Price Chopper, Kansas City’s locally-owned grocer, is planning to invest more than $54 million into new stores and remodels of existing stores over the course of 2020. This year’s investment is more than the previous two years combined and brings the company’s total investments to more than $104 million in just three years. According to […]
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WEST: Cardenas Markets Foundation Launches New Scholarship Program
With the support of Cardenas Markets, the Cardenas Markets Foundation is launching a new scholarship program intended to support students in California (Inland Empire, Imperial Valley and Bay Area), Arizona (Phoenix and Tucson) and Nevada (Las Vegas). Specifically, they will be granting a total of 59 scholarships—one $2,000 award per each of the stores they […]
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Festival Foods Releases Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign Results
Shoppers at Festival Foods’ 33 stores throughout Wisconsin gave more than $431,000 to the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign in 2019. Of the total, $389,000 in cash was dropped in the traditional red kettles and $42,000 was added to shoppers’ grocery totals at Festival Foods checkouts. “The checkout option is a win for our guests […]
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Recommended: Salvatore Sendik, Of Downer Avenue Sendik’s Grocery Store, Dies At 84
Salvatore Sendik had picture-perfect produce. He knew people bought food with their eyes, so he ran the Downer Avenue Sendik’s grocery store with a focus on presentation, his family said: vegetables on beds of ice, shiny fruits without blemishes. Sendik, whose independent Milwaukee market became known for quality foodstuffs amid chain stores’ growth, died Thursday […]
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Publix Plans To Open New Store In Buford, GA, On Feb. 26
Publix Super Markets will open a new store Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7 a.m. at the Holland Point Shopping Center in Buford, Georgia. “Our customers are looking for ways to save time during their busy day,” said Brenda Reid, community relations manager for Publix’s Atlanta Division. “Our new store offers curbside pick-up, online ordering for […]
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Allegiance Retail Services Opens Foodtown Of Roosevelt Island In NYC
Allegiance Retail Services LLC held the grand opening of the Foodtown of Roosevelt Island on Friday, Feb. 7. The store, which is a former Gristedes, is operated by the New York Food Group (John Catsimatidis, chairman, and Nick D’Agostino III, president). The supermarket is located at 686 North Main Street and is open every day […]
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SpartanNash Foundation, Store Guests Support Habitat For Humanity
As part of its commitment to building stronger communities, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based SpartanNash Foundation invites store guests to take part in its companywide fundraising effort to build a strong foundation and a path toward homeownership in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. The SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraising effort to secure shelter—one of the Foundation’s pillars—will run […]
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Publix Leaders Recognized With Company’s Most Prestigious Awards
Twelve Publix Super Markets managers were recognized for their leadership and dedication during a dinner Feb. 11 at the company’s annual Retail Operations Conference in Orlando, Florida. The George W. Jenkins Award and the President’s Award are Publix’s two most prestigious recognitions. The George W. Jenkins Award—named after Publix’s late founder—was presented to five store […]