Price Rite Marketplace partnered with Feed the Children to host nine anti-hunger events in 2023 as part of its annual “Feeding Minds & Bodies” campaign. The program distributed about 360,000 pounds of food and essentials valued at almost $2 million to more than 22,000 people in communities where Price Rite Marketplace stores operate. The events […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, Midwest
Fareway Presents $100K Grant To Support DMACC Institute
Fareway Stores Inc. presented a $100,000 check to President Rob Denson of the Des Moines Area Community College and Tara Connolly, executive director of the DMACC Foundation. The funds will be used to help build DMACC’s new Transportation Institute that’s currently under construction. “The new DMACC Transportation Institute will train the next generation of truck […]
Posted inHarps Food Stores, Independent Store News, Retailer of the Year, Southwest
Harps’ Culture Sparks Further Growth With Recent Acquisitions
Harps Food Stores had “a bunch of irons in the fire in 2023,” according to Chairman and CEO Kim Eskew. Those “irons” are among the reasons the Springdale, Arkansas-based company has been named The Shelby Report of the Southwest’s 2023 Retailer of the Year. Harps added 34 net new locations and moved into two additional […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix Expands Florida Presence With Two New Stores
Publix has added two additional Florida stores to its lineup: a 46,791-square-foot store at 16950 San Carlos Blvd. in Fort Myers and a 46,828-square-foot store at 4966 Le Chalet Blvd. in Boynton Beach. Both locations will have a Publix Liquors adjacent to them, offering wine and spirits. Publix adds these stores to its growing number […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Executive News, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix VP Bechtel To Retire, Finger Named Successor
Publix is promoting David Finger to VP of customer experience, succeeding Bob Bechtel, who will retire March 31 after 45 years with the company. “Bob has spent his career focusing on customer service,” said CEO Kevin Murphy. “Through his leadership and efforts, he has helped our associates provide a premier shopping environment that has exceeded […]
Posted inRetailer of the Year, Independent Store News, Northeast
Rebranding As Market 32 Rooted In Past, Focused On Future
In the ever-shifting grocery industry, retailers need to evolve or become irrelevant. Schenectady, New York-based Price Chopper/ Market 32 – The Shelby Report of the Northeast’s Retailer of the Year – is no exception. The Public Service Market in Green Island, New York, was founded in 1932 by brothers Ben and Bill Golub. Three more […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Midwest
Fareway Cuts Ribbon For New-Look Norwalk Store
Fareway Stores held a grand opening Feb. 6 for a 24,000-square-foot store at Chatham Avenue and Highway 28 in Norwalk, Iowa, that replaces a previous location in the city. “We are excited to further serve the thriving community of Norwalk with a new, larger and updated store,” said Fareway CEO Reynolds W. Cramer. “We want […]
Posted inBJ's Wholesale Club, Corporate Store News, Southeast
BJ’s Third Tennessee Site Opening In Goodlettsville
BJ’s Wholesale Club will open its third Tennessee location Feb. 16 at 800 Rivergate Parkway in Goodlettsville. The two stores BJ’s opened during 2023 – in La Vergne and Mt. Juliet – also are located in the metro Nashville area. The Goodlettsville store will have a BJ’s Gas location on-site, opening this spring, with the […]