Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a full-service specialty grocer focused on fresh, healthy and organic offerings, grew by 20 stores and more than 2,000 new hires in 2017, bringing its total footprint to 66 stores across the Midwest. Since opening its first store in 2014, Fresh Thyme has expanded across nine states, including Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, […]
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At Hanover Co-op Food Stores, ‘Local’ Actually Means Local
Associated Grocers of New England member If you’ve ever seen a picture postcard of a quaint New England town, then you have a pretty good idea about the communities Hanover Co-op Food Stores serves, according to Allan Reetz, director of public relations. The 81-year-old co-op operates four retail stores in the Upper Connecticut River Valley, […]
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7-Eleven Testing App For Mobile Ordering, Delivery & In-Store Pickup
7-Eleven Inc. is testing on-demand ordering for delivery or in-store pickup at select Dallas stores with its new 7-ElevenNOW smartphone app. Currently being tested in 10 downtown and uptown stores, 7-ElevenNOW is expected to roll out to other U.S. locations in 2018. Customers in the Dallas area who enroll in the new app will receive […]
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Convenience Chain Weigel’s Names New CEO, Promotes Execs
As a result of Weigel’s continued growth in Knoxville, Tennessee, and surrounding communities, the operator of 66 convenience stores, a dairy and a bakery has promoted several key management personnel, effective Dec. 14, 2017. Ken McMullen, president since 2001, now will serve as Weigel’s CEO. McMullen joined the company in 1981 as operations manager and […]
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Hy-Vee Partners With First Responders To Give Away 3,700 Holiday Hams
Hy-Vee Inc. is partnering with first responders in seven cities across the Midwest for a community initiative called Hy-Vee Hams for the Holidays. Over the next week, Hy-Vee will hand out more than 3,700 Hormel Cure 81 hams to families in need throughout the company’s eight-state region. “We are fortunate to have great partners to […]
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Recommended: Lowes Foods Opens First Charleston-Area Supermarket In Summerville
Holly Famulari can’t wait to come to work every day. The cake “wizard” (decorator) at the new Lowes Foods supermarket dances and waves a wand in front of the store’s cake-making corner when the music begins to play for a game of cake walk. “You work, but you have so much fun doing it,” said […]
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Dollar General Plans For 2,000 Real Estate Projects In 2018
Along with a third quarter report that showed a net sales increase of 11 percent and a same-store sales increase of 4.3 percent, Dollar General announced an aggressive 2018 plans for its store base. The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based discounter expects 2,000 real estate projects, including 900 new stores, 1,000 store remodels and 100 store relocations. For the […]
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FDA Launches Smoking Cessation Campaign For C-Stores
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a new smoking cessation campaign aimed at encouraging smokers to quit with messages that highlight the health benefits of not smoking. The FDA says these messages will be displayed in and around gas stations and convenience stores. “Tobacco companies have long used advertisements at convenience stores and gas […]