Back to school looks a little different this year and so does Kroger’s Annual Teacher Supply Giveaway. Due to challenges presented by COVID-19, Kroger’s Atlanta Division is donating $95,000 in gift cards to help teachers with the purchase of supplies instead of hosting its traditional Teacher Supply Giveaway events. “Whether teaching in a classroom or […]
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Southeastern Grocers To Open 4 New Florida Winn-Dixie Stores Nov. 11
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers says it plans to introduce four new Winn-Dixie stores throughout Florida on Nov. 11 with the completed conversion of three former Earth Fare stores located in Boynton Beach, Jacksonville and Lakewood Ranch and one former Lucky’s Market in Gainesville. SEG is the parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, […]
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C-Store Master Breaks Ground On Robotic Distribution Warehouse
C-Store Master broke ground on the company’s new 120,000-square-foot automated warehouse Oct. 7 in Huntsville, Alabama. Scheduled to open in Q1 of 2021, the company has invested $12 million in the warehouse, which will be the only one of its kind in the country. The new warehouse has created 40 jobs that C-Store Master will be hiring for […]
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Ontario Ranch, CA Welcomes 4th Stater Bros. Location
Stater Bros. Markets is opening a new supermarket to serve the community of Ontario Ranch in Ontario, California. It will be located at 3460 E. Ontario Ranch Road and will be the fourth to serve the city of Ontario. The new store will officially open for business on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 6 a.m. with […]
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Cardenas Markets To Open Oct. 14 In Montclair, CA
Cardenas Markets will officially open its doors to the community of Montclair, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Built from the ground up, the company’s 60th store is located at 5281 Holt Blvd. and stands at 41,652 sq. ft. Customers will find a variety of fresh and authentic product offerings that celebrate life, family and culture […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Kroger, ClusterTruck Partner To Launch On-Premise Ghost Kitchens
Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. has launched two on-premise kitchens, respectively at stores in metro Indianapolis, Indiana, and metro Columbus, Ohio. Developed in partnership with ClusterTruck, a technology start-up that operates delivery-only restaurants, the kitchens will provide a variety of freshly prepared meals on-demand with no service or delivery fees. Kroger and ClusterTruck’s on-premise kitchens were developed from the […]
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Sam’s Club Hiring 2K In Support Of Special Holiday Shopping Plans
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Sam’s Club has been preparing all year long to help its members make the most out of the upcoming holiday season. In a survey of its members regarding holiday shopping plans, 61 percent said they would be shopping more online this year, and 31 percent said they would be shopping earlier than past […]
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Gelson’s Closing Early Thanksgiving Day, All Day On Black Friday
In an unprecedented move, Encino, California-based Gelson’s says all its markets, distribution centers and offices across the Southland will be closed on Black Friday, Nov. 27, as a gesture of appreciation to all its employees and associates for their outstanding commitment during the Covid-19 pandemic. Stores will also close early on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market To Open Oct. 14 In Houston, TX
Sprouts Farmers Market will open a new Houston, Texas, store at 1212 Old Spanish Trail on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7 a.m. The new location will expand local access to fresh and healthy groceries, and will be open daily from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. To celebrate, every shopper on opening day will receive a free reusable shopping […]
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ShopRite Opens At The Boulevard Signature Series Redevelopment
Kimco Realty Corp., one of North America’s largest publicly traded owners and operators of open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use assets, announces the grand opening of ShopRite, the 70,000-square-foot grocery anchor at The Boulevard, the approximately $200 million Signature Series redevelopment project on Staten Island. ShopRite is the project’s first tenant opening, marking a significant milestone […]
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Southeastern Grocers Announces Launch Of Notes Offering
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. says its indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries SEG Holding LLC and SEG Finance Corp. intend to issue $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2028. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the subsidiaries of SEG that guarantee its existing asset-based revolving credit facility. The proceeds from […]
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Dollar Tree, Family Dollar To Hire More Than 25,000 Associates
Chesapeake, Virginia-based Dollar Tree plans to hire more than 25,000 associates for its Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores and the company’s U.S. distribution centers during the fifth annual Nationwide Hiring Event, from Monday, Oct. 19, through Friday, Oct. 23. “Dollar Tree and Family Dollar are excited to bring aboard motivated individuals as we provide […]
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HAC Stores Breaks Ground On New Homeland Store In OKC Food Desert
HAC Stores broke ground Oct. 1 on a 30,000-square-foot Homeland store in northeast Oklahoma City, an area considered a food desert. The company is supplying groceries to a smaller store in the same area to help fill the need. Getting a full-service grocery store to northeast Oklahoma City has been in the works for more […]
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Northgate Honors Business, Community Leaders With Juntos Award
The owners of Northgate González Market, a California Latino-themed grocery chain, launched “Juntos” a campaign to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring community and business leaders and donating $40,000 to nonprofits in Southern California. The newly created Juntos Award salutes outstanding leaders who uplift the Hispanic community through their humanitarian and philanthropic contributions. Visit the […]
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MassGrown Exchange Helps Big Y Sell More Local Products
Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y World Class Markets has announced its first connections with new local food producers through their participation in the MassGrown Exchange launched in August by the Baker-Polito administration. The MassGrown Exchange is a business to business platform that assists farmers, fishers, food buyers and agriculture-related businesses to connect, exchange and find products […]
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NORTHEAST: Key Food Debuts Re-opening Of Bronx Location On Sept. 11
Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc., a chain of primarily independently owned and corporate grocery stores, has announced the grand re-opening of its Key Food location at 751 Lydig Avenue in Bronx, New York. To celebrate, Key Food has offered special sales, entertainment and giveaways for customers. “Sal Bonavita and his team worked tirelessly to renovate this […]
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Publix Plans To Open New Store In Madison, AL Oct. 7
Publix Super Markets will open a new store Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 a.m. in the Clift Farm Shopping Center in Madison, Alabama. The 48,100 square-foot store, located at 417 John Henry Way, will bring 135 new jobs to the Madison area. The Madison store will have traditional grocery, dairy and frozen food departments along […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market To Open Oct. 7 In Stuart, FL
Sprouts Farmers Market will open its newest Florida location in Stuart at 3150 Southeast Federal Highway on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 a.m. The new store will be the grocer’s 21st location in the state and will be open daily from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. To celebrate the new location, every shopper on opening day will receive a free reusable shopping bag with purchase. Local customers also can enter to […]
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Publix To Open New Store In Cumming, GA On Oct. 10
Publix Super Markets will open a new store Saturday, Oct. 10, at 7 a.m. in the Matt Town Center in Cumming, Georgia. This 48,100-square-foot store will bring 135 new jobs to the area. It is located at 5310 Matt Highway. The new Cumming store will have traditional grocery, dairy and frozen food departments along with […]
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Ball’s Food Announces Extensive Employee Safety Training
Ball’s Food Stores says 100 employees have earned certification from the American National Standards Institute and the Conference for Food Protection. Company employees participated in an intensive, seven-hour food safety training course focused on proper food handling, food preparation and food storage along with food safety and sanitation standards that are required by the FDA […]