Price Rite Marketplace will mark its 30th anniversary in June with special promotions and events. Starting May 30, the grocer is launching promotions on produce, specialty meats and everyday essentials in-store and online. Also planned are in-store celebrations, including vendor demonstrations and employee appreciation cookouts at all locations. Price Rite Marketplace, which opened its first […]
Category: Independent Store News
Posted inIndependent Store News, Executive News, Foodtown, News, Northeast
ARS Supports Night For Sight Gala In NYC
Allegiance Retail Services (ARS) supported the Foundation Fighting Blindness’ Night for Sight Gala on May 15 at Guastavino’s in New York City. The annual event brings together leaders from fashion, food and finance to raise funds for advancing treatments and cures for blinding diseases. This year, the foundation presented its Visionary Award to Michael Tarloff, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Feature, News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
Publix Celebrates Opening Of New Supermarket In Gainesville, GA
Publix Super Markets held a grand opening celebration May 28 for a new 48,387-square-foot store at 3715 Wahoo Falls Trace in Gainesville, Georgia. The supermarket is the second the grocer has opened over an eight-month span in the Northeast Georgia city, following the Sept. 12 debut of its store at 2155 Limestone Ridge. For the […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Midwest, News, Schnucks
Schnucks To Host Donation Campaign, Item Drive For Storm Relief
Within hours after a deadly tornado tore through the St. Louis area May 16, Schnucks employees had mobilized and delivered assistance to the neighborhoods most impacted. To continue its relief efforts, the grocer will host a personal care item drive and a “Round Up at the Register” campaign. Through June 6, customers are encouraged to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Lowes Foods, News, Southeast
Lowes Foods Expanding With Locations In NC, SC
Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Lowes Foods is expanding in the growing Triangle region of North Carolina, as well as the South Carolina Lowcountry. The Triangle stores will be in: Wendell, North Carolina, at Wendell Falls Parkway and Eagle Rock Road; and Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, at Old Honeycutt and Purfoy roads. In addition, the company will convert […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Brookshire Grocery Co., Southwest
Brookshire Grocery Co. Launches Food Drive To Combat Hunger
Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) has launched its annual Compassion in Action Food Drive to support food pantries in more than 170 communities. Through June 10, all Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods, Spring Market, FRESH by Brookshire’s and Reasor’s stores are collecting food donations for distribution to service organizations and food pantries. Customers have the option to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, West
Market Of Choice Opens New Store In Hillsboro, OR
Market of Choice, Oregon’s largest independent, family-owned grocer, recently held a grand opening for its 12th store in the state, located at 3515 SE Cornelius Pass Road in Hillsboro. The 35,000 square-foot store is the cornerstone of the new Reed’s Crossing Town Center development, offering a selection of conventional, natural and specialty products. “We are […]
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Independent Grocers Fight For Fair Competition During 2025 NGA Fly-In
The National Grocers Association (NGA) held its annual Fly-In for Fair Competition May 20-21, bringing industry leaders to the nation’s capital to advocate for a level playing field in the grocery sector. “The Fly-In for Fair Competition is a powerful opportunity for independent grocers to make their voices heard where it matters most – on […]