Hy-Vee Inc. opened its fifth Wahlburgers franchise location Jan. 24 in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward. It is the second Wahlburgers location in Wisconsin. The 5,300-s.f. Wahlburgers is located at 322 North Broadway. Chef Paul Wahlberg, who founded the Wahlburgers restaurants along with his celebrity brothers Donnie and Mark Wahlberg, spoke to The Shelby Report’s VP […]
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Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest
MIDWEST: Fareway Stores To Purchase McGonigle’s In Kansas City, MO
McGonigle’s Food Store Inc. and Fareway Stores Inc. have entered into an agreement for Fareway to purchase the assets of McGonigle’s and proceed with the expansion of the market at 79th and Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, that was recently approved by the Kansas City Council. “I have been through a lengthy rezoning process, where […]
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Parker’s Hires Myrvold As Director Of Facilities And Maintenance
Parker’s, a convenience, food service, fuel and technology company headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, recently hired Thomas C. Myrvold as its director of facilities and maintenance. In his new position, Myrvold is responsible for managing the maintenance and repair of all 64 Parker’s convenience stores in Georgia and South Carolina, in accordance with the highest and […]
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SOUTHEAST: Earth Fare Closing Stores, Begins Inventory Liquidation Sales
Asheville, North Carolina-based Earth Fare, a specialty natural and organic grocery store and full-service supermarket, will begin inventory liquidation sales at all of its stores, according to a press release issued today. Pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), all employees have been notified of the impending closure of the company’s stores […]
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QuickChek Promotes Two Key Execs, Opens New Store
QuickChek Corp. has promoted two key members of its management team and opened its first new store of 2020. Don Leech, who has been with the Whitehouse Station, New Jersey-based fresh convenience market chain for 35 years, has been promoted to VP of marketing and development. He served as VP of real estate and development […]
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CVS Health Completes Acquisition of Target’s Pharmacy And Clinic Businesses
CVS Health Corp. has completed the acquisition of Target Corp.’s pharmacy and clinic businesses for approximately $1.9 billion. With the completion of the transaction, CVS Health acquired Target’s 1,672 pharmacies across 47 states and will operate them through a store-within-a-store format, branded as CVS/pharmacy. In addition, a CVS/pharmacy will be included in all new Target stores […]
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Arizona Continues To Be Competitive Market For Grocers
by Treva Bennett/staff writer A strong Arizona economy, along with a pro-business governor, was good for the state in 2019, according to Arizona Food Marketing Alliance (AFMA) President Mark Miller. Phoenix, home to AFMA, has benefited from the pro-business environment in the state. “Downtown has really exploded,” Miller said, noting the new Fry’s Food Store […]
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Fry’s Food Stores Co-Founder Charles Fry Dies At 92
Charles Lindbergh Fry, 92, co-founder of Fry’s Food Stores, died in his sleep Monday, Jan. 20, at the home he shared with his wife Alice in Paradise Valley, Arizona. After 68 years of marriage, he stayed by his wife’s side as long as his body would allow. He shared love and laughs with close family […]