The Boise, Idaho-based board of directors of Albertsons Companies Inc. has commenced a board-led review of potential strategic alternatives aimed at enhancing Albertsons’ growth and maximizing shareholder value. The review will include an assessment of various balance sheet optimizations and capital return strategies, potential strategic or financial transactions and development of other strategic initiatives to complement […]
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Southeastern Grocers Foundation Donates $250K For Relief In Ukraine
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., together with the SEG Gives Foundation, has announced a donation of $250,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross to support Ukraine and its citizens as they fight to defend the country. Beginning Feb. 28, SEG will also donate 100 percent of the proceeds from its private label Ukrainian […]
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Publix Launches ‘Feeding More Together’ Donation Campaign
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix, along with its customers, is working to help put food on the tables of neighbors in need through the “Feeding More Together” donation campaign. This program supports food banks throughout the Southeast in two ways: with nonperishable food items and with fresh produce purchased from Southeastern farmers. Customers can donate any dollar amount […]
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Schnucks Welcomes Northwest Coffee Café To Webster Groves, MO Store
As part of the company’s initiative to find more local suppliers, Schnuck Markets Inc. welcomes Northwest Coffee Roasting Co. to its store in Webster Groves, Missouri, where the artisan coffee roaster will operate a café that will offer espresso shots, lattes, drip coffee, egg wraps and smoothies. The 788-square-foot retail shop is open daily serving customers from […]
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Food City Adds First Starbucks Café Inside Store In Phoenix, AZ
Food City has announced the addition of a Starbucks café to its grocery store located in Phoenix, Arizona. The grocery store, located at 9020 W. Thomas Road, is the first of the company’s stores to open a Starbucks café in the state. “It’s an honor to bring a brand-new Starbucks café to the inside of this […]
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Southeastern Grocers Donates $262K To AHA’s Life-Saving Programs
In support of American Heart Month, Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores, has donated of $262,000 to the American Heart Association to continue the fight against heart disease and stroke. During the AHA’s Life Is Why campaign, generous Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie customers and […]
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Meijer Donates $1.2M To Midwest Boys & Girls Club Locations
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer has announced a donation of $1.2 million has been given to Boys & Girls Clubs serving its communities across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Each of the 24 clubs partaking in the donation will receive $50,000 to invest in educational and developmental programs for local youth. “As a family-owned business, serving families, and especially children, in our communities is always important […]
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Forty Acres Fresh Market Taking On Logistical Barriers In Chicago
Liz Abunaw, founder and owner of Forty Acres Fresh Market in Chicago, continues to hold pop-up markets in Austin, a West Side community with few grocery options. But the goal is to open a brick-and-mortar store. When an old Salvation Army building at 5713 W. Chicago Ave. went on the market, Abunaw approached West Side Health […]