Holland Beverage Co.’s O&O Hooch Fizzy Limeade Mixer will be available in four-packs of 12-oz. cans this summer in select Kroger locations in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina. O&O Hooch is a female-owned brand; its Hooch mixer is made with real limes and real sugar and comes in 1-liter bottles in addition to the four-packs […]
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Rocco Cingari, Owner Of 11 ShopRites In Connecticut, Dies At 89
Mr. Rocco Salvatore “Rocky” Cingari, a lifelong resident of Stamford, Connecticut, and the longtime president and CEO of Grade A Market Inc., which owns 11 ShopRite stores in Connecticut. Mr. Cingari died Monday, June 3, with his family at his side. He was 89. Mr. Cingari served as president and CEO of Grade A Market […]
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Josie’s Java House Brand Now Sold In Southeastern Grocers Stores
San Diego-based Youngevity International (YGYI) announced in May that its Josie’s Java House Brand coffee, made by its CLR Roasters manufacturing division, now is available in 570 stores owned by Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers (SEG): 400 Winn-Dixie stores, 96 Bi-Lo stores, 25 Fresco y Mas stores and 50 Harvey stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Midwest, Store News, Supply Chain News
Schnucks Expands Curbside Pickup, Adds Rewards Points
Schnuck Markets’ customers now can earn reward points on delivery orders delivered to a home or business, as well as on curbside pickup orders. Schnucks Rewards pays customers back for their purchases by providing 10 rewards points for every dollar spent. After earning 1,000 points, the customer will be rewarded with $2 off a future […]
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Publix Kicks Off Its Latest ‘Produce For Kids’ Campaign
On May 30, Publix Super Markets launched the biannual campaign, Produce For Kids, centered around better-choice eating and consumption of produce while raising funds for Feeding America food banks. Produce for Kids is entering the 17th year working with Lakeland, Florida-based Publix and produce partners. The campaign touts more than 6.9 million meals donated to […]
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Walmart To Launch InHome Delivery Later This Year
Marc Lore, president and CEO of Walmart eCommerce U.S., shared in a June 7 blog post that the company will launch a new service called InHome Delivery later this year. The new service will allow online shoppers to have their groceries delivered even when they can’t be at home. InHome will be kicked off this […]
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NGA Now Accepting Creative Choice Award Entries
The National Grocers Association (NGA) is requesting entries for the annual Creative Choice Awards to recognize the best marketing and merchandising initiatives in the independent grocery industry. Creative Choice award winners will be honored at The NGA Show, Feb. 23-26, 2020, in San Diego. The Creative Choice Awards are sponsored by Kellogg’s and Unilever and […]
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Giant Food Stores Opens New State College, Pa., Location
Giant Food Stores celebrated the grand opening of the new State College store located at 2121 Atherton Street on Friday, June 7, at 8 a.m. The new 68,000-s.f. store, which replaced Giant’s current store located at 2222 E. College Avenue in State College, operates 6 a.m.-midnight, seven days a week and employs approximately 165 full- […]
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New San Diego Location To Mark Aldi’s 1,900th Store
Aldi’s new store in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego that will open June 13 will be the Illinois-based grocer’s 1,900th store in the U.S. The store is part of a $3.4 billion Aldi investment to expand to 2,500 stores nationwide by the end of 2022. To celebrate the store opening, Aldi will host […]
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Publix Again Partnered With Mind Body Social On Mom Wellness Series
Mind Body Social partnered with Publix Super Markets Inc. and some of the most inspirational wellness providers and influencer moms across South Florida to present the second annual “Mother’s May Wellness Series.” The series featured 68 events during the month of May, from Palm Beach Gardens to Pinecrest, including prenatal yoga, meditation, workouts, Pilates, nutritional […]
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New ‘Walmart Rise’ Initiative Promotes Community Engagement
Walmart U.S. is transforming its community engagement program, aimed at creating new and different ways to engage Walmart associates and customers in supporting their communities through its new Walmart Rise initiative. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company will give an additional $5,000 to every Walmart store and distribution center across the U.S., boosting Walmart’s expected local community […]
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Stop & Shop Adds Same-Day Pickup Of Online Orders At 20 Stores
Stop & Shop now offers same-day, online pickup for Peapod orders at select stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. The new offering provides Stop & Shop customers with a faster and more convenient way to shop with pickup available in as little as four hours. Customers can simply place an order on […]
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Fresco Y Más Donates $105,000 To The League Against Cancer
Fresco y Más and its customers donated $105,000 Saturday, June 1, to the League Against Cancer at the 44th annual La Liga Contra el Cancer Live Telemarathon. With a commitment to supporting local organizations, Fresco y Más recognizes the important role the not-for-profit organization plays in providing free medical care to uninsured cancer patients in […]
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Giant/Martin’s Breaks Own Record For Troops Fundraiser
Customers and associates generously donated $860,820 through Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Markets’ annual Support Our Troops in-store fundraising campaign to benefit local United Service Organizations (USO) and the American Red Cross Services to the Armed Forces program. This amount exceeds the previous record high of $778,989 raised in 2018. “Our team of associates […]
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Stop & Shop Stores Raise $1.64 Million For The USO
The Stop & Shop 2019 Support Our Servicemen and Women campaign raised more than $1.64 million for the United Service Organizations (USO), the most since the company began working with the USO in 2013. From May 10-26, customers had the opportunity to donate $1, $3 or $5 to the nonprofit organization at checkout. The 400 […]
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Arctic Buzz Alcohol-Infused Ice Cream Debuts At NRA Show
Arctic Buzz combines ice cream and alcohol to create a frozen treat. “I haven’t seen anything like it,” said Sam Marriott, sales executive of national food broker network Lakeland Marketing, one of the first independent sales agencies to represent the company. “The way this product is so rapidly generating interest and even translating into sales […]
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Rouses Markets Celebrates Grand Opening Of 63rd Store
Rouses Markets celebrated the opening of its 63rd store May 31, as 300 customers lined up at 7 a.m. to enter the new Daphne, Alabama, location. The 53,000-s.f. store is the company’s eighth in lower Alabama. The emphasis is on fresh. There’s a full-service bakery, butcher shop, floral department and seafood market, along with farmers-market […]
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Sheetz Offers Selection Of Premium CBD Products
Sheetz, a convenience store chain based out of Altoona, Pennsylvania, has launched of a line of cannabidiol (CBD) products now available at more than 140 of its store locations across Pennsylvania. In order to meet the needs and preferences of customers, the company will offer both isolate and full spectrum products including topical rubs and […]
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People To Watch: Harps’ Sarah Thacker
The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group have introduced a new series entitled People to Watch that focuses on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this third installment, The Grocery Group Founder and CEO Cindy Sorensen interviews Sarah Thacker, advertising manager for Harps Food Stores. Sorensen’s questions are in bold. Tell […]
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TGCSA, TGEF Name New Members To Their Boards
At their annual meetings on May 9, the members of the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association (TGCSA) and the Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation (TGEF) elected new members to the groups’ Board of Directors and Board of Trustees. New members of the TGCSA Board of Directors are Mickey Blazer, K-VA-T/Food City; Kent Gonzalez, Pepsi Beverage […]