As part of its responsible retailing efforts, Ahold USA says that its companies’ private label shell eggs will be 100 percent cage free by 2022. Ahold USA’s retail divisions—Stop & Shop, Giant Food of Landover, Giant Food Stores of Carlisle, Martin’s and online grocer Peapod—now offer cage-free, free-range, organic and traditional egg varieties for its […]
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Costco, Whole Foods, Target, Walmart And Publix Make Fortune’s ‘Most Admired’ List
Fortune says “there’s a new AAA standard in corporate America: the one-two three punch of Apple, Alphabet, and Amazon.” For the fourth time, Fortune’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies Top 50 All-Stars is led by a trio of tech giants under 40 years old. They preside over a class of blue chips and […]
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Smart & Final Launches Private Label Charitable Giving Campaign
Smart & Final has launched a new giving campaign, First Street First Percent, which donates the first 1 percent of net profits from the sale of its First Street private label brand products at its U.S.-based Smart & Final banner stores in California, Nevada and Arizona to the Smart & Final Charitable Foundation to support […]
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Report: Court Approves Haggen’s $5.75M Settlement With Albertsons, Auction For Remaining Stores Is Feb. 29
Haggen this week received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to settle its lawsuit against Albertsons, winning $5.75 million in cash, according to The Oregonian. The newspaper reports that the amount is considerably less than what Haggen had originally sought—more than $1 billion—when it filed the suit in September. In the lawsuit, Haggen accused Albertsons […]
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Kwik Trip Recognized For Offering Healthier Options
The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), which works with the private sector and PHA Honorary Chair First Lady Michelle Obama to make healthier choices easier, is recognizing Kwik Trip as the first convenience store to complete its commitment to expand healthier options across its stores. “With more consumers expecting to find fresh and healthy […]
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Publix Expands Social Media Presence
Publix Super Markets has extended the company’s online social presence with fourth quarter soft launches to Pinterest (December 2015) and Instagram (October 2015). The company currently has more than 14,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 1,000 on Pinterest. Pinterest provides a platform for Publix customers to discover the company’s expertise and services while Instagram allows […]
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WinCo Set To Take Over Former Target Anchor Site At Carrollton, Texas, Shopping Center
Boise, Idaho-based discount grocer WinCo Foods plans to develop a new, ground-up 82,077-s.f. anchor store at Carrollton’s landmark Trinity Valley Shopping Center, located at the northeast corner of the President George Bush Turnpike (SH-190) and Josey Lane. The new WinCo will be developed at the site of a former anchor store at the center. In […]
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United Family Celebrates 100th Anniversary With $100K In School Donations
As part of United Supermarkets’ 100th anniversary celebration, The United Family will donate $100,000 to local schools throughout West Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth and eastern New Mexico as part of its Shop to Support Schools program. Through Oct. 15, guests may link a school of choice to their rewards account at any United Supermarkets, United Express, […]