More than 143 billion gallons of gasoline are purchased a year in the U.S.—99 percent by swiping a card at the pump or paying with cash. Boston-based GasBuddy is launching a smartphone app for motorists to pay with and save on every gallon of fuel. The first retailer to use this system is Love’s Travel Stops, an […]
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Giant Eagle’s Voni Woods Wins IFMA Silver Plate In Retail/Specialty
Giant Eagle’s Yvonne “Voni” Woods received a Silver Plate from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association on May 19 at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show in Chicago. Woods recently was named VP of customer experience for Giant Eagle, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based grocer that operates nearly 400 stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland. IFMA’s annual Gold […]
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Dollar General Celebrates Grand Opening Of Jackson, Georgia, DC
Dollar General celebrated the official grand opening of its 15th distribution center in Jackson, Georgia, this week alongside about 1,000 employees, their families and special guests. Dollar General and state and local agencies have invested approximately $85 million in the construction of the new center. The company expects its Jackson distribution center to create more than […]
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Food City Adds Two More Curbside Pickup Locations
Food City has been offering GoCart curbside pickup at select stores since late 2015, and the southeastern grocer is still working to expand the service, most recently adding a store in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and Big Stone Gap, Virginia. “At Food City, we’re always looking for ways to bring added value and convenience to our shoppers,” […]
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Walmart Reports Strong 1Q Comps, E-Commerce Sales
Walmart has released its first-quarter earnings report, and its numbers are up. Total revenue for the retail giant was $122.7 billion, an increase of $5.1 billion, or 4.4 percent. Excluding currency, total revenue was $120.7 billion, an increase of $3.2 billion, or 2.7 percent. Walmart U.S. comp sales increased 2.1 percent, and comp traffic increased […]
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Food Lion Tests ‘Home Chef Kitchen’ Fully Cooked Meals
Food Lion is kicking off its new Home Chef Kitchen product pilot with samples and wine pairings at select stores. The fully cooked, single-serve meals are ready to eat in minutes and come in seven varieties: Chicken Alfredo: Grilled chicken breast in a creamy alfredo sauce, served with penne paste and green peas Classic Meatloaf: Traditional […]
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Big Y Names Christian D’Amour To Head Table & Vine Division
Big Y Foods has appointed Christian D’Amour as senior manager of its Table & Vine division, which is focused on fine wine, local beer, craft spirits and gourmet foods. D’Amour will be responsible for Table & Vine’s sales, marketing and operations. His responsibilities include the flagship location in West Springfield, Massachusetts, as well as seven […]
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Just Add Cooking And Roche Bros. Partner On In-Store Meal Kits
Just Add Cooking, a Boston meal kit company, and Roche Bros. Supermarkets are partnering to launching grab-and-go meal kits in select Roche Bros. stores. The kits—Brothers Marketplace meal kits by Just Add Cooking—will be sold in the stores, featuring locally sourced ingredients from Just Add Cooking. Just Add Cooking has been delivering locally sourced meal […]