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Save A Lot To Fill Food Desert In Schenectady, NY

by Shelby Team August 3, 2026

Longstanding blighted and vacant buildings on State Street were taken down to make way for the mixed-used project that includes the grocery store.

Health & Wellness, Independent Store News, News, Pharmacy, Publix Super Markets, Southeast

Publix Pharmacy Joins Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program

by Shelby Team July 31, 2026August 5, 2026

The Bridge program allows eligible Medicare Part D members fill GLP-1 prescriptions for weight management.

Independent Store News, Featured News, News, Northeast

Long Island Grocers Unite: Giunta’s Meat Farms To Acquire King Kullen

by Shelby Team July 30, 2026July 31, 2026

The deal brings together two family-owned grocers and is expected to close in September.

Independent Store News, Association News, Featured News, Grocery Research, National

Annual FMS/NGA Study: Independents Held Firm In Fiscal 2025

by Shelby Team July 30, 2026

Despite cautious consumer spending and ongoing economic uncertainty, independents recorded some positive numbers in FY25.

Independent Store News, Featured News, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News

The Market Of Point Pleasant Beach Now Open On Jersey Shore

by Shelby Team July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

Associated Supermarket Group celebrated the grand opening of The Market of Point Pleasant Beach on July 24, returning a full-service supermarket to a longtime neighborhood grocery location on the New Jersey shore. Located at 505 Richmond Ave., the store is owned and operated by Shap Markets and is the company’s fifth independent supermarket. At more […]

Deli News, Bakery News, Independent Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest, News, Online Grocery Technology, Produce News

Heinen’s Expands Its Afresh AI Usage In Fresh Departments

by Shelby Team July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

Heinen’s is extending its use of the Afresh AI platform to period ending inventory across its fresh departments, replacing manual after-hours counts with AI-generated inventory estimates in produce, meat, deli, cheese and bakery. The Warrensville Heights, Ohio-based grocer already used Afresh for store ordering, so adding the inventory review required no new integrations or devices, […]