Knowlan’s Super Markets, which operates Festival Foods of Minnesota and Knowlan’s Fresh Foods, has shared several promotions within the leadership team. “This news is shared today with excitement and anticipation for the future of our company,” said Lauri Youngquist, CEO of Knowlan’s Super Markets Inc. “Our company started in 1905, and today holds an important […]
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Posted inHy-Vee, Independent Store News, Midwest
Hy-Vee Awards $50K In Grants During Business Summit
Hy-Vee Inc. awarded $50,000 to minority- and women-owned businesses during the Hy-Vee OpportUNITY Inclusive Business Summit at the Sioux Falls Convention Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. During the pitch competition, 15 companies from across the Midwest presented to a panel of judges and more than 150 event attendees. The competition included celebrity judge Paul Wahlberg, executive […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Food City, Southeast
Food City Preps For Opening Day In Pulaski, VA
The new supermarket that Food City is opening today on East Main Street in Pulaski, Virginia, replaces the grocery’s previous location in the city. “We have served the residents of Pulaski and the surrounding county for the past 24 years, and we’re excited to provide our valued customers with a new state-of-the-art Food City to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Albertsons, Anniversary Issues, Home Page Latest News, Rosauers, West
Rosauers ‘Definitely On A Growth Trajectory’
Rosauers Supermarkets is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, and CEO Cliff Rigsbee said the company is on a trajectory for continued growth. The grocer, based in Spokane, Washington, is a fully-owned subsidiary of URM Stores Inc. and operates under three banners: Rosauers, Super 1 Foods and Huckleberry’s. CEO Cliff Rigsbee said there are 24 […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest
Fiesta Mart Readies New Store For Lewisville, Texas
Fiesta Mart is preparing for the June 26 grand opening of a 49,000-square-foot store – its first new location since 2015 – in Lewisville, Texas, which is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Located at 724 W. Main St., the store offers a full-service assortment of value-priced products to diverse communities representing more than 100 […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Meijer, Midwest
Meijer LPGA Classic Reaches $2M Goal, Crowns Champ
The 10th Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give concluded June 16, generating $2 million – the goal set earlier this year – to help stock the shelves of hundreds of food pantries across the Midwest. Lilia Vu of California won the four-day event, which was held at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan, following a three-hole […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, IGA, Market Profile, Southeast
Reigning U.S. Retailer of the Year Pocahontas IGA Mixes It Up In Marlinton, WV
Pocahontas IGA in Marlinton, West Virginia, has been named one of the 2024 U.S. Retailers of the Year by the Independent Grocers Alliance, the highest honor the organization bestows upon its retail members. Owner Rob Hilleary and his team were nominated by their wholesaler, Merchant Distributors Inc., for their innovative store operations and for moving […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, West
Safeway, Divert Increase Food Donations In Northern California
Divert and Safeway are working together to reduce food wast and increase food donations. They recently shared the results from the implementation of Divert’s optimization solution to reduce wasted food and accelerate food recovery efforts. In three months, Safeway – a banner operated by Albertsons Companies – increased its food donations by 20 percent, reducing […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast, ShopRite
Cingari Family Markets To Unveil New Identity, 2 Remodeled Stores
Cingari Family ShopRite, which owns and operates 12 ShopRite locations in Connecticut, is introducing a new “Cingari Family Markets” identity and a range of new, branded products. Additionally, Cingari Family Markets will open two remodeled stores on June 17-18 – the ShopRite of Commerce Street and Grade A Market on Newfield Avenue in Stamford, Connecticut. The ShopRite […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Anniversary Issues, Home Page Latest News, West
From Humble Beginnings, Rosauers Serves Inland Pacific Northwest
Spokane, Washington-based Rosauers Supermarkets is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2024, with plans to mark the milestone in July. Following the annual Rosauers Open, a golf tournament to raise funds for local nonprofit Vanessa Behan, the company will spend a couple of weeks celebrating the anniversary, according to CEO Cliff Rigsbee. “We’re going to have […]
