Casey’s General Stores is set to significantly expand its reach with the acquisition of Fikes Wholesale Inc., the parent company of CEFCO Convenience Stores. The all-cash deal, valued at $1.145 billion, will bring nearly 200 additional stores under the Casey’s umbrella. Fikes Wholesale Inc. and CEFCO Convenience Stores began as a single “filling station” in […]
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Posted inCorporate Store News, National, Organic Natural, Sustainability News, Walmart
Walmart, Denali Roll Out Organic Recycling, Reuse Technology
Walmart is partnering with Denali, the nation’s largest recycler of organic materials, to roll out innovative depackaging services to help improve the food waste recycling process at more than 1,000 Walmart and Sam’s Club locations nationwide. The depackaging technology aims to help drive operational efficiencies for Walmart enterprise associates. Based on early testing, it has […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Independent Store News, Northeast
Northeast Grocery Inc. Partners With Inmar Intelligence For Retail Media Network
Inmar Intelligence is expanding its partnership with Northeast Grocery Inc., the parent company of Tops Friendly Markets and Price Chopper/Market 32, to include retail media. Together, the companies will launch Northeast Grocery Shopper Link, an omnichannel retail media network that will provide increased scale and customization tools for advertising and media activations across NGI’s 300 stores […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast, Weis Markets
Weis Markets Celebrates Store Remodel In Thurmont, MD
Weis Markets, an independent grocer based in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, has completed the remodel of its store in Thurmont, Maryland. In celebration of the grand reopening, Weis Markets presented $500 donations to Catoctin High School, The Guardian Hose Company and Thurmont Police Department. This concludes the second phase of the Thurmont store’s upgrade, as the store […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Midwest
SpartanNash Names Vision Award Winners At Annual Expo
SpartanNash honored eight independent grocers with a 2023-24 Vision Award during its Food Solutions Expo July 23-25 at DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. More than 1,500 attendees, including independent grocer customers, vendors and SpartanNash employees, gathered for industry deals, networking and education. “We’re proud that our customers contribute to our mission to […]
Posted inNatural Grocers, Independent Store News, West
Natural Grocers To Open New Nevada Store July 31
Natural Grocers will celebrate the grand opening of its new store July 31 at 873 Tahoe Blvd. in Incline Village, Nevada, the fourth store in the state. Community members are invited to celebrate with a grand opening event including giveaways, savings, a prize wheel and samples. Natural Grocers’ good4u Crew will kick off the festivities at 8:15 […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, West
Town & Country Markets Introduces Market-to-Table Restaurant
Town & Country Markets (T&C Markets), a family-owned and -operated independent grocer in Seattle, Washington, has introduced Field House, its new hospitality brand market-to-table restaurant. Setting itself apart, T&C Markets has enlisted award-winning chef and local restaurateur, Ethan Stowell, to craft Field House’s menu, drawing inspiration from the markets’ pantries, seasonal ingredients and regional purveyors. […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Lowes Foods, Southeast
Lowes Foods’ Growth Strategy Includes Adding, Remodeling Stores
Lowes Foods opened a new location July 25 in Aiken, South Carolina. This expansion marks the grocer’s first entry into the greater Augusta, Georgia, market and falls in line with its growth strategy to invest in new stores and remodel older locations. As part of the strategy, Alex Lee Retail, Lowes Foods’ parent company, is […]