The Fresh Market has signed a lease for a new store in Panama City Beach, Florida. It will mark the North Carolina-based grocer’s 42nd store in the state. The store, expected to open in the fall, will be located in the Pier Park North shopping center on US-98 east of the intersection of State Road […]
Category: Store News
Posted in, Independent Store News, Midwest, Organic Natural
KeHE Partners With INFRA To Serve Independent Natural Food Stores
KeHE Distributors has entered into a second partnership with Minneapolis-based Independent Natural Food Retailers Association (INFRA) to service participating members in the Midwest. This strategic alliance will enable participating INFRA members in the Midwest region to improve their purchasing position in the market and have a platform that is flexible enough to support innovation, according […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Stop & Shop Remodel Enlarges Merrick Store, Expands Product Selection
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. has completed a major remodel of its store located at 2160 South Merrick Mall in Merrick, New York. The store reopened earlier this month. The Merrick store closed in September 2014 and underwent a four-month remodel to provide customers with a larger store, an expanded product selection and special […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Rouses Opens Newest Store In Denham Springs
Rouses Markets opened its newest store today in Denham Springs, Louisiana. The store is located in Juban Crossing shopping center at 10130 Crossing Way and marks Rouses’ return to Denham Springs. As The Advocate reports, the Thibodaux-based grocer had a location at 630 S. Range Avenue in the late 1990s in a building once home […]
Posted in, Grocery Industry, National, Store News
Industry Expresses Disappointment As Supreme Court Dismisses Swipe Fees Petition
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a petition by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), National Association of Convenience Stores, National Retail Federation, Boscov’s Department Store, National Restaurant Association and Miller Oil Co. that challenged the Federal Reserve’s rule on debit card swipe fees. The court’s rejection of this case ignores its impact on U.S. […]
Posted in, Online Grocery Technology, Store News, West
Lucky, Save Mart And FoodMaxx Now Accept Apple Pay
Lucky, Save Mart and FoodMaxx stores are now accepting Apple Pay in all of its 217 stores throughout Northern California and Nevada. “Expect new things in our stores this year—the first of which is Apple Pay. We are working diligently to transform the shopping experience for our customers and this cutting-edge technology will help to speed them through checkout,” said Nicole Piccinini […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Tops To Shutter 27 In-Store Pharmacies In Upstate New York
Tops Friendly Markets, a full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania and western Vermont, will close pharmacy departments in 27 stores to reinvest in its stores and use the additional space to offer shoppers more product choices. “Tops does not have a one-size-fits-all approach to our stores, which means our neighborhood locations vary […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Whole Foods To Open Manhattan Store On Upper East Side Next Month
Whole Foods Market will open its eighth Manhattan store on the Upper East Side at East 87th Street (1551 3rd Avenue) on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The 39,000-s.f. grocery store will be a community destination, offering Upper East Side residents a full range of high-quality natural and organic foods. Opening day will start with the Austin, […]