Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions self-checkout systems have helped Value Center Marketplace increase revenues and customer satisfaction. Value Center’s focus on customer experience has resulted in improved store revenues and operating efficiency for the Michigan grocer due to the deployment of Toshiba Self-Checkout Systems units at two stores. Providing shoppers with a convenient and frictionless option […]
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Refreshed Price Rite Marketplace Stores In Connecticut Open
Price Rite Marketplace has revealed its fresh new look and improved in-store experience at five of its Connecticut stores in Cromwell, New Britain, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor. The retailer introduced its award-winning redesigned store concept with programming focused on special deep discounts and enhanced fresh offerings on the heels of a successful pilot program […]
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Personalization And Relevancy Can Be Game-Changers For Independents
by David Kiehle/SVP and GM, Smart.Market Inc. Independent grocers are increasingly aware of the impact of industry disruption. These retailers are facing a new landscape marked by emerging technologies, quickly changing consumer behaviors, and a wide range of traditional and nontraditional competitors building scale through acquisitions and organic growth. This new environment creates challenges across […]
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Bashas’ Diné Market In Sanders Is First New Store In A Decade
The new Bashas’ Diné Market in Sanders, Arizona, is the grocer’s first new-build store since 2009. A special grand opening celebration was held Wednesday, April 3. Representatives of the Navajo Nation, members of the Na’Ha’Ta Dzill Commission and members of the Basha family were on hand for the grand opening ceremony. The Na’Ha’Ta Dzill Veterans […]
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H-E-B Joins Houston Outlaws As Official Partner In ESports
San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B and the Houston Outlaws have partnered to bring the family-owned food retailer into the world of eSports through the team’s South Texas representation in Activision-Blizzard’s Overwatch League. This partnership marks Houston Outlaws’ first partner branding integration on the sleeves of their uniforms, with H-E-B adorned on all home and away jerseys. […]
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Asian Food Markets To Open At New Jersey’s Plainsboro Plaza
Asian Food Markets, a chain of grocery stores focusing on East Asian packaged, fresh and prepared food, has signed a lease for a 43,152-s.f. anchor space at Plainsboro Plaza Shopping Center in Plainsboro, New Jersey, which is owned by Onyx Equities. The store is projected to open in the next several months, according to a […]
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Publix Donates 14,000 Books To Atlanta United Way Little Free Libraries
Publix associates have collected and donated more than 14,000 books for Little Free Libraries they built throughout the Atlanta area. The results of the Little Free Libraries campaign were unveiled Thursday, April 4, at Our House in Atlanta. Publix announced the 2019 philanthropy project at its recent Publix Retail Operation Conference. Publix associates built 132 […]
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Wegmans Harrison Hiring Employees Ahead Of Spring 2020 Opening
Wegmans Food Market in Harrison, New York, the Rochester-based supermarket chain, is now seeking 220 full-time employees to staff the new 121,000-s.f. store in advance of the spring 2020 opening. Full-time jobs include positions from customer service and entry-level management to a wide range of culinary positions such as chefs and line cooks. The Harrison […]