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Northgate González Market Opens New Store In South Gate

From a new taqueria serving Mexican food in front of the store to a new “botica” section for homeopathic remedies and a medical clinic inside the store, the new Northgate González Market in the City of South Gate, California, opened June 16. The new store is in the heart of the community at 4155 Tweedy Blvd. As […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, West

Stater Bros. Selects Mercatus To Expand Digital Presence

Mercatus, a provider of grocery e-commerce solutions, will work with Stater Bros. Markets to expand the grocer’s digital grocery presence with a retailer-branded and -controlled online shopping experience that will scale with its business. With 170-plus stores, the San Bernardino-based company is the largest privately owned supermarket chain in southern California. The chain turned to Mercatus […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Stop & Shop’s Annual Food For Friends Campaign Raises Over $2 Million

Stop & Shop’s 31st annual Food for Friends campaign raised more than $2 million for its 12 regional food bank partners to combat summer hunger in the communities it serves, breaking all previous years’ donation records. The Quincy, Massachusetts-based retailer also teamed up with Knorr, an international brand offering a wide range of bouillons, soups, seasonings, sauces, soupy […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest

Walmart Provides Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record

Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart is empowering people with increased access to their health data through a free, secure digital wallet that they own and decide whether to use to share their health information, starting with the COVID-19 vaccine record. The offering provides individuals with an opportunity to securely store their COVID-19 vaccine record in their pharmacy […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Food Lion Feedy’s Awards Honor Those Making A Difference

A select group of local food banks, community leaders and Food Lion associates were honored at the 2021 Food Lion Feeds’ Feedy’s Awards this week. The awards recognized individuals and organizations across several categories for their work fighting hunger in the towns and cities Food Lion serves. “Caring for our neighbors in the towns and […]

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Associated Retail Operations Celebrates Teachers

While many professions were hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers experienced some unique challenges. In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week May 3-7, Salt Lake City, Utah-based Associated Food Stores and its Associated Retail Operations awarded four teachers, who went above and beyond, a $100 Food Club gift card.   Associated Food Stores is an independent, […]

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Gelson’s Rewarding VIP Customers With Sampler Box

Encino, California-based Gelson’s has introduced the Rewards Program Sampler Box as a way to not only reward and thank their most loyal customers, but also to showcase some new products. VIP customers receive a box each quarter highlighting new items with samples and high-value coupons. The box enables customers to try new products risk-free that […]

Posted inC-Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Spinx Leads Convenience Store Industry In Self-Checkout Trend

Greenville, South Carolina-based fuel and convenience retailer The Spinx Co. has begun piloting a self-checkout program to maximize the roles of team members and to provide increased service to all customers. Spinx is leading the industry in the Upstate with this new offering and has a goal to rollout self-checkout to all Spinx stores in […]