WinCo Foods plans to open a new “smaller format” store next year in Keizer, Oregon, at an old Haggen lot. The approximately 40,000-s.f. concept will be called Waremart by WinCo—harkening back to WinCo’s original name when it was founded in Boise, Idaho, in 1967, according to the Statesman Journal. The newspaper reports that WinCo has […]
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Winn-Dixie Opens Next-Generation Store In South Tampa
Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Bi-Lo, Harveys and Winn-Dixie, on Thursday opened what it calls a local evolution of the flagship Winn-Dixie concept that debuted in Jacksonville earlier this year. The new Winn-Dixie at Hyde Park, located at 2100 W. Swann Avenue, has been tailored specifically to the South Tampa community with a focus on quality […]
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Colorado’s Hays Market Is Affiliated Foods MW’s Retailer Of The Year
Colorado’s Hays Market recently was recognized with the 2016 Retailer of the Year for a Wholesale Co-op by its parent co-op, Affiliated Foods Midwest. As one of 800 stores in the 13-state region considered for the award, it meant a lot to sibling owners Neal, Ryan and Russell Hays, according to the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor. […]
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Rollout Of The Fresh Market’s New Look Begins Wednesday In North Carolina
The Fresh Market is unveiling a new look that the specialty grocer says stays true to its roots in offering fresh, delicious food. The makeover, however, re-imagines the market as a destination where guests can find an increased selection of local products, health-conscious items—and now, new categories, including everyday grocery classics, according to the North […]
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NGA Makes Three Appointments To Board Of Directors
The National Grocers Association (NGA) has appointed David Ochs, SVP of sales, East, KeHE Distributors, and Jeff Strack, president and CEO of Strack & Van Til, to fill recent vacancies on its board of directors. Additionally, the organization has named Mike Stigers, EVP and president, wholesale and supply chain services, Supervalu, to serve on the board’s […]
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Sprouts Named Pear Retailer Of The Year
On the show floor at PMA Fresh Summit over the weekend, USA Pears presented Sprouts Farmers Markets’ produce warehouse with the 2016 Pear Retailer of the Year Award for its pear category improvements in merchandising performance and sales increase. “On behalf of nearly 1,600 fresh pear growers of Washington and Oregon, we congratulate the Sprouts produce […]
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The NACS Show’s Top 10 ‘Cool New Products’
On Tuesday at the NACS Show in Atlanta, the Cool New Products Preview Room opened for retailers. Now in its 16th year, the Preview Room is a must for attendees to check out new products, flavors, packaging and innovations available to the convenience and fuel retailing industry. Of the more than 330 products featured in […]
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Fiesta Mart Continues Reinvigoration With Five DFW Reopenings This Month
Fiesta Mart is continuing on its path to reinvigoration with five Dallas/Fort Worth stores celebrating grand reopenings this month. The first Minyard store to officially transition to Fiesta opened last week at Lake June Road in Dallas; two additional, previously acquired Minyard stores and two remodeled Fiesta stores also will host grand reopenings this month. […]