Foxtrot Café & Market will reopen its eighth location Feb. 19 at 1576 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Wicker Park, a neighborhood in Chicago. The grocer previously reopened five locations in the Windy City and two in Dallas. To mark the occasion, the café will offer free drip coffee from 6-11 a.m. Feb. 19. Guests also […]
Category: Independent Store News
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast
Freshtown Preps For Store Opening In Newburgh, NY
CQM Foods, an employee-owned company operating Freshtown and Peck’s banners, will open a new grocery store Feb. 21 at 59 N. Plank Road in Newburgh, New York. The Freshtown location, which has been under construction for nine months, will employ about 75 local residents. The company is a member of the Allegiance Retail Services cooperative of 140 […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Executive News, West
Heritage Grocers Group Appoints Holt As CFO
Heritage Grocers Group has appointed Matthew Holt as CFO. Reporting to Chairman and CEO Suzy Monford, Holt will oversee the financial and accounting initiatives for all Heritage banner companies which include Cardenas Markets, Tony’s Fresh Market and El Rancho Supermercado. Holt succeeds Darren Karst, who assumed the role of CFO in April 2023 and retired […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Market Profile, West
Los Altos Ranch Markets’ Growth In Phoenix Area Comes Via Brand Loyalty
The seven Los Altos Ranch Markets in and around Phoenix served more than 6 million customers last year. That number speaks to the affinity shoppers have for the banner, according to Prabash Coswatte, chief operating officer of Los Altos’ parent company, Heritage Grocers Group, based in Ontario, California. The first Los Altos store in Phoenix […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast, ShopRite
Former Longtime Wakefern Chairman Accepts FMI Honor
ShopRite of Hunterdon County President Joseph Colalillo was one of eight food industry executives FMI – The Food Industry Association honored with Executive Leadership Awards during its Midwinter Executive Conference on Marco Island, Florida. Colalillo, who served as chairman of Wakefern Food Corp. from 2005-23, received the Sidney R. Rabb Award for Statesmanship. In its […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Association News, National
NGA Selects 2025 Creative Choice Award Winners
The National Grocers Association (NGA) has revealed the winners of its annual Creative Choice Awards, which recognize outstanding marketing and merchandising programs from independent grocery retailers across the country. Recipients of the Creative Choice Awards receive national recognition at The NGA Show, set for Feb. 23-25 at the Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Harps Food Stores, Southwest
Harps Food Stores Prepares For Grand Opening In Conway, AR
Harps Food Stores will hold a grand opening March 12 for a new location at 3500 Dave Ward Drive in Conway, Arkansas. The 39,000-square-foot store will offer a large variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, including organic items; USDA Prime beef, all natural pork, poultry and seafood; deli and signature bakery products; and fresh sushi […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Market Profile, Southwest
La Montañita Food Co-op Growing Roots In New Mexico
Known locally as the grocery store with a soul, La Montañita Food Co-op is making a name for itself with four locations in New Mexico – two in Albuquerque and one each in Gallup and Santa Fe. The Gallup store is La Montañita’s smallest at just 1,000 square feet, while the largest totals 20,000 square […]