In time for the holidays and to help customers make healthy meals on a budget, Wegmans says it has lowered prices on more than 40 products that it believes “are most meaningful to families week in and week out.” This includes a mix of small pack and family pack sizes. Counting all flavors/varieties, the number […]
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Pesco Becomes CEO Of Save Mart
The Save Mart Cos.’ Nicole Piccinini Pesco has been promoted to CEO of the 206-store grocery chain. She most recently served as co-president and chief strategy and branding officer for the Modesto, California-based company. In July 2015, she led Save Mart’s launch of its first new concept store format in more than 20 years with the introduction […]
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Food City, Publix Among Those Aiding Gatlinburg Wildfire Relief Efforts
In the wake of the devastating fires sweeping Gatlinburg and Sevier County, Tennessee, Food City and Bristol Motor Speedway have teamed up to host a number of initiatives, including a fundraising campaign to benefit local relief efforts. Publix Super Markets also is supporting local relief efforts. Beginning today, Dec. 1, and continuing through Dec. 7, […]
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Bashas’ Celebrates 30 Years In Camp Verde, Arizona
Bashas’ Supermarkets is marking a milestone in its history this week as it celebrates 30 years as Camp Verde, Arizona’s, hometown grocer. The celebration will be a community affair as shoppers of the store at 650 Finnie Flat Road are treated to three days of activities that begin on the store’s official anniversary: today, Dec. […]
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Kroger’s 3Q Net Earnings Down Vs. A Year Ago
The Kroger Co. today reported net earnings of $391 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, and identical supermarket sales growth, without fuel, of 0.1 percent in the third quarter of 2016, which ended Nov. 5. Net earnings in the same period last year were $428 million, or $0.43 per diluted share. “I am proud of […]
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Fairway Market To Open New Brooklyn Store In January
New York-based Fairway Market is set to open what it calls a new, one-stop shopping destination in Brooklyn’s Georgetown community early next year. Opening in a dynamic and growing neighborhood at 2149 Ralph Avenue, the 40,000-s.f. Fairway Market will feature a fresh new look and feel with the same commitment to value and its extensive selection of quality products, according to the […]
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Fareway Stores Collecting For 2016 Toys For Tots Campaign
Fareway Stores is partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps on the organization’s 2016 Toys for Tots campaign. The program provides toys to less fortunate children during the holiday season. Stores are selling paper trains in $1 and $5 increments, as well as collecting new, unwrapped toys at all 116 Fareway locations through Dec. 24. “We […]
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Couple Married At Harveys In Albany, Georgia
Two Harveys customers—Charles and Mary Tinson—were joined by friends and family on Thanksgiving Day as they wed at the grocer’s Albany, Georgia, supermarket—the exact location where they reconnected four years ago on Thanksgiving Day. On Thanksgiving Day 2012, after returning home from a tour in Afghanistan, Charles walked into Harveys Supermarket at 1032 W. Gordon […]