For the 22nd year in a row, Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion has earned the Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star Partner of the Year Award for its work reducing energy consumption. The retailer is the only company in the U.S. to receive this honor for that long. Each year, the Energy Star program honors a […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast
Allegiance Retail Services To Open New Store In East Meadow, NY
Allegiance Retail Services will open a Super Foodtown on March 31 at 625 Merrick Ave. in East Meadow, New York. The grand opening weekend will begin with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on March 31 and feature tasting demonstrations throughout the weekend. The 15,000-square-feet supermarket was built from the ground up by grocer Mofeed “Mike” Said. […]
Posted inMarketing News, Corporate Store News, Grocery Store Equipment, Northeast
Giant Eagle Introduces MyPerks Conveyor Belt Advertising
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Giant Eagle and MessageWrap have announced their latest partnership to promote the grocer’s myPerks loyalty program by transforming checkout conveyor belts into moving billboards. The belts highlight features and savings opportunities for Giant Eagle shoppers when they opt into and use the myPerks loyalty program. Additionally, the belt covers help cashiers explain the new program to shoppers. […]
Posted inC-Store News, Southeast
Enmarket Charity Classic Raises $250K For Two Charities
The Enmarket Charity Classic returned March 23, raising $250,000 to be split between the 200 Club of the Coastal Empire and Make-A-Wish Georgia. This was the fourth annual Enmarket Charity Classic, which is part of the company’s sponsorship of the Club Car Championship at The Landings Club in Savannah, Georgia. More than 280 golfers took […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion Donates 1.2M Meals During College Basketball Season
Throughout the 2022-23 college basketball season, Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds partnered with 32 college and university teams to provide more than 1.2 million meals for those in need. Through this collaboration, known as “Score to Give More,” Food Lion Feeds provided 100 meals for each made foul shot to participating schools’ local Feeding […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Geissler's, Northeast
Geissler’s Supermarkets Completes Renovation In Agawam, MA
Geissler’s Supermarket held a grand reopening at the end of February at its store in Agawam, Massachusetts. In July, Geissler’s began the remodel of its Agawam location. The project entailed moving every grocery aisle and produce refrigerated cases throughout the store to make way for a new deli and kitchen that doubled in size. Family meals, sides, pizza, […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Giant Food Debuts In-Store Fast Casual Restaurant, Nalley Fresh
Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food will open its first in-store fast-casual restaurant March 24 in partnership with Maryland-based chain Nalley Fresh. The new location will open at Giant’s Ellicott City, Maryland, location and offer customers a selection of customizable, healthy and fresh meal options. Nalley Fresh is a chef-driven concept that features a variety of customizable salads, wraps and bowls. The new […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Southeast
Kroger’s Atlanta Division Celebrates Zero Hunger, Waste Week
Kroger’s Atlanta Division is celebrating Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Week to further its goal to establish communities free of hunger and waste. Throughout the week, Kroger is working internally to celebrate and to educate employees about how each role within the company can make a difference, from courtesy clerks to store leadership. “Simple, everyday […]