KeHE Distributors has entered into a second partnership with Minneapolis-based Independent Natural Food Retailers Association (INFRA) to service participating members in the Midwest. This strategic alliance will enable participating INFRA members in the Midwest region to improve their purchasing position in the market and have a platform that is flexible enough to support innovation, according […]
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California’s Nugget Markets Quietly Unveils New Store Concept
In a move that’s been kept relatively quiet over the past month, Nugget Markets in December unveiled a new store concept called Fork Lift. The Woodland, California-based grocer rebranded its Food 4 Less store at 3333 Coach Lane in Cameron Park with the new name. The Sacramento Business Journal reports that there was a grand […]
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Family Fare’s Newest Dickinson, N.D., Store Will Include First ‘Quick Stop’ C-Store
Family Fare will open its newest Dickinson, North Dakota, supermarket on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 1283 Roughrider Road in the Westridge Plaza. Adjacent to the store will be the first Family Fare Quick Stop, a 1,000-s.f. fuel center and convenience store. Family Fare already operates two supermarkets in Dickinson—Family Fare North at 302 1st Street […]
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Northgate Gonzalez Market Hosts 2014 Toy Giveaway Today
For the 18th consecutive year, Northgate Gonzalez Market will give away a toy to any boy or girl who comes to a Northgate store between 1 and 5 p.m. today. Free toys will be given while supplies last. Santa Claus also will be on hand to give out toys and pose for photos with each […]
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Johnsonville Opens Its First Retail Store In Naples, Florida
Johnsonville Sausage has brought its “big taste” to Naples, Florida, with the opening of its only retail location, the Johnsonville Sausage Marketplace. The store opened earlier this month with a day-long celebration that attracted nearly 13,000 southwest Floridians, who not only got a glimpse of the company’s first retail store, but also enjoyed Johnsonville’s fresh […]
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Alliance Retail Group Grows To More Than 600 Stores
The number of independent supermarkets served by Alliance Retail Group (ARG) now totals more than 600, the Tennessee-based group said this week. These stores represent the largest independent self-negotiating group in the country with locations in 19 states and a combined retail volume of more than $3.5 billion. “With the opening of our office in […]
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Newport Avenue Market Kicks Off Annual ‘Food For February’ Fundraiser
Now in its third year, Oregon’s Newport Avenue Market’s “Food for February” kicked off Monday, with all donations again going to the Family Kitchen of Bend. Throughout the month of December, customers who shop at Newport Avenue Market can donate any dollar amount they’d like, with the grocer matching 100 percent of the money raised […]
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All 1,150 IGA Stores In U.S. Now Members Of NGA
Every IGA location in the U.S. is now a member of the National Grocers Association (NGA). There are 1,150 IGA stores across the nation. “IGA and NGA have had a long-established relationship that over the years has allowed us to work together for the benefit of IGA’s independent retailers and NGA,” said IGA CEO Mark […]