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Kroger Precision Marketing Challenges Media Industry

The Kroger Co.’s  media advertising business, Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM), has a new sales attribution capability to provide brands full transparency into media performance. Kroger’s self-service advertising platform now allows brands to view in-store and online sales results attributed to advertising campaigns across Kroger properties.  Kroger applies only 100 percent verified transactions from both in-store and online customers. Microsoft […]

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Sprouts Farmers Market To Open Redding, CA, Store On Feb. 26

Sprouts Farmers Market will open in Redding, California, at 1401 Hilltop Drive on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Sprouts’ store layout, inspired by farmers markets, features fresh produce at the center of the store, an expansive bulk foods section and an extensive vitamin department focused on wellness. To celebrate the new store, Sprouts is giving away a classic […]

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WEST: Cardenas Markets Foundation Launches New Scholarship Program

With the support of Cardenas Markets, the Cardenas Markets Foundation is launching a new scholarship program intended to support students in California (Inland Empire, Imperial Valley and Bay Area), Arizona (Phoenix and Tucson) and Nevada (Las Vegas). Specifically, they will be granting a total of 59 scholarships—one $2,000 award per each of the stores they […]

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Verc Enterprises Presents $500 Grant To Fitchburg High School

Verc Enterprises, a convenience store and Mobil/Gulf/Irving gasoline operator with locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire and owner of Mayflower Provisions in Plymouth, Massachusetts, recently presented Fitchburg High School with a check for $500, a grant made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program. Funded by the ExxonMobil Corp. and Global Partners LP, the […]

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QFC Design In Kirkland, Washington, Embraces Modern Grocery Store Experience

Quality Food Centers (QFC) reports that its new store in Kirkland, Washington, was designed by Mackenzie, an integrated design firm based in Portland, Oregon. Central to the design of the store, which the company said has thrived since opening on July 31, are comfortable communal spaces where customers are encouraged to sit, relax and enjoy […]

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Festival Foods Releases Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign Results

Shoppers at Festival Foods’ 33 stores throughout Wisconsin gave more than $431,000 to the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign in 2019. Of the total, $389,000 in cash was dropped in the traditional red kettles and $42,000 was added to shoppers’ grocery totals at Festival Foods checkouts. “The checkout option is a win for our guests […]

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Recommended: Salvatore Sendik, Of Downer Avenue Sendik’s Grocery Store, Dies At 84

Salvatore Sendik had picture-perfect produce. He knew people bought food with their eyes, so he ran the Downer Avenue Sendik’s grocery store with a focus on presentation, his family said: vegetables on beds of ice, shiny fruits without blemishes. Sendik, whose independent Milwaukee market became known for quality foodstuffs amid chain stores’ growth, died Thursday […]