In honor of the recent National Nurses Week, Stop & Shop provided special indulgences for nurses at hospitals in three of the states it serves: Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, New York; Yale-New Haven in New Haven, Connecticut; and Massachusetts General in Boston, Massachusetts. From bubble bath and hand masks to an ice cream […]
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AFS Retailers Offer Modernized E-Commerce Through Rosie Platform
Associated Food Stores, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, in partnership with Rosie, an e-commerce solution for independent retailers and wholesalers, has launched the final phase in its front-end customer experience by adding functionality around one-click checkout, deep linking and retailer-controlled marketing tools. Forty-eight Associated retailers will offer these new updates totaling approximately 120 locations […]
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Weis Markets Opens Bethlehem, Lower Macungie Stores In Pennsylvania
Weis Markets has opened two new Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, stores, expanding its services to customers in Bethlehem and Lower Macungie. The 63,000-square-foot Bethlehem store, located in the Westgate Mall in the space formerly occupied by Bon-Ton, opened to the public on May 13 and nearly doubles the size of the store it replaced, also in […]
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Amazon Fresh Opening Franconia, Virginia Store On May 27
Amazon Fresh is opening its new grocery store in Franconia, Virginia, on May 27, making it the first in the greater Washington, D.C. area and the 13th in the country. The approximately 30,000-square-foot store is located at 7005 C Manchester Blvd. and will be open from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. In addition to offering low […]
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The Giant Co. And Customers Raise $3.3 Million To Fight Food Insecurity
Through its new Feeding School Kids initiative, The Giant Co. says that with its customers, more than $3.3 million was raised to address the issue of childhood hunger throughout local public school districts in the communities it serves. The total donation was announced at James R. Ludlow School in Philadelphia with the help of The […]
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P&G And Kent’s Market Support Operation Homefront
On May 15, Procter & Gamble and Kent’s Market partnered with Operation Homefront to host a drive-through “Meals for Military” event for 200 local families from Utah-based Hill Air Force Base in honor of Military Appreciation Month. Companies including Associated Food Stores, Hormel Foods, General Mills, The Coca-Cola Co., Lehi Mills and MTN OPS bolstered the […]
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H-E-B Offers Free Curbside Pickup At Its Stores Across Texas
H-E-B will now offer free curbside pickup at its stores across Texas, no longer charging the $4.95 fee for curbside pickup orders with a minimum purchase of $35. To receive free curbside pickup, customers must have a basket that is at least $35 before taxes and before any discounts, promotions or coupons are applied. Orders less […]
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Smart & Final Acquired By Grupo Comercial Chedraui
Commerce, California-based Smart & Final announced May 13 that it is being acquired by Bodega Latina Corp., a subsidiary of Mexico City, Mexico-based Grupo Comercial Chedraui, for about $620 million. Smart & Final, which bills itself as a smaller, faster grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, provides one-stop shopping through an assortment of […]