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Posted inIndependent Store News, Association News, National
NGA Backs Senate Resolution To Overturn EPA’s Final Rule
The National Grocers Association (NGA) has given strong support for Sen. Roger Marshall’s (R-Kansas) Congressional Review Act resolution, SJ Res. 14, to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s Final Rule: Management of Certain HFCs and Their Substitutes Under the AIM Act. According to NGA, the management rule imposes a series of costly and complex compliance requirements that threaten the […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Corporate Store News, Independent Store News, National
DoorDash Adds SNAP/EBT Payments For More Grocers
DoorDash has added merchants across the nation that accept SNAP/EBT payments on the DoorDash Marketplace, including Wakefern Food Corp. (ShopRite, The Fresh Grocer, Price Rite Marketplace, Fairway Market and Gourmet Garage banners), Southeastern Grocers (Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores) and BJ’s Wholesale Club. They join several other grocers and convenience stores that offer SNAP/EBT payment capabilities […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Southwest
Foxtrot Café & Market Reopens Second Dallas Location
Foxtrot reopened a location Feb. 6 at 6565 Hillcrest Ave. in Dallas, Texas, featuring an expanded coffee experience and a reimagined food menu. Foxtrot Café & Market’s café experience will include a full-day food and beverage menu featuring: Breakfast – New flavors of signature breakfast tacos, including Borracho Bean, Brisket Guisado and Grilled Veggie; Lunch and […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Harps Food Stores, Southwest
10Box Cost-Plus Prepares For New Site In Van Buren, AR
10Box Cost-Plus Food Store, a banner of Harps Food Stores, will hold a grand opening March 5 for a location at 120 Cloverleaf Plaza in Van Buren, Arkansas. The store will be the 14th for 10Box Cost-Plus, which has provided “quality groceries at competitive prices” for more than a decade in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast, Wakefern
Price Rite Marketplace, Feed the Children Mark 10th Anniversary
As part of the 2024 Feeding Minds & Bodies campaign, which marked a decade of partnership between Price Rite Marketplace and Feed the Children, the two organizations hosted 10 events in several states, distributing about 130,000 meals and essentials valued at nearly $1.4 million. These efforts reached more than 21,000 people in communities served by Price […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast, Weis Markets
Weis Markets Donates $42K To Children’s Cancer Foundation
Weis Markets recently donated $42,000 to The Children’s Cancer Foundation Inc. at its store in Nottingham, Maryland. The funds were generated by customer round-up donations at checkout throughout December, along with a corporate contribution. CCF raises and distributes funds to support local pediatric cancer researchers and programs in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., area. Since 1983, it […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northgate Market, West
Northgate Gonzalez Market Unveils New-Look La Puente Store
Customers lined up early in the morning Jan. 29 to visit the newly redesigned Northgate González Market at 831 N. Hacienda Blvd. in La Puente, California. The new-look store highlights more of the fresh and prepared Mexican foods customers want, along with easy-to-navigate check stands for those on the go. “Today marks a special milestone […]