San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B and the Houston Outlaws have partnered to bring the family-owned food retailer into the world of eSports through the team’s South Texas representation in Activision-Blizzard’s Overwatch League. This partnership marks Houston Outlaws’ first partner branding integration on the sleeves of their uniforms, with H-E-B adorned on all home and away jerseys. […]
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Asian Food Markets To Open At New Jersey’s Plainsboro Plaza
Asian Food Markets, a chain of grocery stores focusing on East Asian packaged, fresh and prepared food, has signed a lease for a 43,152-s.f. anchor space at Plainsboro Plaza Shopping Center in Plainsboro, New Jersey, which is owned by Onyx Equities. The store is projected to open in the next several months, according to a […]
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Giant Food To Open New Olney, Maryland Store; Old Location Will Close
Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C., regional grocery chain headquartered in Landover, Maryland, will open a new store at 6 a.m. on Friday, April 12, at 18140 Village Center Drive. The store will feature more than 40,270-s.f. of selling space. The location will be the grocer’s first store to be entirely comprised of a new […]
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Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation Accepting Grant Applications
The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit groups for its annual Neighborhood Grant program. The Sprouts Neighborhood Grant program is available to nonprofit programs that support children’s health and nutrition education. “Through Neighborhood Grants, we’re working to shift the landscape of health by focusing on programs that empower children with the access, […]
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Publix Donates 14,000 Books To Atlanta United Way Little Free Libraries
Publix associates have collected and donated more than 14,000 books for Little Free Libraries they built throughout the Atlanta area. The results of the Little Free Libraries campaign were unveiled Thursday, April 4, at Our House in Atlanta. Publix announced the 2019 philanthropy project at its recent Publix Retail Operation Conference. Publix associates built 132 […]
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Wegmans Harrison Hiring Employees Ahead Of Spring 2020 Opening
Wegmans Food Market in Harrison, New York, the Rochester-based supermarket chain, is now seeking 220 full-time employees to staff the new 121,000-s.f. store in advance of the spring 2020 opening. Full-time jobs include positions from customer service and entry-level management to a wide range of culinary positions such as chefs and line cooks. The Harrison […]
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Wakefern And Chicory Launch Shoppable Recipe Partnership
Wakefern Food Corp. and Chicory, a technology company, have partnered for a shoppable recipe initiative. The partnership will make it easier for shoppers to send recipe ingredients directly into online shopping baskets on ShopRite’s e-commerce ordering site, shoprite.com. The new integration streamlines grocery ordering for consumers and makes it easier for shoppers to instantly save […]
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Big Y Foods Announces Company-Wide Appointments
The management of Big Y Foods, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, has announced the following appointments: Tracy Dobosz, store manager, Springfield, Massachusetts, Big Y Express Vittorio Contabile, senior network engineer, Springfield, Massachusetts, Store Support Center Sean Achorn, center store sales manager, Springfield, Massachusetts, Fresh Acres Market Yvonne Forget, bakery sales manager, South Hadley, Massachusetts, World Class […]