CVS Pharmacy has unveiled a new store design that the company says will enhance the retail customer experience. The design focuses on a new assortment of healthier food, health-focused products and expanded beauty selections paired with informational signage throughout the store to help customers discover new offerings. Together with its innovative digital programs, these changes […]
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Central Grocers Selling Strack & Van Til, Closing Nine Ultra Foods Stores
Twenty-two Strack & Van Til stores will be sold and nine Ultra Foods locations closed. The Northwest Indiana Times reports that parent company Central Grocers, based in Joliet, Illinois, is working toward a sale. The plan is to sell the 22 stores as “going concerns,” Strack & Van Til President and CEO Jeff Strack said […]
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Whole Foods Market To Open First Texas 365 Store On April 26
365 by Whole Foods Market’s first Texas location will open at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, in Cedar Park, following a bread-breaking ceremony with company officials and the community. It is the fourth 365 store nationwide; others are open in Bellevue, Washington; Lake Oswego, Oregon; and Los Angeles, California. The 30,000-s.f. Cedar Park store, at 5001 183A […]
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Kroger Promotes Colón To Senior Director Of Diversity
The Kroger Co.’s Angel Colón has been promoted to senior director of diversity. He has been serving as the company’s director of multicultural development for merchandising since 2008. Colon succeeds Rueben Shaffer, who retired at the end of March, as Kroger’s head of diversity and also assumes the responsibilities for the company’s strong supplier diversity […]
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Food City Building New Store To Replace Existing Middlesboro, Kentucky, Unit
Food City is building a new store in Middlesboro, Kentucky. The 56,300-s.f. supermarket will serve as a replacement unit and be located just behind the existing store. The project is expected to be completed by late fall. “We are excited to have the opportunity to bring a new state-of-the-art Food City to Middlesboro,” said Food […]
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Walmart Opens 100th Training Academy In The U.S.
Walmart hosted grand opening festivities at its 100th training academy in the U.S. Monday, at 1225 West I-35 Frontage in Edmond, Oklahoma. Walmart training academies were introduced in 2016 and have expanded to 40 states. “Everything we do begins with our associates,” said Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores. “That’s why we have […]
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Hy-Vee Restructure Focuses On IT, Healthful Foods And Restaurant Development
Hy-Vee says it has restructured several corporate departments to allow the supermarket chain to grow in three key areas—IT, HealthMarkets and restaurant development. In the upcoming weeks, the company reports that it will add nearly 70 new positions to its corporate staff. More than 50 new full-time positions will be IT based and work at […]
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Florida IGA Operator Expands Online Services With Freshop
Freshop Inc., providing solutions for online grocery shopping, list building and fulfillment, recently launched an online grocery site for Mt. Plymouth IGA in Sorrento, Florida. With the Freshop site, the store is able to offer the conveniences of list building and online ordering to its customers. Mt. Plymouth IGA, which has developed a reputation based on […]