Weis Markets’ new Martinsburg, West Virginia, store opened on Thursday, Feb. 4. The new 66,000-square-foot store, located at 400 Enterprise Circle in Martinsburg, employs more than 170 new full- and part-time associates. The new store has an expansive produce department with a wide selection of organic produce; a beer-wine department; full-service seafood department with lobster tank; a […]
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New GreenWise Market Opens In Fort Lauderdale
GreenWise Market opened its newest location Feb. 4, this time in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on the ground floor of The Main Las Olas building on Southeast Third Avenue. GreenWise Market is a division of Publix. “We took all of the things our customers love about GreenWise Market and put them in a centralized downtown location,” […]
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Giant Food Celebrates 85 Years, Longtime Commitment To Communities
Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food is celebrating 85 years in business this year. Commemorating the retailer’s deep ties to the local community, Giant associates are volunteering on Friday, Feb. 5, to support local partner nonprofits Maryland Food Bank, Food Bank of Delaware and Martha’s Table, helping pack food for people who are struggling with hunger. “Reflecting on […]
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Market Profile: Fresh Value Focused On Product Selection, ‘Great Customer Service’
Company has stores throughout state; the ninth opened on Feb. 1 by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Gerry D’Alessandro officially started working for his family’s grocery business at age 14. At the time, his father and uncle – Jerry and Frank D’Alessandro – owned a single store called Fourth Avenue Supermarket in Bessemer, Alabama. When he […]
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Market Profile: Piggly Wiggly Alabama Investing Resources In Technology
by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer For Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co., David Bullard said the most challenging part of 2020 was finding a balance between supply chain demands and providing for its retailers. And as the entire industry witnessed when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, balance was hard to come by. “With the tremendously increased […]
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Giant Food Teams Up With P&G To Launch Homegating Experience
Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food has teamed up with Procter & Gamble to provide customers with all the resources they need for the ultimate homegating experience on Giant Food website. The site features exclusive game day recipes, from sweet to savory, by celebrity chef and restaurateur Tiffany Faison, as well as shopping lists and videos to […]
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New Book Shares 92-Year History Of Brookshire Grocery Co.
Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. has published a book which shares its more than 92 years of history, titled “From Cotton Picker to Store Keeper.” “I am excited to have our story shared with our partners, customers and communities,” said Brad Brookshire, chairman and CEO for Brookshire Grocery Co., which was founded in 1928. “My grandfather […]
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Giant Eagle Earns Top Marks In 2021 Corporate Equality Index
Giant Eagle has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. “We are fiercely committed to creating an inclusive, equitable and diverse work environment where every one of our 34,000 team […]