Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has made its selections for the ninth annual Open Call event. With nearly 1,200 small and mid-sized business owners receiving official invitations, this year’s registrants mark the largest group selected to participate in the two-day event, set for June 28-29. Finalists represent all 50 states, including the District of Columbia, with nearly 60 percent of […]
Category: Store News
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast
Big Y Invests In Employees With Pay Increases
Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y Foods Inc. has announced a multi-million dollar investment to increase starting pay rates for all clerks, customer service, fresh food and center store specialists and assistant department managers as of June 26. As a result of these rate changes, almost 7,600 of the company’s retail workforce will receive a pay increase, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, West
Cardenas Markets Acquires Rio Ranch Market Stores, Expands Footprint
Ontario, California-based Cardenas Markets has announced it will expand its Southern California footprint through the acquisition of six Rio Ranch Market locations in Banning, Chino, Fontana, Perris, Riverside and San Bernardino. The company expects the transaction to close by the middle of July. During the transition period, no immediate changes are expected to the operations […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, West
Sprouts Farmers Market Hiring 100 For Moreno Valley Store
Sprouts Farmers Market says it soon will finish construction on its new store in Moreno Valley, California. Located at 24101 Hemlock Ave., the store will open at 7 a.m. on Friday, July 8. Details about the grand opening celebration will be announced at a later date. Sprouts welcomes shoppers with a farmer’s market experience and […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, Southwest
United Supermarkets, Kellogg’s Give Snack Pak 4 Kids $25K
United Supermarkets and Kellogg’s joined forces June 7 to donate $25,000 to Amarillo, Texas-based Snack Pak 4 Kids. As part of the Nourishing Neighbors initiative and the Feed the Love campaign, this donation will go to help Snack Pak 4 Kids in its mission to fight food insecurity across the Amarillo community. “We are blessed to be able to help our community […]
Posted inMeijer, Independent Store News, Midwest
Meijer Celebrates 60 Years Of Innovation
Sixty years ago, Hendrik and Fred Meijer pioneered the American supercenter when they opened a store in Grand Rapids, Michigan, called “Thrifty Acres.” While that innovative concept has grown into a retail phenomenon, Meijer remains a strong family company that is always committed to its customers and the communities it serves, continuously improving the shopping experience and supporting community […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Stop & Shop Hosts Beer And Bites Tasting To Support Local Foodshare
Stratford, Connecticut-based Stop & Shop’s annual checkout campaign, Food for Friends, is partnering with local brewery, Two Roads Brewing, to assist with a charity tasting on June 10. All donations raised by the Food for Friends campaign at local Stop & Shop stores will benefit the state’s largest food bank, Connecticut Foodshare, and its partner agencies. To […]
Posted inMeijer, Independent Store News, Midwest
Meijer LPGA Classic Offering Sponsor Exemption For Diverse Businesses
The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is expanding partnerships with diverse-owned businesses by offering a sponsor exemption aimed at bringing diversity to the tournament. “The Meijer LPGA Classic is such an important event in our community and to us as a company,” said Tim Williams, VP of diversity and inclusion. “While the tournament has […]