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National Grocers Association Crowns 2020 Best Bagger

Nicole Cote of Hannaford Supermarket in Maine defeated 22 other best baggers from across the country to claim a grand prize of $10,000 in the Feb. 24 National Grocers Association (NGA) Best Bagger Championship. The event is sponsored by PepsiCo and emceed by Akbar Gbajabiamila, co-host of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior and author of “Everyone […]

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H-E-B Issues Call For Entries In Quest For Texas Best 2020

Now in its seventh year, H-E-B Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best has expanded its search for the finest foods and beverages in the Lone Star State to now include non-food items. In addition to food creators and innovators, Texas-based purveyors of apparel, beauty items, electronics and toys, home goods, household necessities, gardening supplies, coolers […]

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Sets Grand Opening Date For Pensacola Club

BJ’s Wholesale Club, an operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern United States, will open its newest club in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday, March 6. To celebrate, the retailer will host a grand opening celebration from Friday, March 6, through Sunday, March 8. “At BJ’s, we help families save on everything they need, from […]

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Store No. 8 Moving Jet Black From Incubation Into Broader Business

Since launching Store No. 8, Walmart’s technology incubator, three years ago, Scott Eckert, SVP of Next Generation Retail and principal of Store No. 8, says one of the company’s primary goals has been to launch new capabilities that can grow and be fueled by the Walmart engine, eventually shaping how to serve customers in the […]

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Golden Farms Celebrates Newest Location In Philadelphia

Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc., a chain of primarily independently owned and corporate grocery stores, recently held the grand opening of its newest Golden Farms location at 6710 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia. District Representative Numa St. Louis and Key Food executives including CEO Dean Janeway, COO George Knobloch, CFO Sharon Konzelman, CIO Tammy Teague and VP […]

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NGA Presents Dory With Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award

The National Grocers Association (NGA) presented the Thomas K. Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award to Rudy Dory, executive chairman at Newport Avenue Market. The award was presented the evening of Feb. 22, prior to the opening of the NGA Show in San Diego, California. “When you think of what it means to be an entrepreneur, Rudy […]

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Aldi Plans To Open Two Long Island Stores During First Half Of 2020

Aldi plans to open two new Long Island stores—one in Valley Stream and one in North Babylon—in the first half of 2020. The Valley Stream store is the retailer’s first location in Nassau County. Aldi is investing more than $5 billion to remodel 1,300 existing stores and open hundreds of new stores across the country. […]

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SpartanNash Among 2019 Best And Brightest Companies To Work For

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based SpartanNash has been named among the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation, according to the National Association for Business Resources. “At SpartanNash, our family of nearly 19,000 associates is our company’s most important asset,” EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer Yvonne Trupiano said. “Whether they are ‘taking food […]