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 […]
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Yesway Opens New Allsup’s Stores In Bangs And Wall, Texas
Convenience store chain Yesway has opened two new Allsup’s stores in Texas, located at 506 E. Hall St. in Bangs, and 9533 Hwy. 87 South in Wall. These represent the most recent in a previously announced series of 27 new-to-industry stores and major raze and rebuilds Yesway will be undertaking within both the Yesway and Allsup’s portfolios over […]
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Stop & Shop’s Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary Of Green Energy Facility
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its Green Energy Facility – and significant reductions in CO2 emissions as a result. The Green Energy Facility, which houses an anaerobic digestor, converts inedible food items that cannot be sold or donated into energy that helps to power the company’s Freetown distribution center. […]
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Grupo Comercial Chedraui To Acquire Smart & Final
Commerce, California-based Smart & Final is being acquired by Bodega Latina Corp., a subsidiary of Mexico City, Mexico-based Grupo Comercial Chedraui, S.A.B. de C.V. The definitive agreement to acquire the grocery warehouse stores includes the purchase price of approximately U.S. $620 million, including the assumption of certain indebtedness. The announcement was made May 13. Smart […]
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Meijer Opens New Supercenters In Ohio And Indiana
Meijer has opened three new supercenters across the Midwest, Meijer President and CEO Rick Keyes announced May 13. Located in Seven Hills and Boardman, Ohio, and Westfield, Indiana, the 155,000-square-foot stores offer a state-of-the-art shopping experience, providing customers multiple ways to shop in a specialty store environment. “These new stores reinforce our ongoing commitment to serving the needs of communities at […]
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H-E-B Joins How2Recycle Program To Ramp-Up Recycling Efforts
H-E-B has joined the How2Recycle program to help strengthen and reinforce recycling efforts across Texas. As part of the How2Recycle program, H-E-B will help customers by taking the guesswork out of recycling, joining industry leaders in a new straightforward labeling system that reduces confusion about how, what and where to recycle. The clear, easy-to-read labels let customers […]
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Bashas’ Hosts Statewide Job Fair At Stores And Distribution Center
Bashas’ Family of Stores is holding a statewide job fair from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 15, at its Chandler distribution center and its 114 grocery stores throughout Arizona. The family-owned grocer that operates Food City, AJ’s Fine Foods and Bashas’ supermarkets is looking to fill more than 700 full-time and part-time positions. The open […]
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Retail Business Services Donates $25,000 To Support Aid For India
On behalf of its 2,500 associates, Retail Business Services, the services company of grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA, will donate $25,000 to support humanitarian aid for India as the country grapples with a renewed COVID-19 crisis. “Our hearts are heavy each day with the news of effects of the COVID crisis in India,” said Subodh […]