The Puget Sound Business Journal is reporting that Costco Wholesale Corp. is negotiating with city officials in Issaquah, Wash., to add as much as 1.5 million s.f. to its corporate headquarters through a new development agreement, according to Keith Niven, Issaquah’s economic development director. “They are trying to chart a path for their future,” Niven […]
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Posted in, Store News, West
Fresh & Easy Giving Customers Free Bagels For Daylight Savings Time
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market says it is hosting a bagel giveaway today to help customers cope with losing an hour of sleep due to Daylight Savings time. Customers can redeem a coupon for a free bag of six fresh&easy Plain or Everything Bagels, no purchase necessary, while supplies last. The giveaway began Sunday. “While […]
Posted in, Midwest, Store News
Meijer Launches ‘Nu-Me Weight Loss Challenge’ For Employees
Meijer is partnering with the nutritional scoring program, NuVal, for the first ever “Nu-Me Weight Loss Challenge” that will incent the 60,000 team members across the retailer’s five-state footprint with the opportunity at prize money totaling $15,000 over the three-month contest. The program is the largest health and wellness contest in the retailer’s history and […]
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Weak Outlook Sends Fresh Market To 52-Week Low
Greensboro, N.C.-based The Fresh Market Inc. today reported a higher profit and revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, but the specialty grocer’s weak forecast and failure to meet analyst expectations sent its share prices tumbling, according to The Business Journal. Shares of The Fresh Market hit a 52-week low of $36.51 today after […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Weis Markets Issues 4Q Results
Weis Markets Inc. today reported its fourth quarter and year-end net income increases. The Sunbury, Pa.-based company says these results were achieved in a 52-week fiscal year compared to a 53-week fiscal year in 2011. For the 13-week period ending Dec. 29, 2012, the company’s net income increased 14.5 percent to $22.1 million compared to […]
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Russ’s Market’s Wine And Food Experience Event Benefits Playhouse
The 2013 Lincoln Wine and Food Experience raised more than $37,000 for the Lincoln Community Playhouse. The event, presented by Russ’s Market, has raised nearly $170,000 in five years. More than 700 people attended the Lincoln Wine and Food Experience, held Feb. 22 at Embassy Suites, to sample wine and food from more than 80 […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Two Mass. Shaw’s Getting Belmont Savings Bank Branches
Belmont Savings Bank plans to open two new full-service in-store branches at Shaw’s Supermarkets: one at the Star Market located at 699 Mount Auburn St. in Cambridge, Mass., and another at the Shaw’s overlooking the Mass Pike at 33 Austin St. in Newtonville, Mass. The branches will open in the second and third quarters of […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Publix Carrying VitaPizza
The new 190-calorie VitaPizza frozen pizza from Vitalicious is now available at Publix Super Markets. At 190 calories, the VitaPizza has a thin and crispy crust and just the right amount of toppings, a news release says. VitaPizza has no artificial ingredients or preservatives, contains whole grains, 2.5-3g of fat, 15-16g of protein, 19g of […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
N.Y. AG Announces Agreement With Price Chopper To End ‘Deceptive Advertising Practices’
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman said Tuesday that an agreement has been reached with Price Chopper that will require the Schenectady, N.Y.-based grocery store chain to change the way it advertises and promotes its coupons in New York State and pay a $100,000 penalty. The agreement, which is the result of an investigation […]
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7-Eleven Achieves Record Store Growth In 2012
Dallas, Texas-based 7-Eleven Inc. achieved record store growth in 2012 and expects the number of 7-Eleven stores worldwide to pass the 50,000-store mark by the end of the first quarter. Already the world’s largest retailer by store count, 7-Eleven added nearly 5,000 stores to its worldwide portfolio in 2012. “2012 was a tremendous year for […]
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Fred Meyer And QFC Associates Ratify Agreements With UFCW Local 555
The Kroger Co. associates working at Fred Meyer and QFC stores in Portland and throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington have ratified new labor agreements with UFCW Local 555. “We are pleased to reach agreements that are good for our associates and enable us to be competitive in very competitive market areas,” said Lynn Gust, Fred […]
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Giant And Martin’s Achieve Record-Breaking Donations In 2012
As the company embarks on its 90th anniversary this year, officials from Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Markets have announced that charitable donations made in 2012 as part of the companies’ “Living Here, Giving Here” program totaled more than $25 million in combined cash and product contributions, the largest ever to date. Giant/Martin’s is […]
Posted in, Southwest, Store News
United Supermarkets Hosting Exclusive Thomas Kitchen Knives Giveaway
Beginning today, guests at any location of United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos can earn professional kitchen knives at no additional cost while fulfilling their everyday grocery needs. Through June 11, guests can earn bonus stickers toward the purchase of professional kitchen knives and accessories from Thomas by Rosenthal Group, one of the world’s leading […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Winn-Dixie Leases Former Bruno’s Location In Birmingham
Winn-Dixie has finalized a lease in the former Bruno’s location in the Inverness Corners shopping center in Birmingham, Ala. The Birmingham Business Journal reports that, after more than a year of negotiations, the grocery chain signed a 20-year lease Tuesday for about 54,000 s.f. in the center at the intersection of U.S. 280 and Valleydale […]
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Safeway Debuts Its Own Debit Card To Avoid Bank Fees
Safeway has introduced a combined debit card and store loyalty card so that it can pull money directly out of a customer’s checking account without paying the hefty fees it incurs when customers pay with a bank’s debit card, the San Francisco Business Times reports. Those signing up for the program get a new Safeway […]
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Food City Launches New Technology For Shoppers
Food City has launched several new programs designed to bring added value and convenience to its customers. Among the newest features is the e-ValuCard Savers, which allows shoppers to electronically download manufacturers coupons from the company’s website to their ValuCard. “We are certainly excited to be able to provide our loyal customers with added savings […]
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Publix, Kerrygold Announce Launch Of Judith McLoughlin’s Cooking Tour
Publix Super Markets and Kerrygold have announced the launch of cookbook author Judith McLoughlin’s cooking tour. Beginning in March, McLoughlin will visit several Publix locations for the second annual Publix Aprons tour. She will appear first at Atlanta Apron’s Cooking School at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the Alphretta Commons Publix, located at 4305 […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Said To Be Considering IPO
Phoenix, Ariz.-based Sprouts Farmers Market is mulling an initial public offering of stock, according to a Bloomberg report. The Phoenix Business Journal says that the natural foods grocer, which generates revenues in the neighborhood of $2 billion, may begin interviewing underwriters to work on an IPO. Sprouts, started as a family owned chain in 2002, […]
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Publix Store Manager Recognized For Excellence
Publix Store Manager Keith Everett was one of five managers to receive the company’s highest honor: the 2012 George W. Jenkins Award. Everett began his Publix career in 1990 as a part-time front-service clerk in Daytona Beach, Fla. He worked his way through various store-level positions before being promoted to store manager in 2000. Everett […]
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Brookshire Grocery Co. Joins EPA’s GreenChill Partnership
Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) recently became one of a select number of grocery retailers nationwide to join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill partnership. By joining GreenChill, Tyler, Texas-based BGC pledges to go beyond regulatory requirements to protect the ozone layer and combat climate change. BGC says it is committed to sustainability, and this partnership […]