To celebrate New Mexico Hatch Green Chile season, AJ’s Fine Foods has teamed up with Blue Clover Distillery, The Italian Daughter, Tarbell’s, Tucked Away Craft Kitchen & Bar, Baby Boy at The Pemberton and The Kaz Bar to launch a #HatchAtHomeAZ Cocktail Competition. Through Sept. 17, Arizona’s armchair mixologists and cocktail connoisseurs are invited to […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Yellow Banana Purchases 32 Save A Lot Locations
Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S., says it has completed the sale of 32 company-owned stores across the Cleveland, Chicago and Milwaukee metro areas to Yellow Banana LLC. The sale is part of the discount grocer’s ongoing efforts to convert corporate-owned stores to local ownership. The 32 stores […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix Plans To Open First Store In Kentucky, Its Eighth State
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets Inc. has signed a lease for its first store in Kentucky. The Louisville store will be located at the northwest corner of Terra Crossing Boulevard and Old Henry Road in Jefferson County. The Terra Crossing shopping center will feature a 55,702-square-foot Publix supermarket and an adjacent Publix Liquors, the first […]
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Fresh Thyme Market Names Wilcox To Lead New St. Louis Foundry Store
Fresh Thyme Market, a full-service specialty retailer with stores in 10 throughout the Midwest, has named Jane Wilcox as the store director of the new store opening at City Foundry in St. Louis, Missouri, later this year. Wilcox will lead the Fresh Thyme Market Foundry store with more than 30 years of grocery experience under her belt. She’s also […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Lowes Foods Partners With Delivery Solutions For Customer Experiences
Plano, Texas-based Delivery Solutions, an inventor and provider of third-party aggregation and orchestration for last-mile delivery, has partnered with Lowes Foods, one of the nation’s top regional grocers. With this partnership, the grocer gains additional fulfillment capabilities to serve guests through its Lowes Foods-To-Go offering, with access to the entire in-store inventory, real time visibility […]
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Hy-Vee Offers In-Home Child Care Assistance To Employees
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. is partnering with WeeCare, a child care network, adding concierge level service for all full- and regular-time employees across its eight-state region who prefer in-home child care. WeeCare provides eligible employees access to their concierge service to find affordable, high-quality in-home child care options. Its extensive network includes qualified […]
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Rouses Markets Makes $100,000 Donation To Support Team Members
With Hurricane Ida leaving many in South Louisiana without electricity and water services, which may not return for weeks, Donny Rouse, CEO of Rouses Markets, announced a disaster relief fund seeded with $100,000 from the company. This first $100,000 in the Rouses Markets Disaster Fund will go to team members in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes […]
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Southeastern Grocers Debuts New WDs Wine, Beer & Liquor
Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG) revealed its new stand-alone liquor store concept to the Miramar community in Jacksonville, Florida, to offer customers a unique new destination for fine wine, craft beer and quality liquor. The new WDs Wine, Beer & Liquor, located at 4472 Hendricks Ave., is the first in the grocer’s Southeast footprint. The grand […]
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Schnucks To Give Away $500,000-Plus In Rewards Points In September
Schnuck Markets Inc. plans to give away more than $500,000 in Schnucks Rewards Points throughout September. The company will match the receipt totals of five random shoppers in every store, every day throughout the month. “Over the last 18 months, we’ve heard countless stories of shoppers brightening our teammates’ days,” said Ryan Cuba, Schnucks chief […]
Posted inGelson's, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, West
Gelson’s To Host Virtual Wine Tasting Of Bon Jovi’s Hampton Water Rosé
Gelson’s will host an online wine tasting of award-winning Hampton Water Rosé, featuring father and son co-founders: performer Jon Bon Jovi and his son Jesse Bongiovi. Made in France, the product is emblematic of their love of the East Coast summer lifestyle. A Zoom link will be provided to all customers on the day prior […]
Posted inWegmans, Independent Store News, Northeast, Retailers
People Ranks Wegmans No. 1 On ‘Companies That Care’ List
Rochester, New York-based Wegmans has ranked No. 1 on People magazine’s 2021 list of Companies That Care. The list highlights companies that have demonstrated respect, care and concern for their employees, their communities and the environment. Wegmans has been included on the list for five consecutive years. “There is nothing more important to us than […]
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Hy-Vee, RLL To Display No. 45 Indy Car At Select Store Locations
Hy-Vee Inc., in partnership with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, will display a No. 45 Hy-Vee-sponsored Indy show car at select store locations across Hy-Vee’s eight-state region throughout September. The partnership with the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team began in 2020, when Hy-Vee became the primary sponsor of Graham Rahal’s entry for Race 2 at the […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop Launches Back-To-School Campaign
Produce for Kids and Stop & Shop are giving families the tools they need to navigate the back-to-school rush through digital resources, an e-commerce site and resources in the produce departments of more than 400 Stop & Shop stores. The month-long cause-marketing campaign, which spotlights partners such as Bolthouse, Envy Apples, RealSweet Onions and Wonderful […]
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New Hy-Vee Store In Grimes, Iowa, To Open On Sept. 14
The new Grimes, Iowa Hy-Vee store, located at 351 N.E. Gateway Drive, will open on Sept. 14. The Grimes Hy-Vee store is the company’s first entirely reimagined grocery store in its eight-state region. After years of anticipation and several months of construction, the Grimes Hy-Vee will open its doors to the public at 6 a.m. […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Sedano’s Supermarkets Partners With Havas House
Miami, Florida-based Sedano’s Supermarkets, one of the nation’s largest Hispanic retailers, has launched its Sedano’s Retail Media Network. Created in partnership with Havas House, the global custom media, content and publishing division of Republica Havas, the Retail Media Network will provide supporting brand partners with the opportunity to creatively showcase their products throughout Sedano’s vast […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Appoints Molloy As New CFO
Lawrence “Chip” Molloy, currently a member of the Sprouts Farmers Market Board of Directors, has been appointed as CFO of the company, effective Sept. 25. Molloy will succeed Denise Paulonis, who is departing the company to join a publicly traded retailer as its CEO. “There is no better successor to oversee our financial function than […]
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Flu Shots Available At Giant And Martin’s Pharmacies
The Giant Co., based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, said that flu vaccinations are now available at all 132 Giant and Martin’s in-store pharmacies. Giant and Martin’s pharmacists again will offer drive-up flu vaccinations in select store parking lots in September. “Flu vaccinations are reformulated every year so the most effective way to fight the flu is […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Kroger’s Zero Hunger Partners With Feeding America Foodbanks
September is Hunger Action Month, and Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation is partnering with the Feeding America network of foodbanks through a fundraising campaign to “Help End Hunger Here.” From Sept. 1-30, Kroger customers can round up their purchase with 100 percent of their donations going directly to the local Feeding America foodbank […]
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Coswatte Named Chief Operating Officer for Cardenas Markets
Ontario, California-based Cardenas Markets has promoted Prabash Coswatte to the role of chief operating officer. In this position Coswatte will continue to report directly to Doug Sanders, chairman and CEO for Cardenas Markets, and will oversee the company’s store operations, loss prevention, information technology, data integrity, scanning, receiving, maintenance, construction and real estate departments. “Prabash […]
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Walmart To Hire 20K Supply Chain Associates To Address Growth
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart will be hiring 20,000 new associates across more than 250 Walmart and Sam’s Club distribution centers, fulfillment centers and transportation offices. The company will hold special hiring events Sept. 8-9 in all its supply chain locations. A wide range of roles are open, including order fillers, freight handlers, lift drivers, technicians and […]