Locally owned and operated Pete’s Fresh Market has leased two adjacent spaces vacated by Whole Foods Market and Sports Authority at Rice Lake Square in Wheaton, Illinois. According to property manager Annette Eastman of Mid-America Asset Management, Pete’s will open a 69,586-s.f. “enhanced concept grocery store” at this location in fall 2018. A multiple Talk […]
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Hunger Fundraiser Under Way In 28 U.S. Grocery Stores
Making Change, a 501(c)(3) organization that partners with retailers nationwide to run point-of-purchase fundraisers, has launched its campaign for summer 2017, “Hunger Knows No Season.” The campaign runs through the end of September, which is Hunger Action Month. A total of 28 stores in different regions across the country are participating in the fundraiser: nine […]
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Publix Opening Its First Virginia Store In Glen Allen On Saturday
Publix Super Markets will make its highly anticipated Virginia debut on Saturday, July 15, when it opens its new store at 5400 Wyndham Forest Drive in Glen Allen. This first store is located in the Nuckols Place shopping center; it’s a 54,191 s.f. The Nuckols Place store quickly will be followed by two more stores […]
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Natural Grocers Moves Into Denver Food Desert
Natural Grocers is relocating its downtown Denver store to the River North (RiNo) neighborhood, an area referred to as a food desert. Two years ago, a Change.org petition garnered 1,231 supporters who banded together to demand a health-focused grocery retailer open in Northeast Denver. Natural Grocers says it topped the list as a grocer of […]
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Utah Grocers Featuring In-Store And Outdoor Farmers Markets
Five Utah grocery chains are making it easier for shoppers to get the freshest fruits and vegetables this season. Macey’s, Lin’s, Dan’s, Dick’s Market and Fresh Market are bringing back the Eat Fresh, Eat Local in-store and outdoor farmers markets, which feature a variety of Utah-grown produce. The farmers markets run through the first week […]
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Bo Jackson Says: Brand Name Is Meaningless Without A Reputation For Quality
Vincent “Bo” Jackson, a Heisman Trophy winner, a two-sport athlete and a businessman with more than two decades of experience, doesn’t take a half-hearted approach to anything if his track record is any indication. And the zealousness that has defined his athletic career also characterizes his more recent business ventures, including VEJ Holdings LLC, a […]
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More Details About Meijer’s New Urban Grocery Store Released
West Side and downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, residents recently marked the groundbreaking of Meijer’s Bridge Street Market, a grocery store coming to the city’s West Side on the corner of Bridge Street and Seward Avenue.The new 37,000-s.f. store will feature 22-foot ceilings, open-air elements and a pedestrian-friendly design. Bridge Street Market is a first-of-its-kind store […]
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Sunriver IGA In Oregon Credits New System For Deterring Theft, Clerical Mistakes
John Audia had no idea how much theft and clerical mistakes were happening at the checkouts at his Sunriver supermarket near Bend, Oregon, until he implemented technology that caught all of it on video. He had a cashier prosecuted after the video revealed her giving away groceries “left and right” to customers and employees. Since […]