them build healthy […]
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Natural Grocers To Celebrate Texas Independence Day March 2-4
Lakewood, Colorado-based Natural Grocers will mark Texas Independence Day with a three-day celebration March 2-4 at all 24 of its locations in the Lone Star State. The celebration marks the day in 1836 when Texas declared its independence from Mexico. {N}power members who visit any of the stores during that span will receive a free […]
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Price Rite Marketplace Celebrates Associates On Supermarket Employee Day
Keasbey, New Jersey-based Price Rite Marketplace celebrated Supermarket Employee Day on Feb. 22, an occasion proclaimed by FMI – The Food Industry Association to recognize grocery workers for their commitment to feeding families. Employees from nearly 50 Price Rite Marketplace stores were acknowledged for the role they play in serving their communities. They received complimentary […]
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H-E-B Celebrates Remodeled, Expanded Hancock Center Store In Austin
H-E-B has finished expanding its store at 1800 East 41st St. in Austin, Texas, with the location now totaling 124,000 square feet. Known as Hancock Center, the store is 31,000 square feet larger and features a range of new and enhanced departments. It includes a full-service pharmacy, a True Texas BBQ restaurant with indoor seating, […]
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PCC Community Markets Launches Premium Churros Line Across 16 Stores
PCC Community Markets, the nation’s largest community-owned food cooperative, launched Alberto’s Churros premium retail line across all 16 of its stores this week. The collaboration between the Seattle-based co-op and local, minority-owned producer coincides with Alberto’s partnership with Specialty Frozen Food Distributors that will bring the frozen churros to retailers throughout western Washington. To meet […]
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ARS’ Fantozzi To Receive Visionary Award From Foundation Fighting Blindness
Joseph Fantozzi, president and COO of Allegiance Retail Services (ARS), will receive the Visionary Award from The Foundation Fighting Blindness on May 14 during the annual Night For Sight gala at Guastavino’s in New York City. The award recognizes honorees for exemplary values, visionary leadership and philanthropic impact on the community. Fantozzi will be recognized […]
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Grocers Prepare To Celebrate Supermarket Employee Day, Feb. 22
Grocers across the U.S. are taking time to celebrate their associates on Supermarket Employee Day. Supermarket Employee Day is part of a national effort to honor frontline grocery workers. First declared in 2021 by FMI – The Food Industry Association, Feb. 22 recognizes essential workers who support their customers and communities. With more than 40,000 […]
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Heritage Grocers Giving Foundation Launches Scholarship Programs
The Heritage Grocers Giving Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Heritage Grocers Group, has launched expanded scholarship programs benefiting students across communities served by its companies. Every store within the the company’s portfolio – Cardenas Markets, Los Altos Ranch Markets, El Rancho Supermercado and Tony’s Fresh Market – will award one $3,000 scholarship to a local […]
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Wakefern Food Corp. Selects Eagle Eye To Power Loyalty, Personalization
Wakefern Food Corp. has selected Eagle Eye to accelerate its loyalty strategy and deliver artificial intelligence-powered customer engagement initiatives across its retail network. The program is expected to go live in mid-2026. Wakefern, the largest retailer-owned supermarket cooperative in the U.S., will deploy Eagle Eye’s MACH-approved loyalty and personalization platform, moving away from a POS-based […]
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Penny Shortage Creates Operational Challenges for Independent Grocers Nationwide
Independent grocers across the country are navigating a growing penny shortage that is disrupting cash-handling routines and raising compliance questions at the register. Months after the U.S. Treasury Department confirmed the U.S. Mint had stopped producing new pennies for circulation in late 2025, retailers are feeling the effects of a coin supply that is thinning […]
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Meijer Employees Kept Stores Open During Winter Storm Fern
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer is praising employees who braved dangerous conditions to keep stores open and communities stocked during Winter Storm Fern, which swept across the Midwest in January. The historic storm dropped more than a foot of snow in many areas, shutting down roads and halting daily life across the region. In several communities, Meijer […]
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Raley’s Launches Member Prices, Eliminates Digital Coupon Clipping
Raley’s has launched Member Prices, a loyalty benefit that automatically applies discounts at checkout without requiring customers to clip digital coupons or log into accounts. The West Sacramento, California-based company describes the new program as part of broader efforts to evolve alongside changing customer expectations and shopping behaviors. Shoppers enter their Something Extra phone number […]