Two discount giants based in the Southeast are coming together. Chesapeake, Va.-based Dollar Tree said this morning that it plans to purchase Family Dollar Stores, headquartered in Matthews, N.C., in a cash and stock transaction valued at $8.5 billion, or $74.50 per share—a 22.8 percent premium over Family Dollar’s closing price as of July 25. […]
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Whole Foods To Open Second Berkeley Store This Fall
A new 47,800-s.f. Whole Foods Market store will open Nov. 4 at 10th and Gilman streets in Berkeley, Calif. The store will be Whole Foods’ second location in Berkeley and the 41st in the Northern California region. The Austin, Texas-based grocer has named Jen Monaco as the Berkeley store’s team leader. In this role, Monaco is […]
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Supervalu Earnings Reflect Strength Of Save-A-Lot Brand
Supervalu on Thursday reported total sales of $5.23 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 vs. $5.24 billion in the same period a year ago. The Minneapolis-based company’s Save-A-Lot banner saw strong sales, while its independent business segment sales decreased 2.6 percent. First quarter Save-A-Lot net sales were $1.35 billion vs, $1.27 billion […]
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Roche Bros. Opening Second Brothers Marketplace Store Next Week
Roche Bros. will open its second Brothers Marketplace store Wednesday, July 30, in Medfield, Mass. The neighborhood market will provide customers with a one-stop grocery shopping and dining experience with a carefully curated selection of local, fresh and specialty foods. The market will emphasize local producers and vendors that have been handpicked by store associates, […]
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Winner Of Piggly Wiggly Jingle Contest Named
From May 5-31, Piggly Wiggly was on the lookout for a fresh take on its long-time “Piggly Wiggly, Shop the Pig!” jingle. It reached out to employees as well as customers to submit their own version of the catchy tune. The company said it was an ideal time to switch up the jingle, and with sponsor […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Northeast
Nearly 1K Rally To Support Deposed Market Basket President
An estimated crowd of 1,000 Market Basket employees and customers staged a rally Friday morning outside Market Basket headquarters in Tewksbury, Mass., to protest and demand the reinstatement of former Market Basket President Arthur T. Demoulas. David McLean, who served as Market Basket operations manager for 38 years and resigned upon the firing of Mr. […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Publix Teams With Atlanta Community Food Bank On Free School Supply Program
Publix Super Markets and the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) have launched a new partnership to get free school supplies to teachers and students in need. The Publix Tools for Back to School campaign will be unveiled in more than 1,000 Publix stores July 24 and will raise funds to donate school supplies across Georgia, […]
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Newport Ave. Market’s Annual Charitable Golf Tourney Is Next Week
In its second year honoring the legacy of the Rude Rudy’s Golf Tournament and its commitment to feeding the hungry in Central Oregon, Newport Avenue Market’s Go Golf! Tournament participants will hit the links at Broken Top Golf Club in Bend on Tuesday, July 22. Proceeds will benefit the Hunger Prevention Coalition (HPC) of Central […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Midwest
Fresh Thyme Opening First Ohio Store Next Month
Grand opening celebrations for Ohio’s first Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will be held in the Dublin community Wednesday, Aug. 13. The store is located at 6670 Sawmill Rd. in Columbus. “Fresh Thyme is honored to be welcomed by the community in Dublin,” CEO Chris Sherrell said. “This grand opening celebration is one way for Fresh […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
EPA Presents Sprouts In Dunwoody, Ga., With GreenChill Certification As Store Opens Today
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has presented Sprouts Farmers Market in Dunwoody, Ga., with GreenChill Platinum-Level Store Certification, the highest level of certification. EPA Regional Administrator Heather McTeer Toney delivered remarks and made the award presentation Tuesday. GreenChill is an EPA partnership with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on […]
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Doris Italian Market Will Open 6th Store In N. Palm Beach
Specialty grocer Doris Italian Market & Bakery will open in a portion of a former Winn-Dixie store in North Palm Beach, Fla., announced the deal’s broker, Continental Real Estate Cos. (CREC), on July 10. The store is located in the Shoppes at City Centre, a renovated 110,000-s.f. shopping complex centrally located at the southwest quadrant […]
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Kroger Bagger Crowned Georgia’s Best
Kevin Davis, a 21-year-old who works at Kroger No. 619 in Griffin, has taken home Georgia’s Best Bagger title. Davis beat out three other grocery baggers during two rounds of competition Thursday evening during the 2014 Georgia Food Industry Association (GFIA) Convention’s opening night party at Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Fla. It was […]
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Bristol Farms Golf Tourney Raises $55K For City Of Hope
More than 270 golfers took to the links at Pacific Palms Golf Resort in the City of Industry last month to support the “2014 Friends of Bristol Farms Golf Tournament” and the City of Hope. This year’s event marked the 20th anniversary of the tournament and the 10th year of City of Hope being the […]
Posted in, Midwest, Store News
EV Charging Services Now Available At Mariano’s In Frankfort, Ill.
Roundy’s Supermarkets, through a partnership with CarCharging Group, the largest owner, operator and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, is now offering EV charging services at Mariano’s in Frankfort, Ill. “CarCharging is excited to continue its partnership with Roundy’s and offer another amazing amenity for the Mariano’s shoppers,” said Michael D. Farkas, CEO and […]
Posted in, C-Store News, National
Yumz Express Kiosks To Be Offered At Gulf-Branded Retail Locations
Gulf Oil LP, one of the fastest growing branded marketers of energy products in the U.S., has selected Yumz Gourmet Frozen Yogurt as a preferred vendor for its Yumz Express offering. Yumz Express is an innovative self-serve, compact frozen yogurt kiosk. “Gulf Oil is pleased to add Yumz Gourmet Frozen Yogurt as one of our […]
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Lucky’s Market Will Open First Wyoming Store Early Next Year
Lucky’s Market plans to open its first Wyoming store in Jackson Hole in early 2015. The 11,500-s.f. store will employ about 100 people and be located at 974 W. Broadway, bringing a wide selection of organic, specialty and gluten-free items to the popular mountain town. “We are excited to bring reasonably priced healthy foods to […]
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Judge Signs Off On C&K Market Bankruptcy Emergence Plan, Grocer Reveals New Initiatives
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank R. Alley III signed an order Monday confirming C&K Market’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy, which allows the company to operate without the court’s supervision. “As we look to the future, we’re excited to implement several new programs. We’ll begin by taking care of our customers by providing them with healthier […]
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Kroger To Buy Online Retailer Vitacost.com For $280M
The Kroger Co. plans to acquire Vitacost.com Inc., a leading online retailer of healthy living products, for approximately $280 million, or $8 per share, in cash. The purchase price represents a premium of 51 percent to Vitacost.com’s closing share price on Feb. 19, 2014, the day before a major Vitacost.com shareholder publicly asked the company […]
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Whole Foods To Open In Columbia, Md., Next Month
Whole Foods Market Columbia, the first in Howard County, Md., is set to open Wednesday, Aug. 20. The approximately 50,000-s.f. store, located in the former Rouse Co. building, was designed by internationally renowned architect Frank Gehry for Columbia founder James W. Rouse. “With such an energetic community, beautiful building and scenic location we truly hope […]
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Meijer Breaks Ground On Second Detroit Store
Less than a year after Meijer opened a supercenter at the historical Michigan State Fairgrounds on 8 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, the retailer continued its investment in the city of Detroit today with a formal groundbreaking ceremony for a second supercenter to be located at the site of the former Redford High School on […]