Walmart and DoorDash are teaming up to help expand the retailer’s online grocery delivery option beginning with the Atlanta metro area. DoorDash and Walmart says they will broaden their work together in more markets in the coming months as Walmart expands to reach more than 40 percent of U.S. households with delivery by the end of the […]
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Amazon Brings Whole Foods Delivery To Denver, Sacramento And San Diego
Amazon and Whole Foods Market on April 24 launched free two-hour delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods through Prime Now in Denver, Colorado; and Sacramento and San Diego, California. Prime members in those cities can shop through Prime Now for fresh produce, meat and seafood, everyday staples and other locally sourced items […]
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Giant Food Launches Taste Of Inspirations Premium Product Line
Giant Food of Landover, Maryland, is launching Taste of Inspirations, its newest line of premium food products. The line includes more than 85 handcrafted items now available at all 166 Giant stores. The new line joins Giant’s other store brands, including Nature’s Promise organic and free-from items, and Etos, which are described as affordable premium personal […]
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7-Eleven Recognizes Public Servants With Pizza And Donuts
In an effort to give well-deserved recognition to public servants, representatives from 7-Eleven delivered 5,000 pizzas and 15,000 donuts to police, sheriff and fire departments, emergency rooms, DMVs and post offices nationwide on April 16. 7-Eleven wanted to honor the hard work these public servants men and women put into serving local communities every day. […]
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Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly To Open Eighth Wisconsin Store
Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly has signed an agreement to open a Piggly Wiggly store in Port Washington, Wisconsin. This will be the company’s 8th Piggly Wiggly store. Fox Bros. owns and operates stores in Hartland, Oconomowoc, Slinger, Hubertus, Jackson, Saukville and Hartford, all in Wisconsin. The grand opening date for the Port Washington store has […]
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Mobile, Alabama, Rouses To Feature Culinary Center, New Offerings
Customers at the new Rouses Market at Airport Boulevard and Schillinger Road in Mobile, Alabama, opening April 25, can pick up prepared foods, ready-to-cook meal kits, even a few new cooking techniques and recipes while they shop. “I can’t wait for people to see this new store,” said Donny Rouse, CEO. “It’s our first Rouses Market […]
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Southeastern Grocers, Publix Shine At National Pie Championships
Southeastern Grocers (SEG) and Publix joined amateur pie makers, professional bakers and chefs, and commercial pie companies from across the U.S. and Canada at the American Pie Council National Pie Championships April 6-7. This year, SEG was awarded eight first-place ribbons, and Publix took home seven. For nine consecutive years, SEG has competed in the event. […]
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Whole Foods Recognizes 27 Supplier Award Winners
Whole Foods Market celebrated the winners of its sixth annual Supplier Awards April 18, spotlighting producers that “exemplify the grocer’s mission and core values through their commitment to quality, environmental stewardship, ethical sourcing and culinary innovation.” “Our shoppers look to Whole Foods Market for new and delicious products, and we are honored to recognize our […]
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GPM Subsidiary Takes Ownership Of 273 E-Z Mart Stores
A subsidiary of GPM Investments LLC has taken ownership of 273 c-stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas from E-Z Mart Stores Inc. This growth into the Southwest portion of the country marks new territory for GPM’s existing portfolio. A family-owned c-store business, E-Z Mart stores have been operating for close to 50 years. The […]
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Giant Eagle To Add Ace Hardware Sections To Five Pennsylvania Stores
Five Giant Eagle stores in Pennsylvania are adding Ace Hardware sections for home improvement supplies. The first department will open this summer. Dan Donovan, marketing manager for Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle, said, “It is imperative that we at Giant Eagle continue to innovate both within and outside of our supermarkets to succeed in our increasingly competitive food […]
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Kroger Brings Scan, Bag, Go To Metro Atlanta Area
Kroger unveiled its new Scan, Bag, Go program, a new technology that allows customers to scan their own groceries for quicker shopping, in metro Atlanta Tuesday morning, April 16. The service is another way for customers to shop, alongside online ordering, traditional checkout lanes and home delivery. Kroger has tested Scan, Bag, Go in several […]
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WinCo Foods Opening First Store Inside Oklahoma City Limits April 18
Employee-owned WinCo Foods will open the doors of its new, 84,000-s.f. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, store—the company’s first location within the Oklahoma City limits and its third in the state—on Wednesday, April 18, at 3535 NW 39th Street. “Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas have proven a great fit with WinCo Foods,” said Director of Corporate Communications […]
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Recommended: Massive Egg Recall For Salmonella Affects Walmart, Waffle House
More than 200 million eggs produced by Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana have been recalled this weekend over fears of salmonella. According to a statement from the FDA, Rose Acre issued the recall after officials traced multiple illnesses back to eggs produced at the company’s facility in North Carolina. Some 22 people have reportedly […]
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Key Food Opens Brooklyn Market With Large Specialty/Organic Section
Key Food Stores Cooperative opened its newest Brooklyn Market location at 83 Stanley Avenue in Dobbs Ferry, New York, on April 14. The celebration featured free vendor sampling, a disc jockey, barbecue and family entertainment. “We’re thrilled to join the community while adding new revenue and job opportunities,” said store owner Mahmoud Elayyan. “We’re excited to […]
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Wakefern Sets Supplier Meeting To Find ‘Exciting New Products’
Wakefern Food Corp. will host a Store Brand Sourcing event on May 17 to meet with potential suppliers to find “exciting new products.” The one-day exclusive supplier program at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison will pair potential new vendors with Wakefern buyers and category managers in private 20-minute meetings. Efficient Collaborative […]
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NACS: C-Store Sales Up For 15th Straight Year In 2017
U.S. convenience stores experienced a 15th straight year of in-store sales and a fourth straight year of $10 billion-plus in pretax profits, according to newly released State of the Industry data from the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). U.S. convenience stores sales overall surged 9.3 percent to $601.1 billion in 2017, led by a 14.9 percent increase […]
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Fresco Y Más Launches In Tampa With Dual Openings
Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores, on Wednesday unveiled two new Fresco y Más stores in West Florida, growing the banner to 24 locations and expanding it beyond South Florida for the first time. The stores are located at 8424 Sheldon Road and 4056 N. Armenia Avenue […]
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PCC Community Markets Launches Its Own Meal Kit Line
PCC Community Markets (PCC), a community-owned food market, is rolling out subscription-free “Scratch-made Meals at Home” meal kits, now available throughout Seattle via Instacart and Amazon Prime Now and for in-store purchase at its Greenlake Village store. Created by PCC’s in-house chefs, each kit features original recipes—like Sesame-Gochujang Steak with Kimchi Fried Rice & Shirred […]
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SpartanNash Partnering With Goodwill For Earth Week Donation Drives
To celebrate Earth Week and highlight its commitment to corporate responsibility, SpartanNash is launching a slate of Earth-friendly initiatives taking place companywide April 16-23 to celebrate Earth Week and highlight its commitment to corporate responsibility. “At SpartanNash, we love Earth Week because it allows us to engage and educate our associates, store guests and communities […]
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Walmart To Invest An Estimated $200M In Florida Expansion This Year
Walmart expects to spend an estimated $200 million over the next year in Florida to open and remodel 43 stores, as well as roll out several in-store and online innovations designed to help customers save time and money. The spend is part of Walmart’s total capital expenditures guidance of approximately $11 billion for fiscal year […]