Matthews, North Carolina-based Harris Teeter has launched delivery to customers across Baltimore and throughout greater Maryland. The retailer will deliver fresh products and grocery essentials to customers’ doorsteps by company employees To commemorate the launch, Harris Teeter donated $10,000 to the Maryland Food Bank and launched a fundraising campaign to donate an additional $25 for each eligible grocery […]
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Posted inPublix Super Markets, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix Adds To Growing List Of Openings In Florida
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets opened a new store in the Westlake Plaza at 16841 Persimmon Blvd. in Westlake, Florida. The 48,388-square-foot store offers departments for grocery, dairy, frozen food, seafood, meat and fresh produce, as well as a bakery, deli and pharmacy area. “We are excited to welcome our customers to their new store at […]
Posted inSustainability News, Corporate Store News, Northeast
Hannaford Adds Conveyor Belt Cover For Sustainability Advertising
Scarborough, Maine-based Hannaford Supermarkets is using the checkout counter to amplify its new “Planet Hannaford” sustainability initiative. Checkouts across all stores are outfitted with MessageWrap printed conveyor belt covers to help increase awareness of the “Planet Hannaford” platform. Planet Hannaford promotes the retailer’s sustainability efforts under one, customer-facing banner that encourages customers to make eco-friendly […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Midwest
Fareway Holds Ribbon Cutting For Store In Bondurant, IA
Fareway Stores Inc. hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony June 6 for its new location in Bondurant, Iowa. The 15,464-square-foot store is located at 114 Brick St. SE, formerly known as Brick Street Market. The site has been transformed into a Fareway Meat and Grocery, next to the continuously operating Brick Street Café, Elite Health + Performance […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Association News, Midwest
RF Buche Receives NGA Spirit Of America Award
The National Grocers Association has presented RF Buche with its Spirit of America Award, recognizing his commitment to the independent grocery industry and his work in his community. Buche, a fourth-generation grocer and president of South Dakota-based GF Buche Co., received the award during NGA’s Fly-In for Fair Competition, held June 6-7 in Washington, D.C. […]
Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest
Two Joe V’s Smart Shops By H-E-B Set For Dallas, TX
H-E-B has shared plans to open two Joe V’s Smart Shop by H-E-B stores in Dallas, the first locations the retailer will open outside the Houston area. H-E-B will build a Joe V’s Smart Shop at 4101 W. Wheatland Road. The other location is planned at 5204 S. Buckner Blvd. The Wheatland store is expected […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, West
Albertsons Cos. Awards $9M In Grants To Hunger Nonprofits
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos., along with the Albertsons Cos. Foundation, observed June 6 as “Nourishing Neighbors Day.” To commemorate the occasion, the foundation announced the recipients of three multiyear Nourishing Neighbors spark grants totaling $9 million to nonprofits that are spearheading programs designed to create long-term solutions for moving people out of food insecurity. “Our grocery stores, […]
Posted inNorthgate Market, Independent Store News, West
Northgate Gonzalez Market Co-President Gives Keynote Address
Miguel González, co-founder of Northgate González, delivered the keynote address May 20 during the multicultural graduation ceremony at the University of La Verne in Anaheim, California. “Share your gifts with the world,” González said. “When you reach the top, remember to be humble and give back to the generations that gave to you and will […]