Dollar General Corp. has appointed JJ Fleeman as its next CEO, effective Jan. 1, succeeding Todd Vasos, who has led the discount retailer for a combined 10 years across two terms. The appointment comes the same day Ahold Delhaize confirmed Fleeman will depart as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA at the end of June to pursue […]
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Family Fare Completes Full-Store Remodel In Paw Paw, MI
The Family Fare supermarket in Paw Paw, Michigan has completed a full-store remodel, expanding its fresh food offerings and refreshing key departments at one of the community’s longest-standing grocery locations. The renovation focused on high-priority areas for shoppers, including expanded produce, an upgraded hot bar, enhanced beer, wine and liquor selections and a nostalgic candy […]
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Harps To Deploy SmartMeals AI Shopping Assistant
Harps Food Stores will deploy SmartMeals, AWG’s artificial intelligence-powered shopping assistant built by Breez AI, across its network of more than 150 stores. The announcement came during the AWG Innovation Showcase, where independent grocers gathered to explore technologies shaping the future of grocery retail. The rollout makes Harps one of the largest operators in the […]
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Volunteer Registration Open For Meijer LPGA Classic For Simply Give
Volunteer registration is open for the 12th Annual Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, set for June 18-21 at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan. The tournament is seeking more than 1,400 volunteers to support the event, which combines LPGA Tour competition with hunger-relief fundraising through Meijer’s Simply Give program. The fee to volunteer is […]
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Kroger, Peoria Area Anti-Hunger Coalition Launch Annual Canathon Food Drive
The Peoria Area Anti-Hunger Coalition launched its 40th annual Canathon food drive March 19 at area Kroger stores, collecting donations through the end of March with a goal of 50,000 pounds of food for 11 participating central Illinois food pantries. Kroger opened the drive with $1,000 in non-perishable food donations and $1,500 in Kroger gift […]
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Price Rite Marketplace Raises $27.5K For Regional Food Banks
Price Rite Marketplace raised nearly $27,500 for local food banks through its annual Check-Out Hunger campaign, which ran November-January across all 53 stores. The campaign has now raised more than $2 million for hunger relief since its launch in 2002. The top fundraising store was Price Rite Marketplace of Fall River, Massachusetts, which collected $4,600 […]
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National Rural Grocery Summit Focusing On Innovation
The National Rural Grocery Summit will be held May 5-7 in Fargo, North Dakota. The event was created by the Rural Grocery Initiative out of Kansas State University, with the first summit held in 2008 in Kansas. Since then, the summit has grown to attract rural grocers, community leaders, food suppliers, academic researchers, healthy food […]
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H-E-B Seeks Entries For Annual Quest For Texas Best Competition
H-E-B has opened entries for its 13th annual Quest for Texas Best competition, giving Lone Star State-based product makers until April 22 to submit products for a chance at shelf placement and a share of $100,000 in cash prizes. The grand-prize winner receives $50,000, the “Texas Best” title and a spot in H-E-B stores statewide. […]
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Schnucks Raises $100K Through Urban League Campaign
Schnucks Markets and its customers raised $100,000 for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis through the sixth annual Round Up at the Register campaign Feb. 4-17. Customers contributed $83,624 at checkout, with Schnucks adding $16,376. All St. Louis-area donations are directed to the Urban League’s Save Our Sons and Save Our Sisters programs. Round-ups […]
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Needler’s Fresh Market Opens New Store In Anderson, IN
Needler’s Fresh Market celebrated the grand opening of a new location March 20 in Anderson, Indiana, marking a milestone for the community and expanding grocery access on the city’s west side. Located at 2810 Nichol Ave., the store is the newest Needler’s Fresh Market in Ohio and Indiana. “Our goal is to be more than […]
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Hannaford Donates 29M Pounds Of Food To Nonprofits In 2025
Hannaford Supermarkets donated nearly 29 million pounds of food to food banks and pantries across the Northeast in 2025 – a record for the grocer and a 15 percent increase over its 2022 donation total. The contributions equate to 24 million meals for food-insecure residents in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. Fresh […]
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Vallarta To Celebrate New Supermarket In Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Vallarta Supermarkets will open a 60,000-square-foot store April 1 at 9040 Foothill Blvd. in Rancho Cucamonga, California, marking the chain’s sixth Inland Empire location and its second store opening of 2026. The Rancho Cucamonga store is the first in the Vallarta network to feature Costa de Oro, a new in-store seafood restaurant concept the company […]
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Whole Foods To Open 43,000-Square-Foot Market In Los Gatos, CA
Whole Foods Market will open a new 43,130-square-foot store April 15 at 15650 Los Gatos Blvd. in Los Gatos, California, replacing a location that is more than 30 years old. The new store, which is nearly double the size of its predecessor, features more than 2,000 products from 350-plus California-based suppliers, sourced with the help of […]
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Amazon, Winn-Dixie Expand Grocery Delivery To Greater Tampa Bay Area
Amazon and The Winn-Dixie Co. expanded their grocery delivery partnership to the Greater Tampa Bay area, adding six counties and dozens of communities to a service that reaches nearly 100 cities and towns across Florida and South Georgia. Customers in Hillsborough, Pasco, North Pinellas, Polk, Manatee and Sarasota counties can order from more than 15,000 […]
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Save Mart Debuts Upgrades At Remodeled Store In Madera, CA
The Save Mart Companies hosted a community celebration March 18 at its remodeled Save Mart store at 1504 Howard Road in Madera, California, unveiling a range of new departments and expanded product offerings at one of its long-standing Central Valley locations. Mayor Cece Gallegos and other officials attended the event, which featured a performance by […]
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Associated Supermarket Group Debuts Refreshed Brooklyn Location
Associated Supermarket Group (ASG) held a ribbon cutting March 13 at 344 Avenue X in Brooklyn, marking the opening of a new store in the borough’s 11223 neighborhood. The store carries fresh produce, meats, dairy, frozen foods and everyday essentials alongside an expanded international products section, freshly-baked goods and prepared foods. A growing organic and […]
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The Fresh Market Opens New Store In Pittsburgh, PA
The Fresh Market opened its second Pittsburgh location March 18 at 5880 Centre Ave., a 32,289-square-foot store featuring a restaurant and bar concept alongside the specialty grocer’s standard fresh food and specialty assortment. The opening included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a $5,000 donation to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The location carries an elevated […]
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Brookshire Brothers Promotes 4 Executives In Leadership Restructuring
Lufkin, Texas-based Brookshire Brothers has announced four executive promotions, elevating longtime company veterans into senior leadership roles across operations, finance, accounting and legal services. Clay Oliver moves from CFO to COO, while Jessica Brown steps up from VP of accounting and treasury to CFO. In addition, Stephanie Cole is the new VP of accounting, and Jeff […]
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Lowes Foods Opens New Location On Johns Island, SC
Lowes Foods opened a new store March 12 on Johns Island, South Carolina, expanding its Charleston market footprint to five locations. The store at 3575 Maybank Highway occupies a building that formerly housed a KJ’s Market and which underwent extensive renovations before the transition. The Johns Island location features Lowes Foods’ signature “Originals” – specialized […]
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Harps Food Stores To Acquire 18 Stores From Dyer Foods In TN, KY
Harps Food Stores has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 18 stores from Joey and Jeanie Hays, owners of independent grocery operator Dyer Foods, with 17 of the locations in western Tennessee and one in Kentucky. Both parties anticipate completing the transaction by this summer, with store banners, employment and operations continuing with minimal […]