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 […]
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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 […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Grocery Store Equipment, Midwest
Wells Marketplace Embraces Big Technology Solutions With LOC Software
Sponsored content In the heart of Wells, Minnesota, Wells Marketplace is a testament to how independent grocers can blend community values with technology from LOC Software. For more than 30 years, this hometown grocery store has been more than just a place to buy food – it’s been a cornerstone of the community, demonstrating that […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Food Lion, Southeast
Food Lion Names Hardesty Store Manager Of The Year
Jon Hardesty, manager of the Food Lion store in Leonardtown, Maryland, was named the retailer’s 2024 Ralph W. Ketner Store Manager Excellence Award winner. Hardesty was selected from a group of more than 1,100 store managers across Food Lion’s 10-state operating area. Named for Ketner, one of Food Lion’s founders, the awards recognize exceptional store […]
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 inCorporate Store News, Aldi, National
Aldi Plans To Open More Than 225 New Stores In 2025
As part of the next phase of its national growth strategy, Aldi is planning to open more than 225 new stores in 2025 – the most for a year in the company’s nearly five-decade U.S. history. The new stores will open through a combination of new builds and conversions of select Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Aldi, C&S Wholesale Grocers, National
Aldi Sells Southeastern Grocers To Private Investors
A group of private investors – led by Southeastern Grocers CEO and President Anthony Hucker and C&S Wholesale Grocers – has acquired SEG and its Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket banners from Aldi U.S., which had purchased them in March. The agreement includes about 170 grocery stores under the two banners in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi […]
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 […]