A new 35,000-s.f. Whole Foods Market store will open Dec. 10 at 777 The Alameda (at Stockton) in San Jose, Calif. This is the second Whole Foods Market location in San Jose, and the 42nd in Northern California. The store will bring an estimated 150 new jobs to San Jose and feature the Austin, Texas-based […]
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Whole Foods Market Among First Merchants To Integrate With Apple Pay
Whole Foods Market is among the first retailers participating in Apple Pay, described as “an easy, secure and private way” to make purchases from an iPhone. With Apple Pay, instead of using an actual credit or debit card number, a unique device account number is assigned, encrypted and securely stored in a dedicated chip in […]
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Independent Grocers Hold Ground In Tough Fiscal Year 2013
The National Grocers Association (NGA) and FMS Solutions have released the results of their joint 2014 Independent Grocers Financial Survey, covering fiscal year 2013. Independents’ financial performance much mirrored the nation’s economy, which showed modest growth and both ups and downs in consumer, financial and market performance indicators. Some retailers managed to grow sales, margins […]
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Whole Foods, Instacart Partner For One-Hour Delivery Across 15 Cities
Whole Foods Market and one-hour grocery delivery service Instacart have formed a new partnership that enables customers to have Whole Foods Market products delivered in as little as one hour. Customers will soon also have the convenient option to place orders via Instacart and pick up their order at a local participating Whole Foods Market […]
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Reasor’s Closing 71st And Garnett Store In Tulsa
Tahlequah, Okla.-based Reasor’s plans to permanently close its 71st and Garnett store, at 11214 E. 71st in Tulsa, within the next couple of months. Reasor’s intends to transfer all of the current 71st and Garnett employees to other Reasor’s locations. “As we continue to grow, we continually evaluate and re-evaluate our progress in every store and every […]
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Kroger Family Of Stores Hiring 20K Employees
The Kroger Co. is hiring to fill an estimated 20,000 permanent positions in its supermarket divisions. “Kroger’s growth trajectory creates more job opportunities for current and future employees,” said Katy Barclay, Kroger’s SVP of human resources. “Right now in our stores across the country we have openings for bright, hard-working associates who are passionate about […]
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Circle K Constructing New Prototype Store In SoCal
Circle K, a division of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., recently broke ground on a new prototype store in Southern California. The 4,500-s.f. convenience store will be located at the corner of Sanderson and Esplanade avenues in San Jacinto. It willl feature a Mobil gas station with eight fuel pumps and a self-serve car wash. The new […]
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Meijer Planning To Hire More Than 10K New Team Members
Midwestern retailer Meijer is preparing to hire thousands of new team members for its stores as the company prepares for the fall and holiday selling seasons, Janet Emerson, EVP of operations, says. “Meijer is always looking for good people,” she said. “Our continued growth provides a great opportunity to find new team members who will […]
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Wine In Retail Food Stores Referendum Heads To Nov. Ballot In 80 Tenn. Municipalities
Registered voters in 80 Tennessee municipalities will have the opportunity to vote Nov. 4 in referendums to allow the sale of wine in retail food stores, the Red White and Food campaign said Tuesday. “This is a tremendous accomplishment for the state’s retail food stores and for their customers who want to be able to […]
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New Name For Pro’s Ranch Markets Revealed
CNG Ranch LLC—a partnership between California-based Cardenas Markets and Northgate Gonzalez Markets—says that Pro’s Ranch Markets will be renamed and branded Los Altos Ranch Market beginning Wednesday, Sept. 3. CNG Ranch utilized local Pro’s Ranch customers and employees in their research to determine the new name. Los Altos is a recognized region in Mexico where both […]
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Fox Bros. To Open Piggly Wiggly Store In Hartford, Wis.
Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly has signed an agreement to open a Piggly Wiggly store in Hartford, Wis., at the former location of Rueben’s County Market. This will be Fox Bros.’ seventh Piggly Wiggly store. Fox Bros. currently owns and operates stores in Hartland, Oconomowoc, Slinger, Hubertus, Jackson and Saukville, all in Wisconsin. The grand opening […]
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Food 4 Less Reaches Tentative Agreement With SoCal Unions
Food 4 Less/Foods Co stores, a division of The Kroger Co., has reached a tentative agreement with the seven Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) locals. The agreement is fully recommended and covers more than 6,000 associates working at 100 Food 4 Less stores in SoCal. The new agreement includes wage increases, quality, […]
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Duval County, Fla., Publix Renovations Near $10M
Publix Super Markets continues its pursuit of renovating its Duval County, Fla., grocery stores. The latest under review for remodeling is in Bartram Park at 13820 Old St. Augustine Rd., the Jacksonville Daily Record reports. McIntyre Elwell & Strammer General Contractors is the contractor for the proposed $575,000 construction project of the 44,840-s.f. store. The […]
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SpartanNash Will Reopen Three N.D. Stores Under Family Fare Banner
SpartanNash invested $4 million to remodel two Econofoods stores in Dickinson, N.D., and one Sun Mart in West Fargo, N.D., and rebrand them as Family Fare Supermarkets. During all three ribbon-cutting ceremonies in late August, SpartanNash officials will thank the communities for their support and continued patience during the remodeling, and distribute pallets of backpacks and […]
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Kroger Breaks Ground On New Georgia DC
Kroger on Tuesday broke ground on its new distribution center at Gillem Logistics Center in Forest Park, Ga. Gov. Nathan Deal led the ceremony. “The 120 new jobs and more than $175 million in investment that Kroger will bring will go a long way toward helping those living in and around Forest Park,” Deal said. […]
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Family Dollar Rejects Dollar General Bid
Family Dollar Stores Inc. on Thursday said its board of directors has unanimously rejected the non-binding proposal made by Dollar General Corp. on the basis of what the company calls “antitrust regulatory considerations.” In addition, the Family Dollar board unanimously reaffirmed its recommendation in support of the merger agreement with Dollar Tree Inc. Read more […]
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Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo Parent Withdraws Plan To Go Public
After months of silence on its plans for an initial public offering, the parent company of the Winn-Dixie and Bi-Lo supermarket chains formally withdrew its plans to go public Tuesday, the Jacksonville Daily Record reports. The Jacksonville-based company originally filed plans for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission in September 2013. It made […]
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Supervalu’s 2014 Master Marketer Winners Listed
As more than 1,250 independent retailers gathered Aug. 12-14 in St. Paul, Minn., for Supervalu’s first-ever national sales show, Sales 4 All Seasons, the company unveiled the winners of its 2014 Master Marketer Competition during an awards ceremony. The competition recognizes and celebrates the top marketing campaigns from the company’s 1,800-plus independent retailer customers in […]
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Publix Raises Record $3.2M For CMN Hospitals
Publix Super Markets customers and associates heeded the call to “put their money where the miracles are” by showing immense support for local sick and injured kids during this year’s Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals in-store campaign. The fundraiser, held May 22-June 13, resulted in a campaign life record of $3,224,766 for 21 Southeast regional […]
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New Private Label Brand At Coborn’s Honors Family History
A new private label line called Four Brothers has made its debut at Coborn’s. Initial products in the line can be found primarily in the meat, bakery, deli and produce departments. Among the first products to be introduced by the St. Cloud, Minn.-based grocery company are Cheezy Garlic Loaf, Flame-Seared Ribs and Creamy Caramel Sauce. […]