Macey’s recently held a grand opening for newly remodeled stores in West Valley, Utah (Granger Macey’s) and West Jordan, Utah. Due to COVID-19, there was a small grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 3. Grand opening deals were available all week long. The new Granger Macey’s store is 50,514 square feet and the West […]
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Cardenas Markets Names Coswatte Chief Administration Officer
Cardenas Markets has promoted Prabash Coswatte to the role of chief administration officer. In this position, Coswatte will continue to report directly to Doug Sanders, chairman and CEO for Cardenas Markets, and will oversee the operations of the company’s information technology, data integrity, scanning, receiving, maintenance, construction and real estate departments. Coswatte joined Cardenas Markets […]
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Cub Reopens Store At E. Lake Street In Minneapolis
After being forced to close in late May 2020 due to significant damage following civil unrest in the area, Stillwater, Minnesota-based Cub has reopened its store located at 2850 26th Avenue S. in Minneapolis. The reopening of the Lake Street store also marks the closure of the Cub Community Market, which played a vital role […]
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Bashas’ Selling Paczki To Support St. Vincent De Paul
Arizonans can support local families served by St. Vincent de Paul when they purchase Paczki (“Poonch-kee”) at Bashas’ grocery stores on Fat Tuesday. Bashas’ will donate 10 percent of all Paczki sales on Tuesday, Feb. 16, to St. Vincent de Paul. The funds will help families throughout the state who are served by the nonprofit […]
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Market Profile: Janssen’s Market Stands Strong Against Competitors, COVID-19
by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Today, Paula Janssen is the majority owner of Janssen’s Market in Wilmington, Delaware, a gourmet grocery store of about 100 employees. Janssen’s grandfather founded the store in 1952, and her parents recently stepped away from the business to enjoy their retirement, still maintaining partial ownership. However, the way things […]
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Market Profile: Good Earth Market Finds Success With Organic, Natural Offerings
by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Good Earth Market, built from the ground up 16 years ago in Ocean View, Delaware, is a woman-owned business. It started solely as a grocery store, and about nine years ago, owner Susan Ryan had a tenant come in and start a restaurant. After leasing that portion for a […]
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URM Stores Inc. Celebrates 100 Years Of Service, Success
On Feb. 4, 1921, a group of five independent grocery store owners each put up $500 toward a dream and a goal: to form a regional cooperative for the benefit of an entire region. With the aim of fighting the “corporate chains” and increasing their buying power, they formed United Retail Merchants which later became known […]
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The Pie Hole Now Open At Gelson’s In Santa Monica, California
The Pie Hole, the fastest growing pie and coffee shop in the nation, has partnered with Gelson’s Markets to open the first The Pie Hole Bakery inside the grocery chain’s Santa Monica, California store. “Our first retail grocery unit within Gelson’s is an exciting development for brand, especially with the high economic consumer demand for […]