Natural Grocers will open its first Minnesota store on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The store is located at 1507 Greenview Drive SW in Rochester and will officially open at 8 a.m. As part the grand opening, Natural Grocers will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:55 a.m. and will then distribute mystery gift cards to the first […]
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Ridley’s Moving Into Raley’s Winnemucca, Nevada, Store
When Raley’s closes its supermarket in Winnemucca, Nevada, on Sept. 1, it shouldn’t be too long before a new food retailer sets up shop. Ridley’s Family Markets reportedly plans to move into the store, located in the Valley View Shopping Center at 1125 W. Winnemucca Boulevard. The grocery chain also is trying to incorporate the current […]
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Odell Bringing Back Stores For Communities After Buyer Goes Bankrupt
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor “Somebody told my wife the other day that we had flunked retirement, because I’m 82 and my wife is right behind me,” said Leroy “Perk” Odell, owner of Super’s stores in Akron, Wiggins, Haxtun and Walden, Colorado. Perk and Betty Odell are back in the business so that communities in Colorado […]
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Lunds & Byerlys Bagger Crowned Minnesota’s Best
Lauren Gillson of Lunds & Byerlys in St. Cloud has won the Minnesota Grocers Association’s (MGA) 27th annual statewide best bagger contest, held at the Mall of America on Aug. 15. Gillson took home $500, a trophy and will travel to Las Vegas to represent Minnesota at the National Grocers Association’s best bagger championship in […]
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Lowes Foods Expands Renewal Of e-Commerce Experience
North Carolina-based Lowes Foods and Unata, a leader in one-to-one omni-commerce solutions, say they plan to expand a new and innovative e-commerce experience across all 60 Lowes Foods-To-Go store locations. This expansion is a phased rollout across markets and comes after a successful pilot, according to the companies. The Lowes and Unata partnership began with […]
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Bashas’ Debuting Remodeled Store In Chandler Aug. 19
Bashas’ will celebrate its newly-remodeled grocery store, located at the northwest corner of Chandler Heights and Gilbert Roads in Chandler, Arizona, on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The remodeled store now has an expanded selection of products, including more organic and healthy options; a revamped deli and bakery, with ice cream by the scoop; a sushi bar; […]
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Four-Star General, Stanley McChrystal, To Deliver 2016 NGA Show Keynote
The National Grocers Association (NGA) said Tuesday that retired Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal will present the opening keynote address at the 2016 NGA Show, to be held Feb. 28-March 2 in Las Vegas. McChrystal, a four-star general and former Green Beret, led the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in Iraq during the Persian Gulf Wars […]
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Coborn’s Builds Gluten-Free Bakery, Products Begin Hitting Stores This Week
Coborn’s Inc. has built a gluten-free bakery “from scratch” to meet the demand for fresh, gluten-free bakery treats at its 50 midwestern supermarkets and its online delivery company, CobornsDelivers. The bakery is housed on the Coborn’s corporate campus across from the company’s central bakery and has begun production of 20 specialty bakery treats. Go here to […]