Super G Mart is the largest international supermarket in North Carolina, offering spices, produce, grocery and household items from across the globe. Paul Han, VP of operations, spoke with The Shelby Report of the Southeast about the company during the recent Carolinas Food Industry Council conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The first Super G […]
Category: Independent Store News
Posted inIndependent Store News, Fareway, Midwest
Fareway Campaign Raises $151K For Children’s Charity
Fareway Stores Inc. partnered with Variety – the Children’s Charity to conduct its seventh annual Round Up in July at all 139 stores, raising $151,089.86. On Aug. 3, Fareway presented a check to Variety at the Fareway Family Night at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa. “We want to thank our generous customers […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix Adds Alabama Supermarket To Growing Portfolio
Publix Super Markets opened a new 48,000 square-foot store July 31 in the Shoppes at Fort Toulouse in Wetumpka, Alabama. The store features departments for grocery, dairy, frozen food, seafood, meat and fresh produce, as well as a full-service bakery, deli and pharmacy with a drive-thru. “We are very excited for the opening of Publix […]
Posted inRaley's, Independent Store News, West
The Raley’s Companies Honors Veterans, First Responders With Discount Program
The Raley’s Companies is offering a new 10-percent discount program for retired and active-duty military, first responders and their families. The discount is available for in-store and online purchases the first Tuesday of each month, as well as on Memorial Day, July 4th and Veterans Day. “We are truly humbled by the dedication of our nation’s […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, West
Mollie Stone’s Markets Appoints Stone As COO
Mollie Stone’s Markets, an independent family-owned grocery operator in California’s Bay Area, has promoted Elliott Stone as chief operating officer. With more than 19 years of experience working in all aspects of the family business, Elliott, son of founder and CEO Mike Stone, will oversee daily operations focused on maintaining and extending Mollie Stone’s commitment […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Independent Store News, West
Davis Food & Drug To Launch Instacart’s Caper Carts At All Stores
Davis Food & Drug, a three-store grocery chain in Utah, will replace the majority of its traditional shopping carts with Instacart’s AI-powered Caper Carts at all locations in the coming months. “At Davis Food & Drug, putting our customers first is at the heart of everything we do. Introducing Caper Carts is part of our […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast, Weis Markets
Weis Markets Opens Fuel Center, Beer-Wine Café In PA
Weis Markets has opened two specialty sites in Pennsylvania – a Gas N’ Go Fuel Center at its store on Pleasant Valley Boulevard in Altoona and a beer-wine café at its location in Chambersburg. Fuel center The store marked the grand opening with a $5,500 donation to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, an organization Weis […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Feature, Midwest
Houchens Food Group Honoring Top Store Managers
Houchens Food Group recently unveiled a new program, the Store Manager Appreciation Awards, to recognize the work of its grocery store leadership, whom it considers its “unsung heroes.” Consisting of 18 lunch banquets divided by region and banner, the events include individual recognition of store managers as well as a selection of other awards. In […]