Williamsville, New York-based Tops Friendly Markets has begun its annual campaign for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The campaign will run through July 3. Customers can support the CMNH campaign by purchasing a Children’s Miracle Network Miracle Balloon or round up their bill at any participating Tops, where 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated […]
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Posted inC-Store News, West
Bluedot Finds People Put C-Stores On Par With Fast Food Restaurants
San Francisco-based Bluedot has introduced the first Convenience Experience Report, a benchmark study that explores consumer sentiment and the customer experience at gas stations and convenience stores. The research was based on a survey of 1,570 American consumers and was conducted in May. The inaugural report explores how consumers think about c-stores and gas stations and what […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Southeast
Kroger Sponsors Education Course For Students In Georgia
More than 3,300 students in 45 schools across Georgia have participated in The Kroger Co.’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation digital education program, designed to teach students about the impact humans have on the environmental systems around them. The program, Sustainability Foundations, is made available to students and educators at no cost through the foundation and […]
Posted inH-E-B, Amazon Fresh, Corporate Store News, Southwest, Whole Foods
H-E-B Edges Out Amazon As Top E-Commerce Grocery Retailer
Dunnhumby has released its first “E-Commerce Retailer Preference Index,” a nationwide study that examines the emerging $100 billion U.S. e-commerce grocery market. In a near statistical tie, San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B narrowly edged out Amazon and Amazon Fresh as the top ranked e-commerce grocer. Walmart landed in the fourth spot and Sam’s Club rounded out […]
Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B, Butt Family Commit $10M To Build New Uvalde School
The Butt family and H-E-B have announced they will commit $10 million to help build a new elementary school campus in Uvalde, Texas. In partnership as founding donors, the family and H-E-B will work with other stakeholders and organizations on the development of the project. Texas firms Huckabee and Joeris General Contractors, which are also […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Southeast
Fresh Value Will Hold Grand Opening June 29 In Moody, AL
Fresh Value, a Birmingham, Alabama-based supermarket chain, will debut its newest store June 29 in Moody, Alabama, with a grand opening. The festivities will begin with a ribbon-cutting in front of the freshly renovated, 21,000-square-foot store. The store is located at 1001 Crossroad Plaza Drive, formerly home to Fred’s. The first 100 customers in the […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion To Open New Location In Charlotte, NC
Food Lion will be hosting a grand opening ceremony June 29 for its new store in Charlotte, North Carolina. The store, located at 5939 Weddington Road in the Wesley Chapel neighborhood, will open to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony that morning. After the ceremony, the first 100 customers in line will receive a mystery […]
Posted inCorporate Store News
Sprouts Farmers Market Partners With Pac-12, Big 12 Conferences
Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market has announced its investment in women’s athletics through partnerships with the Big 12 and Pac-12 Conferences, along with supporting 50 individual “name, image and likeness” deals with female athletes from multiple schools from both conferences. Sprouts is the first grocery retailer to make this commitment and is doing so alongside softball icon, […]