Food Lion recently celebrated the two-year anniversary of its innovative Shop & Earn MVP rewards program. With Shop & Earn, MVP customers have saved more than $58 million in the past two years on top of their usual MVP savings. Since the program’s full banner inception in February 2018, customers have loaded their monthly Shop […]
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Posted inNonfood Items, Corporate Store News, Independent Store News, Marketing News, Southeast
Earth Fare Store Leases, Intellectual Property Assets Up For Sale
A&G Real Estate Partners (AGREP) and Hilco Streambank have been engaged by Asheville, North Carolina-based Earth Fare to market and sell all Earth Fare stores and leases, and its intellectual property, respectively. Earth Fare, the natural and organic grocer, announced liquidation sales at all of its stores on Feb. 3, and filed for Chapter 11 […]
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Hy-Vee To Bring Dollar Fresh Locations To 6 Iowa Communities
Hy-Vee has agreed to acquire six former Shopko locations in Iowa that will re-open under the Dollar Fresh brand by late summer. In the upcoming weeks, several former Shopko locations will begin renovations to open as Dollar Fresh stores. The former Shopko buildings in Hampton, Cresco, Oelwein, Waukon, Dyersville and Vinton are all part of […]
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Recommended: Save A Lot Closes 3 NE Florida Stores, A Fourth Expected
Another grocery retailer, Save A Lot, is closing some area stores. The discount grocery chain closed at least three stores in Northeast Florida since December. Those are in Southgate Plaza and the Edgewood Avenue Shopping Center in Jacksonville and at Tuesday Morning Plaza in Orange Park. The Jacksonville Daily Record was told that employees were […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market To Open Cave Creek, AZ, Store Feb. 19
Sprouts Farmers Market will open in Cave Creek, Arizona, at 5355 East Carefree Highway on Wednesday, Feb. 19. More than 100 new team members will be led by Store Manager Tom Critz, who has been with Sprouts in various leadership positions since 2011 and most recently managed the store at Scottsdale and Pinnacle Peak Roads. “Tom […]
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Updated: Service Set for Twain Harte Market Owner Parriott
Family and friends of Robert (Bob) Bernard Parriott, owner of Twain Harte Market in Twain Harte, California, will gather at 11 a.m. at the Black Oak Casino Conference Room in Tuolumne on March 8, 2020, to honor the life of a passionate grocer, loving father and grandfather, and devoted husband. Mr. Parriott died in a […]
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New York’s Grace’s Marketplace Offers Same-Day Grocery Delivery
Grace’s Marketplace, the European-style neighborhood market in New York City, is offering online delivery through Mercato, the online grocery e-commerce platform for independently owned grocery and specialty food stores. Grace’s Marketplace, which located on New York’s Upper East Side, with a second location in Greenvale, New York, will offer same-day delivery of globally sourced gourmet products, […]
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4Keeps Roses Available In Select 7-Elevens This Valentine’s Day
Beverly Hills, California-based 4Keeps Roses Inc. has its specially preserved roses available for purchase at select 7-Eleven stores across the United States for Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Grown in the rich agricultural region of the Andes Mountains, the roses are picked at their peak. They are shipped directly to the company’s Southern California workshop for […]
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Jewel-Osco Celebrates Black History With Special Event
The Jewel-Osco 21st Annual “Celebrating Black History” kickoff event on Jan. 30 “ truly was electric,” according to company officials. It was held at the store located at 1655 E. 95th Street in Chicago. Events also were held on different dates at other Chicago locations and the Homewood Jewel-Osco. The events featured: Tastings from more than […]
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Community Helps Walmart Associate, Chiefs Superfan Get To Big Game
Throughout his hometown of Versailles, Missouri, Dustin Pryor is known for three things: his strong work ethic, his joyful spirit and his undying devotion to the Kansas City Chiefs. Pryor’s love for the team started when he was a boy watching games with his brothers. A Walmart associate, Pryor has worked at Store 357 in […]
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Martin’s Potato Rolls Now Available In Texas Stores
