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Supervalu, Instacart Expand Partnership, Launch New E-Commerce Sites

Grocery wholesaler and retailer Supervalu Inc. has entered into an exclusive multiyear contract with on-demand delivery service Instacart. Under the agreement, Supervalu recently launched refreshed e-commerce sites “Powered by Instacart” for four of its retail banners across the nation: Cub, Farm Fresh Food and Pharmacy, Shop ‘n Save, and Shoppers Food and Pharmacy. Supervalu and […]

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Recommended: Lidl Hits The Brakes On N.J. Grocery Store As Other Store Plans Scrapped

Plans by German discount grocer Lidl to begin construction on its second New Jersey store have stalled as the company hits the brakes on several proposed locations in other states. Lidl, which operates about 10,000 stores globally, entered the U.S. market in June with several store openings in the southeast as part of a plan […]

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iFresh CEO Wins New York City Business Pioneer Award

Long Deng, CEO of iFresh Inc., a New York City-based Asian American grocery supermarket format and online grocer, has received the Business Pioneer Award from the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York (CACAGNY). The alliance is the oldest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States. CACAGNY’s Wai Wah Chin, commenting on […]

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Southeast Retailer Of The Year: Lowes Foods

Giving Customers What They Want Since 1954 Lowes Foods began in 1954 as a single store in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and, over those 63 years, has grown into a nearly 100-store chain operating in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Now based in Winston-Salem, the grocer grew rapidly during the 1960s, ’70s and early […]

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Ralphs Reopening Remodeled Mission Viejo, Calif., Store Dec. 13

Store to feature Ralphs’ Fresh Fare format Ralphs Grocery Co. is hosting a grand re-opening of its completely remodeled Portola Plaza supermarket at 27730 Santa Margarita Parkway in North Mission Viejo, California, next week. Following more than three months of ceiling-to-floor renovations, the supermarket is set to celebrate the re-opening on Wednesday, Dec. 13. As […]

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Walmart Changes Legal Name To Reflect How Customers Want To Shop

Reflecting its growing status as an omni-channel retailer Walmart has revealed plans to change the company’s legal name from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to Walmart Inc. effective Feb. 1. According to the company, the name change chiefly demonstrates its growing emphasis on “serving customers seamlessly however they want to shop: in stores, online, on their mobile […]

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Western Markets’ 28th Wine & Food Festival Raises $44K For Charity

Birmingham, Alabama-based Western Markets, a locally owned independent supermarket chain, recently hosted its 28th Annual Wine and Food Festival at the Birmingham Zoo. Each year, proceeds from the event are used to benefit local charities in the communities Western Markets serves. During the Wine and Food Festival’s 28-year history, the company has donated more than $246,000 […]