Food Lion Feeds’ Sack to Give Back program is returning to the gridiron this fall to help feed more food-insecure neighbors. Through the effort to fight hunger, the retailer is partnering with 27 colleges and universities and will donate 1,000 meals (up to 30,000 meals per school) for every quarterback sack made by the participating […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Ball’s Price Chopper To Open Leavenworth Store On Sept. 15
The grand opening celebration for Ball’s Price Chopper, at 2107 S. 4th St. in Leavenworth, Kansas, is scheduled for Sept. 15. Special guests will be introduced at 7:40 a.m., followed by brief remarks and the ribbon cutting at 8 a.m. Ball’s Food Stores President David Ball will be on hand to cut the ribbon, opening […]
Posted inFestival Foods, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Midwest
Skogen’s Festival Foods To Purchase Store In New London, WI
Skogen’s Festival Foods has plans to purchase the Festival Foods store in New London, Wisconsin, from the Coppersmith family. The store, which is the only remaining Festival Foods in Wisconsin not owned by the Skogen family, will transition to new ownership Oct. 15. Mark Skogen, president and CEO of Skogen’s Festival Foods, said the company […]
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Hy-Vee To Bring In Pair Eyewear Kiosks At Select Locations
Hy-Vee Inc. has partnered with online retailer Pair Eyewear to bring in-store kiosks to select locations across the company’s eight-state region. The first kiosk will be located inside the new store in Grimes, Iowa. The Pair Eyewear kiosks will offer a hybrid shopping experience for Hy-Vee customers, allowing them to try eyewear frames on in […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Homeland Hosts Grand Opening For New Northeast Location
Homeland, an Oklahoma-based, employee-owned company, celebrated the opening of its new, full-service grocery store at NE 36 and Lincoln in Oklahoma City with a grand opening ceremony on Sept. 1 and “First Sunday” Community Day on Sept. 5. The grand opening included remarks from Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, Ward 7 Councilwoman Nikki Nice, Cathy […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Executive News, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix Promotes Goff To SVP, Crawley To Division VP
Publix Super Markets President Kevin Murphy has announced the promotion of John Goff to SVP of retail operations, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Goff, 48, began his career in 1991 as a front service clerk in Jacksonville, Florida. He worked in various positions before being promoted to store manager in 2005. He was promoted to Jacksonville […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Big Y Begins Hiring For New Location In Clinton, Connecticut
Big Y Foods Inc. will open a hiring site to fill more than 100 part-time and full-time positions available at its newest World Class Market in Clinton, Connecticut. The hiring site will be held at the Westbrook Outlets, 314 Flat Rock Place, Suite C135 in Westbrook, Connecticut. All interested applicants should apply at bigy.com prior […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
SEG Honors 9/11 Anniversary With Discount For First Responders
Southeastern Grocers Inc. is honoring the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a special discount for first responders and welcoming local communities to join it in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives on that tragic day. All SEG stores will pay tribute to local community heroes with an exclusive 20 percent off […]