Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market is hosting a series of four Facebook livestreams with Candice Kumai that are designed to inspire healthy habits and share recipes and tips. Sprouts, known for supporting shoppers’ health goals with its assortment of fresh, organic, plant-based and low-carb, keto-friendly options, will host the livestreams every Thursday in January at 2 […]
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Posted inInnovator of the Year, Corporate Store News, Northeast, Shelby Exclusives
Bertram Inspiring Competitiveness, Compassion
‘Forward thinking’ president embraces innovation Nicholas Bertram loves retail. The president of The GIANT Co., who has spent his entire career in retail – working his way from the bottom up – knows retail from the inside out. Bertram is a 2021 inductee to The Shelby Report’s Industry Hall of Fame. “My first job was […]
Posted inGiant Food, Corporate Store News, Innovator of the Year, Northeast, Shelby Exclusives
Team Members Play Integral Role In Success Of The Giant Co.
‘People want to be part of what we’re doing’ People are the primary drivers at The GIANT Co. “The food industry is still very people-centric, it’s still very experiential. When a customer thinks about a grocery brand, they’re not only thinking about food, they’re thinking about the people they engage with,” said Nicholas Bertram, president. […]
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The Giant Co. Brand Strategy Goes Far Beyond ‘Just Selling Food’
Aims to engage with families, offer shopping experience they seek With a dynamic president at its helm, a rebrand energizing its operations, an ascending presence in the Philadelphia market, and the support of the Ahold Delhaize organization, The GIANT Co. continues to up its game in the competitive grocery marketplace. “With our stated purpose, we […]
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Hy-Vee Placing Retail Security Team In Stores
A new Hy-Vee Retail Security team is being introduced to retail stores across the grocer’s eight-state region. Hy-Vee Retail Security officers will be present in stores during operating hours. These officers, many of whom come from a law enforcement background, are specially trained to defuse situations and equipped to protect the safety of both Hy-Vee […]
Posted inH-E-B, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Rings In New Year Early With El Dorado Store Opening
H-E-B opened the doors of its newest store on Dec. 29, welcoming its first-day customers with a Times Square-inspired ball drop celebration. The all-new 107,000-square-foot El Dorado H-E- B, located at 18611 Eastfield Dr. in Webster, Texas, replaces the former Clear Lake Market H-E- B (El Camino Real). The store exterior offers a nod to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, West
Food City Offering Free Bowl Of Menudo On New Year’s Day
To acknowledge January as National Menudo Month and Jan. 1 as National Hangover Day, and to mark the fresh start of a new year, Food City grocery stores will offer a free small bowl of menudo to all dine-in customers, between 9-11 a.m. on Jan. 1 at the deli department. Menudo is known to be a […]
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Piggly Wiggly Midwest Expands Franchise With New Location
Piggly Wiggly Midwest, specializing in a chain-style program that services independent franchisees and operates corporate stores, has finalized an agreement to transition Burreson’s Foods to a Piggly Wiggly Midwest franchisee. Located in Belleville, Wisconsin, Burreson’s Foods was previously owned and operated by Darin Burreson. The new Piggly Wiggly store ownership includes Tegan Counihan, Tanya Haessly […]