Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will operate 70 stores by the end of 2017 as it opens more than 20 new locations. Since coming on the scene in 2014, the retailer has opened 48 stores, with 20 new stores and more than 2,000 new hires in 2016 alone. It has locations in 10 states, including Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, […]
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Total Sales Up Slightly, Net Income Down For Ingles’ Fiscal Year
Asheville, North Carolina-based Ingles Markets, operating 201 stores in six states in the Southeast, reported fourth quarter and fiscal year results for the period ended Sept. 24. In a news release Dec. 16, Ingles said total sales for fiscal 2016 were $3.79 billion vs. $3.78 billion in fiscal 2015. Net income for the year was $54.2 […]
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Porter’s Thriftway Invites Customers To Hold It Accountable
A new 35,000-s.f. Porter’s Thriftway with unique architecture has opened in Big Spring, Texas. The Shelby Report’s Ron Johnston recently toured the airy store with Trae Porter, a third-generation grocer with the family business. The gleaming Porter’s Thriftway, a former Safeway, started out in rough shape, Porter told Johnston. “It was scary looking. There was […]
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Korean Grocer H Mart To Open First N.C. Store On Thursday At Former Lowes Location
After announcing more than a year ago that it would open in the old Lowes Foods location in the Cornerstone Shopping Center in Cary, North Carolina, H Mart will be ready for business on Thursday, Dec. 22. It will be the first Tar Heel State location for the Korean grocery chain, which currently operates 55 stores nationwide, […]
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Grocery Trends Forecast Reveals Creative Changes In 2017
More digital connections and a speedier checkout process rank among the top trends for grocery shopping in 2017. That’s according to veteran supermarket analyst John Karolefski, purveyor of GroceryStories.com. Karolefski also predicts a more diverse produce department, increased availability of meal kits and better access to product information. “The top trends for 2017 will result in […]
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Wegmans To Build Store In New York’s Westchester County
Wegmans Food Markets has signed a purchase agreement with Normandy Real Estate Partners for a 20-acre parcel of land in New York’s Westchester County to build a new store. The land is located at 106-110 Corporate Park Drive in Harrison. “We look forward to the day when we can welcome customers into our Harrison store […]
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H-E-B’s Eleanor Crook Wins Highest U.S. Award For Volunteerism
H-E-B’s Eleanor Butt Crook, along with her late husband Ambassador William H. Crook, has received the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) for Lifetime Achievement. The country’s highest award for volunteerism was presented to Crook on Thursday at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. “Texas, the United States and the world are much better off […]
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Americans Again Rank Fuel Savings As Their Favorite Loyalty Program Reward
For the second year in a row, American consumers have identified rewards that help them save on the everyday cost of fuel as their preferred loyalty program currency. Findings from Excentus’ new “Road to Rewards Revisited” annual survey and report also show that certain types of rewards are powerful enough to influence where, when and […]
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IGA Names 2016 Hometown Proud Retailers
IGA has revealed its 2016 IGA Hometown Proud Retailers, representing the “best of the best from IGA’s progressive independent retailers” in the U.S. The eight Hometown Proud Retailers will be recognized at the IGA Global Rally in Las Vegas in February, where one of them will be named IGA USA International Retailer of the Year […]
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Publix Kicks Off Annual Food For All Fundraiser
Publix Super Markets has launched its annual holiday season Food For All campaign, which runs through Dec. 24 in all stores. Customers and associates participate by purchasing $1, $3 or $5 donation coupons stationed on holiday-themed campaign boards at the checkout lanes. Food For All is a program of making change, a nonprofit charitable organization that […]
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Phil Smith Elected Stater Bros. Markets Chairman
Stater Bros. Holdings Inc., parent company of Stater Bros. Markets, has elected Phillip J. “Phil” Smith to chairman of the board of Stater Bros. Markets, following the passing of Executive Chairman Jack H. Brown on Nov. 13. Smith formerly served as vice chairman of Stater Bros. Holdings—a position to which Brown appointed him in 2012. […]
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Sprouts’ Grab ’N Give Food Drive Benefits Regional Food Bank Of Oklahoma
This holiday season, Sprouts Farmers Market invites customers to join it once again in fighting hunger. Through Dec. 31, shoppers are encouraged to purchase and donate a bag of groceries and other items to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma through the grocer’s Grab ‘N Give food drive. Participating Sprouts metro locations include: • 6410 […]
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Kohler Co.’s Woodlake Market Launches Online Grocery Service
Woodlake Market, a Kohler Co.-owned grocer located in Kohler, Wisconsin, has launched an online shopping service, Woodlake Market Online. The store, part of the Destination Kohler resort, partnered with Rosie to introduce grocery pickup and delivery options seven days a week via the Rosie app online or on any mobile device. “Our mission has and […]
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Rouses To Reopen Flood-Destroyed Denham Springs Store Next Week
Rouses Market will reopen its Denham Springs, Louisiana, store at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. The much anticipated news comes after the 50,000-s.f. unit was destroyed by the floods that ravaged the southern portion of the Pelican State over the summer. In mid-August, as he was surveying the water damage, Rouses Markets CEO Donny Rouse […]
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Prototype ‘Amazon Go’ Store In Test Phase, Will Open To Public Next Year
Amazon is testing a new kind of a convenience store in Seattle, Washington, which has no POS, no cash, no clerks and no lines. At 1,800 s.f., Amazon Go is open to Amazon employees participating in a testing program and is expected to open to the public in early 2017. The retailer uses Just Walk […]
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New University Of Idaho Arena Will Include Albertsons Name
Albertsons Cos. will have its name in lights on the University of Idaho campus with the commitment of $500,000 over the next 10 years to the new court-sports arena and naming rights to the scoreboard. The donation is a reflection of the longtime partnership between UI and Albertsons, according to the groups. “Albertsons and UI […]
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Supervalu Completes Sale Of Save-A-Lot
Supervalu on Monday said that it has finalized the sale of its Save-A-Lot business to an affiliate of Onex Corp. for $1.365 billion in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments. With the sale of Save-A-Lot, Supervalu said it is now a more focused company. In connection with the closing of the sale, Supervalu and Save-A-Lot […]
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Final Thoughts At Jack Brown’s Memorial Service Come From The Late Leader Himself
by Bob Reeves/VP-West Leave it to Jack H. Brown to get in the final word. Even at his own memorial service. At the longtime Stater Bros. leader’s celebration of life service, held Saturday at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, a recording from 2008 found in Mr. Brown’s office desk drawer following his death […]
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Keyes Adding CEO Title As Hank Meijer Moves Into Executive Chairman’s Role At Meijer
Effective Jan. 1, Meijer President Rick Keyes will add the title of CEO as Hank Meijer, who has held the role of CEO, will transition to executive chairman of the company’s board. “We have witnessed Rick’s deep understanding and appreciation of our culture and his passion for the people who make Meijer a great company,” […]
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Kroger Nashville Helps With Smoky Mountain Fires
Kroger is joining forces with the East Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross to provide aid to those affected by the Smoky Mountain fires. Customer donations are being accepted at all Middle and East Tennessee Kroger stores, northern Alabama Kroger stores and southern Kentucky Kroger locations. All monies collected will be forwarded directly to the […]