Martin’s Famous Potato Rolls and Bread has expanded into the Austin and Houston market, through H-E-B retail stores. At select H-E-B locations, customers can purchase a variety of Martin’s products, including Martin’s Famous Sandwich Potato Rolls. Other products available include: Long (hot dog) Potato Rolls, Martin’s Old-Fashioned Real Butter Bread, Martin’s Potato Bread, and Martin’s 100% Whole Wheat […]
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2020: NGA Reveals Creative Choice Awards Category Winners
The National Grocers Association (NGA) has revealed this year’s winners in its Creative Choice Awards contest, sponsored by Kellogg’s and Unilever. The contest honors the best marketing and merchandising campaigns in the grocery industry that positively impact sales, benefit the community and stand out creatively. Entries are judged by a panel of 26 industry experts. The Creative […]
Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Independent Store News, Northeast, Private Label Brands, Wholesaler/Distributor News
NORTHEAST: Four New Jersey Supermarkets To Be Rebranded As The Fresh Grocer
The Maniaci family and its Nicholas Markets company, which currently operate four Foodtown stores in Cedar Grove, Colonia, North Haledon, and the Township of Washington, New Jersey, will transition its stores to The Fresh Grocer brand starting in February. The Fresh Grocer is a registered trademark of the retailer-owned cooperative Wakefern Food Corp. specializing in […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Perishables, Southwest
Bob Childers Retires From Edwards Food Giant After 53 Years
Bob Childers, director of meat operations for Arkansas-based GES Inc., parent company of Edwards Food Giant, retired in December after 53 years with the company. Childers started with GES in July 1966 as a meat cutter at Liberty Supermarket in Forrest City, Arkansas. He was promoted to meat market manager several years later and managed […]
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Paul Wahlberg On Hand For Hy-Vee Wahlburgers Opening
Hy-Vee Inc. opened its fifth Wahlburgers franchise location Jan. 24 in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward. It is the second Wahlburgers location in Wisconsin. The 5,300-s.f. Wahlburgers is located at 322 North Broadway. Chef Paul Wahlberg, who founded the Wahlburgers restaurants along with his celebrity brothers Donnie and Mark Wahlberg, spoke to The Shelby Report’s VP […]
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MIDWEST: Fareway Stores To Purchase McGonigle’s In Kansas City, MO
McGonigle’s Food Store Inc. and Fareway Stores Inc. have entered into an agreement for Fareway to purchase the assets of McGonigle’s and proceed with the expansion of the market at 79th and Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, that was recently approved by the Kansas City Council. “I have been through a lengthy rezoning process, where […]
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Parker’s Hires Myrvold As Director Of Facilities And Maintenance
Parker’s, a convenience, food service, fuel and technology company headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, recently hired Thomas C. Myrvold as its director of facilities and maintenance. In his new position, Myrvold is responsible for managing the maintenance and repair of all 64 Parker’s convenience stores in Georgia and South Carolina, in accordance with the highest and […]
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SOUTHEAST: Earth Fare Closing Stores, Begins Inventory Liquidation Sales
Asheville, North Carolina-based Earth Fare, a specialty natural and organic grocery store and full-service supermarket, will begin inventory liquidation sales at all of its stores, according to a press release issued today. Pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), all employees have been notified of the impending closure of the company’s stores […]
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QuickChek Promotes Two Key Execs, Opens New Store
QuickChek Corp. has promoted two key members of its management team and opened its first new store of 2020. Don Leech, who has been with the Whitehouse Station, New Jersey-based fresh convenience market chain for 35 years, has been promoted to VP of marketing and development. He served as VP of real estate and development […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, National
CVS Health Completes Acquisition of Target’s Pharmacy And Clinic Businesses
CVS Health Corp. has completed the acquisition of Target Corp.’s pharmacy and clinic businesses for approximately $1.9 billion. With the completion of the transaction, CVS Health acquired Target’s 1,672 pharmacies across 47 states and will operate them through a store-within-a-store format, branded as CVS/pharmacy. In addition, a CVS/pharmacy will be included in all new Target stores […]