As part of a renewed agreement, KeHE Distributors LLC will serve as the primary distribution partner for Sprouts Farmers Market’s natural, organic and fresh products through the year 2025. “Sprouts is one of the fastest-growing, most forward-thinking and efficient merchants in the country, and we are honored they have chosen to renew and expand our […]
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Reasor’s Kicks Off Supplies For Schools Promotion July 25
Shoppers who stop by any Reasor’s location from July 25 through Aug. 14 can help support the retailer’s “Supplies for Schools” drive. Supplies for Schools is designed to coordinate the donation and distribution of new school supplies to students in need throughout the communities Tahlequah, Oklahoma-based Reasor’s serves. Last year, the company raised $41,000 to […]
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Amazon, Whole Foods Now Delivering In More Florida, New York Areas
Amazon has launched grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach, parts of Long Island and select areas in New York City, beginning with lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Prime members in those cities can shop through Prime Now for items including fresh produce, meat and seafood, everyday staples and other […]
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Food Lion To Donate Up To 500K Meals To Local Food Banks
As of late last week, each time a Food Lion customer scans his or her MVP savings card at the in-store MVP kiosk, Food Lion will donate one meal to help end hunger in the customer’s local community. Through this partnership with its customers, Food Lion will donate up to 500,000 meals to its 30 local […]
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Recommended: Publix To Renovate Two Florida Stores At $1.9M
Publix Super Markets Inc. continues its store renovations, this round comprising two in north and southwest Jacksonville. Elkins Construction LLC proposes to renovate the store at 731 Duval Station Road at a cost of $975,000 and the store at 9518 Argyle Forest Blvd. at $900,000. The 48,830-square-foot Duval Station Centre store and the 49,600-square-foot OakLeaf […]
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Kroger Releases 12th Annual Sustainability Report
The Kroger Co. has released its 12th annual sustainability report detailing the company’s progress on its “Zero Hunger | Zero Waste” social impact plan as well as its 2020 sustainability goals. “Kroger associates achieved incredible progress on our business strategy and sustainability journey in 2017. We launched our three-year Restock Kroger plan, engaged more deeply with our Purpose: To Feed the […]
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Sprouts Will Host Coast To Coast Hiring Day On July 24
Sprouts Farmers Market will hold a hiring day on Tuesday, July 24, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. across its more than 300 stores from coast to coast. The grocer aims to fill full- and part-time, non-seasonal positions to meet the demand for its natural and organic products. Walk-in interviews will be held at each Sprouts […]
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Jewel-Osco Appoints New President Following Passing Of Cygan
Jewel-Osco has named Paul Gossett as its new president following the sudden passing of its former president, Doug Cygan. Gossett, who now will lead 186 Jewel-Osco stores in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, previously served as president of Shaw’s and Star Market in New England. His background also includes serving as VP of marketing for Pennsylvania-based Acme Markets; holding a […]