Thousands of H-E-B employees honored and celebrated first responders across Texas for their service as part of the company’s 20th Annual Helping Heroes initiative. Helping Heroes is a companywide initiative that reinforces H-E-B’s ongoing commitment to emergency personnel, and allows H-E-B employees to give back and engage in a day of service at fire, law […]
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Posted inMeijer, Independent Store News, Midwest
Meijer Offers New Benefit To Reduce Family Care Costs For Associates
Midwest retailer Meijer is helping lessen the burden of childcare and other family care costs on its team members by offering new options that could help them save hundreds of dollars each year. The benefit was developed to meet the needs of all families and encompasses care for children, adult dependents and elderly family members. […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion Collegiate Hunger Challenge Tackles Hunger Relief On Campus
A collaboration between Food Lion Feeds and North Carolina Campus Engagement continues to empower student hunger ambassadors at 14 North Carolina colleges and universities. The ambassadors create awareness about food insecurity and compete against one another to collect the most food for neighbors experiencing hunger through the Food Lion Feeds Collegiate Hunger Challenge. Food Lion Feeds […]
Posted inMarket Profile, Independent Store News, Southeast
Paducah, KY’s Midtown Market Rooted In Boston
Andrew “Andy” Carloss opened Midtown Market in Paducah, Kentucky, because the idea just wouldn’t leave him alone. Carloss was born and raised in Paducah and earned his business management degree from the University of Kentucky. He took a tech job in Boston after graduation, where he was able to bunk with his sister. While there, […]
Posted inFeature, Aldi, Corporate Store News, Southeast
‘Aldi Math’ Keeps Retailer Focused On Saving Customers Money
Aldi hosted a behind-the-scenes tour of its store in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta on July 17 to communicate how it can save area shoppers money – it estimates up to 40 percent – on groceries. The tour was hosted by Shaun O’Keefe, regional VP based out of the Aldi’s Jefferson, Georgia, distribution center. “What […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast, The Giant Company
The Giant Co. Shares Plans For New Philadelphia Store
The Giant Co. has shared plans for a new 50,000-square-foot store store at 701 Cathedral Road in the Andorra neighborhood of Philadelphia. “Since the opening of our first Giant in the city in 2011, we’ve been honored to be the grocery store of choice for so many customers across Philadelphia,” said John Ruane, president. “We can’t wait to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, West
Market Of Choice To Celebrate Anniversary At Product Experience Show
Market of Choice is marking its 45th anniversary this month with the return of its Product Experience Show (PES), a celebration of food, beverage and health and wellness products. The free annual community event is set for Sept. 26 in Eugene, Oregon, where Market of Choice is headquartered. And 125 of the more than 250 Pacific […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast, Wakefern
Wakefern Food Corp. Searches For Local Suppliers, Vendors
Wakefern Food Corp. is hosting a summit for suppliers this fall to find the best new foods and products for its supermarket banners. Interested suppliers and vendors should be based in markets where Wakefern banners operate, and the application process for Wakefern’s Total Store Local Supplier Summit is under way. Wakefern is focused on finding […]