7-Eleven Inc. is expanding its offering of Hispanic packaged bakery items nationwide and introducing its new 7-Select private brand line after months of testing in Mexico and Texas. Three traditional Mexican sweet bread options are being offered at participating stores. The new offerings are: Panquecitos: Soft and sweet vanilla mini loaf cakes Roles de Canela: Cinnamon rolls with raisins Panque con […]
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Mi Pueblo Reemerges As Cardenas Markets Following Merger
Cardenas Markets LLC has completed the rebannering of 15 Mi Pueblo stores to Cardenas Markets following last year’s merger of the two Hispanic grocery chains. The rebannering began with the remodel of the Oakland, California, Mi Pueblo in December 2017. Today, the final two Mi Pueblo locations, in East Palo Alto and San Rafael, opened […]
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Lucky Debuts First Ground-Up Lucky California Concept Store
Lucky Supermarkets today debuted the first all-new Lucky California grocery store in Dublin after the successful launch of its new concept stores in Daly City and Carmel. With a square footage of approximately 47,000, the all-new Lucky California grocery store is located on 2840 Dublin Boulevard in the Fallon Gateway shopping center off of 580. […]
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Ahold Delhaize Pleased With Strong 4Q, Synergy Efforts
With overall sales up 1.6 percent and the integration of Ahold and Delhaize completed, Ahold Delhaize reported a strong 2017 fourth quarter and further plans for 2018 announced by Dick Boer, CEO of Ahold Delhaize. “2017 was the first full year at Ahold Delhaize, one in which we substantially completed the integration,” Boer said. “We […]
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NACS, RTO Take ‘Be Our Guest’ Customer Service Training Online
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and Ready Training Online (RTO) have released a training module called “Be Our Guest,” that previously was only available in DVD format. “We’ve made it easy for convenience retailers to gain new skills and learn best practices, right from the computer right from the computer in a store […]
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Rouses Markets Launches Online Shopping And Same-Day Delivery
Rouses Markets is introducing online grocery shopping and same-day delivery to the majority of its Gulf Coast stores through Instacart and Shipt. “Now if you don’t have time to come to Rouses, Rouses can come to you,” said Donny Rouse, CEO. Rouses’ Instacart service launched March 8 in New Orleans (North and South Shore), Baton […]
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Walmart To Expand Grocery Delivery To 100+ Metro Areas This Year
Walmart plans to expand its grocery delivery service to more than 40 percent of U.S. households by the end of the year. Walmart Grocery Delivery, available today in six markets, will grow to serve more than 100 metro areas across the country. “We’re saving customers time by leveraging new technology, and connecting all the parts […]
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Kroger Expanding Delivery Services With Instacart
The Kroger Co. is expanding its partnership with Instacart to increase its customer delivery coverage area in 2018. “As part of Restock Kroger, we are investing in redefining our customers’ grocery shopping experience by bringing online and offline seamlessly together,” said Yael Cosset, Kroger’s chief digital officer. “Having grown our digital sales in 2017 by 90 percent, we continue to […]