Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly will host a grand reopening of its newly remodeled Jackson, Wisconsin, store on Eagle Drive on Wednesday. The public is invited to join the company at 3 p.m. for its first-ever sausage-cutting ceremony. With the notoriety and popularity of grocer’s award-winning brats, the grocer says a string of fresh bratwurst will be […]
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USDA Selects Seven Retailers To Test SNAP Online Ordering
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has chosen seven retailers to take part in a pilot designed to enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase their groceries online. The two-year pilot is slated to begin this summer. “Online purchasing is a potential lifeline for SNAP participants living in urban neighborhoods and rural communities […]
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Barons Market’s Newest San Diego Store Opens In Former Fresh & Easy Unit
Barons Market on Thursday opened its newest store in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego in a former Fresh & Easy unit. The store marks the family-owned grocer’s seventh location and what the company calls its first urban store. “This store has been tailor-made to embody the distinct culture that makes North Park extraordinary,” says […]
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Asian Grocer Debuts Second Store In Former Lunds & Byerlys Unit
St. Paul, Minnesota’s Ha Tien grocery has opened its second location—in a former Lunds & Byerlys store on the city’s east side. The Star Tribune reports that the store at 1959 Suburban Avenue appears to be one of the largest Asian markets in the Twin Cities. Its location, off Interstate 94 at N. Ruth Street, […]
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Porter’s Thriftway Invites Customers To Hold It Accountable
A new 35,000-s.f. Porter’s Thriftway with unique architecture has opened in Big Spring, Texas. The Shelby Report’s Ron Johnston recently toured the airy store with Trae Porter, a third-generation grocer with the family business. The gleaming Porter’s Thriftway, a former Safeway, started out in rough shape, Porter told Johnston. “It was scary looking. There was […]
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Korean Grocer H Mart To Open First N.C. Store On Thursday At Former Lowes Location
After announcing more than a year ago that it would open in the old Lowes Foods location in the Cornerstone Shopping Center in Cary, North Carolina, H Mart will be ready for business on Thursday, Dec. 22. It will be the first Tar Heel State location for the Korean grocery chain, which currently operates 55 stores nationwide, […]
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IGA Names 2016 Hometown Proud Retailers
IGA has revealed its 2016 IGA Hometown Proud Retailers, representing the “best of the best from IGA’s progressive independent retailers” in the U.S. The eight Hometown Proud Retailers will be recognized at the IGA Global Rally in Las Vegas in February, where one of them will be named IGA USA International Retailer of the Year […]
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Kohler Co.’s Woodlake Market Launches Online Grocery Service
Woodlake Market, a Kohler Co.-owned grocer located in Kohler, Wisconsin, has launched an online shopping service, Woodlake Market Online. The store, part of the Destination Kohler resort, partnered with Rosie to introduce grocery pickup and delivery options seven days a week via the Rosie app online or on any mobile device. “Our mission has and […]