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 […]
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WinCo Opening First Oklahoma Store In May, Two More In The Works
WinCo Foods plans to open its first Oklahoma store in late May in Moore. The 84,000-s.f. unit will be followed by an Oklahoma City store in August and a Tulsa store in 2018. The Moore location will be open 24/7. It will be staffed by full- and part-time employees from the surrounding community. The store […]
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Meijer Fleet Driver’s Career Spans More Than 5 Million Miles In 45 Years
When Paul Strodtbeck became a Meijer fleet driver in 1972, he joined a team of 34 drivers who made daily deliveries to the retailer’s 24 stores in Michigan. Gas cost 36 cents per gallon, and Strodtbeck drank “two gallons too much of coffee” while listening to “twangy” country music. Much has changed in the past […]
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H-E-B Marks 100,000-Employee Milestone
San Antonio-based H-E-B’s employee count across Texas and Mexico now totals 100,000, confirming the grocery chain’s position as the largest privately held employer in the state of Texas and one of the largest privately held retailers in the nation. H-E-B employs more than 90,000 people in 332 Texas stores and more than 10,000 people in […]
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Tehachapi Save Mart Is Banner’s Sixth Store To Include Brand Refresh
Save Mart hosted a grand reopening Thursday at its store in Tehachapi, California. The celebration marked the culmination of a months-long transformation that modernized the store both on the inside and outside, including the logo. “The interior looks amazing. You’ll want to shop all day here. We’re offering more products and services that today’s families […]