The new Lee’s MarketPlace store in North Salt Lake in the Foxboro Shopping Center celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19. “We are grateful for the opportunity to serve North Salt Lake and the surrounding areas. Lee’s is known for our signature friendly guest service and community involvement. […]
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Zion Market Debuts New-Concept Asian Grocery Store In Irvine
Zion Market will open its first Zion Mart store in Irvine on Wednesday with a soft opening. An official grand opening celebration will be held Feb. 16. The new store at Parkview Center will be a prototype for the family-owned and -operated Zion Market, which operates five locations in Southern California, including Buena Park and […]
AWG Springfield Division, Suppliers Bring Produce For Kids Campaign To 272 Stores
A year-long healthy eating-focused Produce for Kids campaign with Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) Springfield Division will raise funds for Feeding America programs that benefit families and children within the AWG Springfield footprint. The program, which kicked off this week, offers shoppers healthy meal solutions, registered dietitian-approved recipes and tips. The AWG Springfield Produce for Kids […]
New Mexico Profile: Lowe’s Signature Market In Alamogordo Is The ‘Nicest Store In The State’ By Design
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest Lowe’s Signature Market is not just the nicest store in the Lowe’s Market lineup. It is the nicest store in New Mexico. Officially celebrated with a grand reopening in the summer of 2015, the ideas that turned the Alamogordo location into a Signature store started percolating well before then. “It took us […]
Ohio’s The Andersons To Shutter Four Remaining Retail Stores
The Andersons general stores will close their remaining four retail locations—two in Toledo and two in Columbus—in the second quarter, the company said Sunday. The stores, which average 140,000 s.f.—carry approximately 125,000 SKUs and sell everything from groceries to mattresses to clothing. “The decision to close The Andersons stores was not easy for anyone involved,” […]
Supervalu Sees Rise In Wholesale Segment As Retail Sales Continue To Falter
Supervalu’s third quarter wholesale sales increased slightly vs. a year ago, but its retail segment continued to struggle. Total net sales within the wholesale segment increased 0.2 percent, to $1.91 billion from $1.90 billion a year ago. New business is outpacing lost business, the company said. Retail identical store sales were negative 5.7 percent, dropping […]
Crest Foods Raises $80K At Annual Golf Tourney For Childhood Hunger
Eight-store Oklahoma-based grocer Crest Foods once again “took a swing” at childhood hunger in Oklahoma, raising $80,000 from its 28th annual golf tournament, held at Oak Tree Golf & Country Club in Edmond last year. The funds will support the Regional Food Bank’s Food for Kids Backpack Program and provide weekend food for chronically hungry school children. A semi-truck […]
Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly To Host Sausage Cutting At Remodeled Store On Wednesday
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 […]
