Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) hosted ribbon-cutting ceremonies in late July to commemorate the grand openings of seven newly converted Super 1 Foods stores in South Louisiana. In conjunction with these events, the company introduced “Super 1 Foods Curbside” at 11 area stores and announced that Super 1 now is the official grocery store of the […]
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Milam’s Markets Opening Its Fifth Florida Grocery Store This Summer
Milam’s Markets, a family-owned and -operated grocery store chain serving Florida’s Miami-Dade County since 1984, will open a new location—the grocer’s fifth—this summer. The new store will be in Pinecrest on S. Dixie Highway and S.W. 117th Street, in a space formerly occupied by Whole Foods. Construction began on the approximately 32,000-s.f. Milam’s Market in […]
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Costco, Publix Named Top-Rated Workplaces By Indeed
Costco and Publix have been named among Indeed’s 2018 Top-Rated Workplaces. Out of 50 companies, Costco ranked No. 5, and Publix ranked No. 19, moving up from number 23 last year. Indeed compiled the list from ratings and reviews of the companies featured on this year’s Fortune 500 list. One review of Costco highlighted by Indeed cites […]
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Wex, Kum & Go Renew Fuel Card Program Partnership
Wex has renewed its agreement with Kum & Go to operate and market the company’s commercial fuel card program. Under terms of the contract, the companies will continue to collaborate to increase sales and marketing resources that further drive Kum & Go’s retail business growth. Wex manages private label and universal fleet cards for Kum […]
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SleepRight ProRx Custom Dental Guard Now Available At Publix
The new SleepRight ProRx Custom Dental Guard from Splintek Inc., maker of SleepRight No-Boil Dental Guards, now is available in select Publix stores and online. Publix is the third retailer to offer the low-temperature dental guard. “In keeping with Splintek’s cutting-edge products, the ProRx Custom Dental Guard has several innovative features that set it apart […]
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Affiliated Foods Adopts BRdata Cloud To Track Scan-Based Promotions
BRdata Cloud recently debuted two new offerings focused on increasing efficiencies between retailers, wholesalers and vendors: Scan Promotion Tracking and Cloud Vendor Portal. Through Scan Promotion Tracking, BRdata Cloud processes stores’ transaction log data to track the number of times promotional items were purchased. Then, at the end of the promotion, BRdata Cloud generates invoices […]
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Raley’s Redesigns Corporate Offices To Promote ‘Healthy Work Life’
Raley’s Support Center in West Sacramento, California, recently completed a comprehensive renovation to transform the three-story building into an open office environment which promotes collaboration, enhances teamwork and reflects the company’s brand and culture. “We wanted to offer our team members an open, contemporary place to work—to make the environment a happy and productive place […]
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Independent Mississippi Grocer Testifies On Tax Reform
On Wednesday, July 25, Wettlin Treppendahl, single-store operator of Woodville, Mississippi-based Treppendahl’s Super Foods, testified before the House Small Business Committee in a hearing titled “The Tax Law’s Impact on Main Street.” The hearing will examine how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has affected small businesses. Members of the committee will hear directly from […]