The Savannah, Georgia-based Enmarket convenience store chain has a new home. The locally owned and operated company has moved into its new corporate headquarters building at the corner of Chatham Parkway and Highway 17 in Savannah. The 23,000-s.f. office building is the first completed phase of a larger complex on the site along one of Savannah’s […]
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Big Y Opens Convenience Store In Manchester, Connecticut
Big Y Foods, Inc. has opened its newest Big Y Express Gas Station and Convenience Store in front of its newly remodeled Big Y World Class Market located at 234 Tolland Turnpike in Manchester, Connecticut. This is the 10th Big Y Express location. The Springfield, Massachusetts-based retailer opened its first location in 2013. The 2,575-s.f. […]
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Hy-Vee And Hallmark Thank Veterans With Breakfast And Card Signing
Hy-Vee and Hallmark are thanking veterans and active-duty military members with a card-signing event at Hy-Vee’s more than 260 stores during the grocer’s annual free Veterans Day breakfast event. On Monday, Nov. 11, all veterans and active-duty military members were invited to enjoy a free breakfast buffet, while customers and guests sign the 100,000 Hallmark […]
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Giant Food Stores Opens Two New Locations In Pennsylvania
Giant Food Stores held the grand opening of both its Columbia, Pennsylvania, store and its Quarryville, Pennsylvania, store on Nov. 8. Giant entered into an agreement to acquire the 40,000- and 50,000-s.f. locations from Musser’s Markets in August. Both stores operate 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week and each employ approximately 100 […]
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Beauty By H-E-B With Trained Advisors Added In San Antonio Store
H-E-B launched its first Beauty by H-E-B department in San Antonio on Nov. 8. The retailer says it is a highly-curated department with an expanded selection of brands and an experienced team of trained “beauty advisors” to provide expert advice and customer service. “Beauty by H-E-B provides that oasis within the store where the customer […]
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Stater Bros. Markets Kicks Off ‘Harvesting Hope’ Holiday Campaign
San Bernardino, California-based Stater Bros. Markets, in conjunction with its charitable arm, Stater Bros. Charities, is kicking off its annual “Harvesting Hope” holiday campaign to give customers and employees a chance to further local hunger relief efforts. Throughout November and December, all checkout lanes across the entire company will sell $5 “Bag of Hope” donation […]
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Straight Hemp Launches CBD Line In Earth Fare Stores
Arvada, Colorado-based CBD wellness company Straight Hemp has launched its CBD oil and balm products in wellness supermarket chain Earth Fare. Earth Fare is the largest retailer that Straight Hemp has partnered with to date. The company’s products are available in 57 Earth Fare locations across 10 states, reaching more mainstream and health-conscious shoppers. As […]
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UPDATED: ROFDA To Join Forces With NGA Jan. 1
The Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA) organization will merge under the National Grocers Association (NGA) umbrella, effective Jan. 1, 2020. The announcement was made this morning at the NGA and ROFDA co-located fall conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. ROFDA’s current share groups and buying programs will continue to operate under this new […]