Posted inRetailer of the Year, Albertsons, Corporate Store News, Southwest

Albertsons Cos. Southern Division Is 2021 Southwest Retailer Of Year

The Southern Division of Albertsons Cos. has been named The Shelby Report of the Southwest‘s 2021 Retailer of the Year. The division boasts 148 stores, three banners – Albertsons, Randalls and Tom Thumb – and 16,500 associates. Click below to view the special section celebrating the people and stores of Albertsons Cos.‘ Southern Division.

Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, West

Stater Bros. Markets To Open New Store In Riverside, California

Stater Bros. Markets said plans are in place to build a new store at the southeast corner of Arlington Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard in Riverside, California. The new store, which will replace an existing location at Arlington Avenue and Tyler Street, will occupy 49,922 square feet of a former 96,864-square-foot Kmart building. Construction will […]

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Coborn’s To Celebrate Newly Remodeled Park Rapids Store

Coborn’s, Inc. has announced the planned grand re-opening of its recently-completed Park Rapids, Minnesota location. Several grand opening events will be held to celebrate the newly remodeled Coborn’s. The store will host a ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 3 p.m. on July 14. The remodeled store will offer new, enhanced services, an expanded assortment of […]

Posted inAssociation News, C-Store News, Home Page Slider, National

Convenience Retailers, Suppliers Say Supply Disruptions Are Concerning

Supply chain challenges persist, with little confidence improvements coming   Product procurement throughout the supply chain was a major challenge for convenience stores and their supplier partners last quarter and is expected to continue throughout 2021, according to leading convenience store and supplier companies. Two in five convenience retailers, or 39 percent, say there were “significant” […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Bashas', Home Page Slider, West

Bashas’ Expands Navajo Nation Presence With New Diné Market

 Bashas’ is expanding the reach of its grocery offerings for the Navajo people with the introduction of a Bashas’ Diné Market in Shiprock, New Mexico. The Diné Market – Bashas’ ninth grocery store on the Navajo Nation and second New Mexico location – will soon occupy what is currently a City Market. The City Market […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Giant Food And Knorr Team Up To Support U.S. Dream Academy Families

Giant Food and Unilever Knorr have teamed up with U.S. Dream Academy, an organization that aims to empower the nation’s children to reach their dreams through academic, social and values enrichment. They will fight food insecurity in the Ward 8 community of Washington, D.C. The companies plan to use customer donations of non-perishable items, a […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Retail Business Services Joins Business Coalition For Equality Act

Retail Business Services, the services company of Ahold Delhaize USA, has become a member of the Business Coalition for the Equality Act, and made two donations of $5,000 each to the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce’s Communities of Color and The Trevor Project. In becoming part of the coalition, Retail Business Services joined many American companies in […]

Posted inFresh Thyme, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Midwest

Fresh Thyme Market Searches For Hyperlocal Products In St. Louis Area

Fresh Thyme Market, a full-service specialty retailer with stores in 10 states throughout the Midwest, is searching for hyperlocal products to fill the shelves of a new concept store in the historic Foundry area of St. Louis, Missouri. Fresh Thyme Market is focused on fresh, healthy, natural, organic offerings at affordable prices and believes sourcing […]