Mother’s Market & Kitchen, a natural and organic foods retailer with seven Orange County locations, will celebrate its 38th anniversary with a special Harvest Fair and public event on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the company’s Santa Ana, California, store at 151 E. Memory Lane. The event will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and is free […]
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Harvest Market Designed To Cultivate Shopper And Producer Connections
When Niemann Foods Inc. (NFI) President and CEO Rich Niemann spoke about the company’s new Harvest Market as it opened to the public on Oct. 6 at 2029 South Neil Street in Champaign, Illinois, he shared the store’s mission: to connect food producers and makers with its customers. He talked about food and he talked […]
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Utah’s Reams Springville Market Offers Online Ordering, Pickup And Delivery
Reams Springville Market, a central Utah supermarket at 759 East 400 South, now offers online grocery with in-store pickup and same-day home delivery services. Springville, population 31,000, includes a Walmart that already offers online grocery shopping, and Kroger is building a new 123,000-s.f. store that will offer ClickList, the company’s curbside pickup program. Amberly Brimhall, the owner […]
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Western Markets To Debut New Mountain Brook Store In Birmingham On Thursday
Alabama’s Western Markets will host a grand opening of its new Mountain Brook store in the Lane Parke development of Mountain Brook Village in Birmingham on Thursday, Oct. 13. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. The new Western Market will replace an existing store, which the grocer has called home since 1959. “We’re a […]
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NGA Show Moving To New City In 2019
The National Grocers Association (NGA) says that it will move its 2019 and 2020 shows in order to accommodate growth. The show has been held in Las Vegas for the past several years and will be held there in 2017 and 2018. The 2019 and 2020 NGA Shows will be held in San Diego, California, […]
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The Fresh Grocer Opens New Store In Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
The Fresh Grocer opened its newest store at 421 S. 69th Street in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 30. The 53,000-s.f. unit is owned and operated by Patrick J. Burns and the Burns family, who have more than 30 years experience in the supermarket business in the greater Philadelphia area. “We are delighted and excited […]
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Haggen Donates $30K To School Projects Through DonorsChoose.org
Haggen has donated more than $30,000 to 56 projects requested by teachers throughout Whatcom County, Washington, through DonorsChoose.org. The donations will make an impact on 3,660 school-aged children at 16 schools in six school districts throughout the county. This fall, Haggen has pledged $22,500 to DonorsChoose.org. Each store will have $1,500 of funds to give […]
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A Family Tradition: Staying True To Roots Keeps Metcalfe’s Ahead Of The Competition
Metcalfe’s Market may be nearing the century mark, but this is a family-owned business that always seems to be a step ahead of what’s next. A hot topic of late has been grocery delivery. Metcalfe’s Market has been doing that for 15 years. Grocers these days are putting a strong focus on perishables, including beautiful […]