WinCo Foods will open as many as four stores in the Oklahoma City, Okla., area, according to local media. Commercial real estate firm Prince Edwards & Co. indicated in a midyear retail market survey that WinCo is interested in Oklahoma City, Moore and Midwest City locations, The Oklahoman reports. WinCo Foods, an employee-owned company based […]
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Posted in, Independent Store News, West
C&K Broadens Store Offerings As Company Emerges From Bankruptcy
C&K Market is previewing what customers can expect in the future as it emerged from bankruptcy Aug. 10. “We’ve been in the stores, talking with customers and identifying how we can serve them even better,” said Karl Wissmann, C&K Market’s president. “With bankruptcy behind us, we’re in a position to enhance our stores. Customers can […]
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Supervalu Kicks Off Inaugural National Sales Expo Today
Supervalu, one of the nation’s leading grocery distributors, will welcome more than 3,900 grocery industry professionals to St. Paul, Minn., this week for the company’s first-ever national sales expo, a three-day trade event. The expo will feature more than 20 educational sessions and more than 330 expo booths, providing independent grocery retailers from more than […]
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Cincinnati’s First Fresh Thyme Farmers Market To Open Aug. 27
Cincinnati’s first Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will celebrate its grand opening Wednesday, Aug. 27, in the Oakley community, with doors opening at 7 a.m. The store will be located at 3321 Alamo Ave. Illinois-based Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is a new specialty grocer offering “healthy food at healthy values,” with a focus on fresh, natural, […]
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Festival Foods’ Skogen Is Wisconsin Grocer Of The Year
On July 28, the Wisconsin Grocers Association (WGA) presented Mark Skogen, president and CEO of Festival Foods, with the state’s 2014 Grocer of the Year award. WGA President and CEO Brandon Scholz, Supervalu’s Jeff McClure (who nominated Skogen for the award) and Marlin Greenfield of Festival Foods worked together to ensure the award was a surprise. Skogen is […]
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Cowley’s Piggly Wiggly In Milton Purchases Edgerton Store
Jason and Angie Cowley, current operators of Cowley’s Piggly Wiggly in Milton, Wis., have signed an agreement to purchase the Edgerton Piggly Wiggly store from Dave and Sandy Kotwitz, who plan to retire. The transaction is set to close Sept. 27, according to Piggly Wiggly Midwest. Dave Kotwitz, who has been operating the Edgerton Piggly […]
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Roche Bros. Opening Second Brothers Marketplace Store Next Week
Roche Bros. will open its second Brothers Marketplace store Wednesday, July 30, in Medfield, Mass. The neighborhood market will provide customers with a one-stop grocery shopping and dining experience with a carefully curated selection of local, fresh and specialty foods. The market will emphasize local producers and vendors that have been handpicked by store associates, […]
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Newport Ave. Market’s Annual Charitable Golf Tourney Is Next Week
In its second year honoring the legacy of the Rude Rudy’s Golf Tournament and its commitment to feeding the hungry in Central Oregon, Newport Avenue Market’s Go Golf! Tournament participants will hit the links at Broken Top Golf Club in Bend on Tuesday, July 22. Proceeds will benefit the Hunger Prevention Coalition (HPC) of Central […]