Los Angeles-based Thrive Market has announced that its owned brands have become plastic neutral certified. The brand is partnering with rePurpose Global, a plastic action platform, to support funding the recovery of as much nature-bound plastic waste as it uses across its branded product packaging and shipping materials. Through this partnership, Thrive Market is supporting […]
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Posted inCorporate Store News, Sustainability News, West
Sprouts Farmers Market To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Bags
Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market will eliminate single-use plastic bags at checkout by the end of 2023. With this decision, the retailer will remove more than 200 million single-use plastic bags from circulation each year. Sprouts has eliminated single-use plastic bags at 132 California stores and will roll out this initiative company-wide in phases in April, beginning with […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Beverage News, Southeast
Southeastern Grocers Pilots Ice Manufacturing Micro-Factory
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. has announced a partnership with Relocalize to pilot ice manufacturing in the first autonomous micro-factory, designed to help eliminate middle-mile logistics to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, water waste and plastic pollution. The new ice micro-factory was unveiled at the grocer’s Jacksonville Distribution Center, where a ribbon made of 200 pounds […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion Celebrates 22 Years As Energy Star Partner Of The Year
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]