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Price Rite Partners With Feed The Children On Food Donation

Keasby, New Jersey-based Price Rite Marketplace has extended its Feeding Minds & Bodies initiative in partnership with Feed the Children for the eighth year.  This initiative, benefiting an estimated 22,000 individuals through eight community events, will not only supply families with fresh food and personal care essentials but also provide the educational tools children need. Since […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest

Sam’s Club Celebrates Independence Day With $8 Membership Offer

Bentonville, Arkansas-based Sam’s Club is offering its club membership for less than a fourth of the everyday price, for a limited time, and offering members savings on seasonal merchandise. According to the warehouse retailer’s recent survey, approximately 70 percent of its members are planning to attend or host a cookout or gathering to celebrate Independence Day […]

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Walmart Plans To Expand Fulfillment Network With New Facilities

Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has announced its plans to build new fulfillment centers in McCordsville, Indiana; Greencastle, Pennsylvania; Lancaster, Texas; and Joliet, Illinois. The 2.2 million-square-foot facility in Indiana will be located at 5259 W. 500 N. and is set to open spring 2023. The 1.5 million-square-foot facility in Pennsylvania will be located at 1915 Ebberts […]

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Walmart Names Finalists From 2022 Open Call Event

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 […]

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 […]