Busch’s Fresh Food Market, a family-owned supermarket chain in Southeast Michigan, plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a 10-day sale. From May 16-25, shoppers will find exclusive deals across the store as a thank-you for their continued support. The celebration also includes a charity hot dog event in all stores on May 17-18, with […]
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Grocery Outlet Names Free Groceries For Life Sweepstakes Winners
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. has announced the winners of its Free Groceries for Life sweepstakes, which also offered customers the chance to win a range of other prizes. The grand prize winners (valued at $240,000) – Michaele Webster of Hidden Valley Lake, California, and Annette Baker of Westminster, California – were surprised with celebrations at […]
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T&T Supermarket To Open First Southern California Store
T&T Supermarket’s first Southern California store, which will be in the Great Park community of Irvine, is slated to open next winter. Located in The Canopy at Great Park, with access from the future 133 Freeway interchange, the new 34,000-square-foot store aims to become a go-to destination for residents and visitors to the nearby Great […]
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Schnucks Springboard Adds Products From First Cohort To Store Shelves
Products that were a part of the first class of Schnucks Springboard local and diverse-owned business accelerator are appearing on shelves at select Schnucks stores in the St. Louis area. The companies will receive a four-week trial for their products on a devoted endcap at the following 15 St. Louis-area Schnucks stores: Missouri – Arsenal, […]
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H-E-B Gives Away 274K Reusable Bags For Earth Day
As part of its annual Earth Day celebration, H-E-B gave away 274,000 reusable bags to customers across Texas. Beginning at 8 a.m. April 22, shoppers who visited any H-E-B, Central Market, Joe V’s Smart Shop and Mi Tienda in Texas were eligible to receive a bag. Since 2008, H-E-B has given out more than 3.2 […]
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Market Of Choice Prepares To Open In Hillsboro, OR
Market of Choice will open its 12th store on May 22 at 3515 SE Cornelius Pass Road in Hillsboro, Oregon. Located near Tualatin Valley Highway, the 35,000-square-foot store will bring about 150 jobs to the community while offering a diverse selection of conventional, natural and specialty products. Market of Choice features a variety of items […]
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NGA Foundation Advisory Group To Assist In Independent Grocers’ SNAP EBT Upgrades
The National Grocers Association (NGA) Foundation has welcomed a new advisory committee to help promote and expand its assistance to independent grocers in modernizing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) systems, including implementing SNAP Online and EBT chip card functionality. This initiative, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]
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Heritage Grocers Group Appoints Ingraffia As Chief Transformation Officer
Frank Ingraffia, CEO of Tony’s Fresh Market chain, has added Heritage Grocers Group’s chief transformation officer role to his duties and will work among the company’s offices in Chicago, Dallas and Ontario, California. He will report to Heritage Grocers Group Chairman and CEO Suzy Monford. Heritage’s transformation office was created in December as the company […]