Posted inHarris Teeter, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Harris Teeter Prepares To Open Store In Beaufort, SC
Harris Teeter will hold a grand opening June 25 for its Lady’s Island store at 163 Sea Island Pkwy. in Beaufort, South Carolina. The grand opening will begin at 4 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting, followed by Harris Teeter’s Taste of Teeter event with complimentary food and beverage samples and live music. The registers will be […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Foodtown, Northeast
Foodtown Marks Opening In Brooklyn Heights, NY
Allegiance Retail Services and store owners Nasri and Moe Mujalli held a grand opening June 7 for a new Foodtown in Brooklyn Heights, New York. “Moe and Nasri [Mujalli] did an excellent job designing and building this Foodtown. They know how to get crafty, and it is a great space in a great neighborhood,” said […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, West
T&T Supermarkets Plans Second Store In Seattle Area
T&T Supermarket Inc., the largest Asian grocery retailer in Canada, has announced plans for a second Washington location at 6218 196th St. SW., off Hwy. 99 in the northern Seattle community of Lynnwood. The second store will be located in the Lynnwood Crossroads Shopping Center. [RELATED: T&T Supermarkets To Open First U.S. Store In Washington] Last […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Corporate Store News, National
Survey: Shoppers Demand Higher Retail Service Levels
According to the latest SPAR Group survey, in-store shopping remains a fixture of most consumers’ routines, with more than 80 percent preferring it and more than 45 percent choosing to shop at discount, convenience, home improvement and apparel stores. During May, SPAR Group fielded a survey of more than 1,000 consumers between ages 18-64 through […]
Posted inNatural Grocers, Independent Store News, Southwest
Natural Grocers Celebrates National New Mexico Day
Natural Grocers is inviting customers to its first Celebrate New Mexico event, June 14-16, at its six New Mexico stores. Customers are invited to celebrate the event with a free Natural Grocers reusable tote bag and a $5 off coupon for in-store purchases for all {N}power members. New Mexico proud Headquartered in Colorado, Natural Grocers expanded its southern roots to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, H-E-B, Southwest
Joe V’s Smart Shop Opens First Store In DFW
The first Joe V’s Smart Shop by H-E-B outside metro Houston has opened on Wheatland Road in Dallas. Joe V’s Smart Shop is an H-E-B brand that offers a price-conscious shopping experience and provides customers with popular H-E-B items, such as bakery tortillas, sushiya sushi made in-house daily, Meal Simple chef-inspired meals, fresh-cut fruit, organic […]
Posted inCoborn's, Independent Store News, Midwest
Celebration Nears For Coborn’s New-Look Shopping Campus
Coborn’s Inc. will hold a grand opening June 19 for a shopping center in Otsego, Minnesota, that is anchored by a Coborn’s Marketplace that features expanded grocery and liquor stores, as well as the addition of Erbert & Gerbert’s, Ace Hardware and Pet Supplies Plus. The expansion, which was announced in January, includes an additional […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Harps Food Stores, Independent Store News, Southwest
Grocery TV Helping Harps Roll Out Retail Media Network
Through a partnership with Grocery TV, Harps Food Stores is expanding its retail media network to 145 of its stores in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Oklahoma. Harps will leverage Grocery TV’s end-to-end in-store retail media solution to engage shoppers with digital displays. In addition, the grocer will use Grocery TV’s Content Management System […]
Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Tournament Of Champions Raises $16-Plus Million To Support Texas Nonprofits
One of the largest charitable events in the nation, the H-E-B Tournament of Champions announced a fundraising record in support of Texas nonprofits. The annual event, in partnership with more than 600 contributing companies, raised over $16 million, an amount that eclipses last year’s total by 20 percent. Over 39 years, the charitable trust has raised […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Corporate Store News, National
Ahold Delhaize USA Partners With Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co., PBC
Ahold Delhaize USA has begun a new agreement with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC (Cost Plus Drugs). This agreement will allow the Team Cuban Card to be accepted at each of the local omnichannel brand pharmacies – Food Lion, Hannaford, Giant Food, The Giant Company and Stop & Shop. Each local brand is joining […]