Brookshire Brothers says the Canyon Lake, Texas, community showed up in big numbers on Feb. 3 for its new store’s soft opening there. The ribbon was officially cut today (Feb. 10) during a ceremony that featured the local high school band, prizes and sampling. The grocer said the event kicked off of a month of grand […]
Category: Store News
Posted in, Amazon Fresh, Bonus Content, Equipment & Technology, Independent Store News, National, Online Grocery Technology, Shelby Signature Content, Store News, Whole Foods
Expert: How Independents Can ‘Win’ With Technology
Ross Ely, president and CEO of ProLogic Retail Services (PLRS), a provider of loyalty and customer relationship marketing services for the grocery industry, attended this year’s FMI Midwinter Executive Conference, held recently in Miami Beach, Florida, and he came prepared to share his technology expertise with conference attendees. A growing concern for independent retailers is […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Ingles’ New Greeneville, Tennessee, Store Opens This Week
Ingles Markets will open its new Greeneville, Tennessee store, on Thursday. The store replaces an old unit on East Andrew Johnson Highway that closed in May and is double the size—nearly 80,000 s.f.—of its predecessor, which was demolished to make way for the new store. According a story from The Greeneville Sun last year when […]
Posted in, Store News, West
Former QFC In Gig Harbor, Washington, Opens As Main & Vine
The Kroger Co. has opened its first Main & Vine store, a concept that’s been described as “experimental,” at a former QFC location in Gig Harbor, Washington. The approximately 27,000-s.f Seattle-area store at 5010 Point Fosdick Drive NW debuted Wednesday. According to its website, “at Main & Vine, we love where we live…the people, places […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Midwest, The Independent Perspective
Affiliated Foods Midwest’s Martin Arter Honored With NGA Spirit Of America Award
Martin Arter, president and CEO Affiliated Foods Midwest, has been recognized with the National Grocers Association (NGA) Spirit of America Award. The presentation was made at the Nebraska Grocery Industry Association’s (NGIA) annual legislative dinner on Jan. 28. The award, presented by NGA President and CEO Peter Larkin, is one of NGA’s top honors and recognizes […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News, Suppliers
Tennessee Industry Discusses Issues It Faces With Lawmakers During ‘Day On The Hill’
The Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association (TGCSA) held its annual legislative “Day on the Hill” on Feb. 2. A strong contingent of food industry retailers, suppliers and manufacturers fanned out across Nashville’s Legislative Plaza, talking to lawmakers about legislation affecting the upcoming implementation of wine in grocery stores, a bottle deposit bill and the […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Winn-Dixie Unveils Newly Remodeled Baymeadows Store In Jacksonville
Shoppers entering the newly remodeled Winn-Dixie store in Baymeadows (Jacksonville, Florida) will see a lot more than they might have expected. “I always like a sense of arrival,” said Ian McLeod, president and CEO of Southeastern Grocers, which owns the Winn-Dixie banner. At the start, they’ll see the large produce section. To their right and […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Executive News, Grocery Industry, Midwest, National, Southeast
Kroger Announces Rick Going’s Retirement, Names Two Division Presidents
The Kroger Co. today announced the retirement of Nashville Division President Rick Going and the promotion of Zane Day to succeed him. Day currently serves as VP of operations in the company’s Smith’s Division. Going joined Kroger in 1981 as a management trainee in the Cincinnati/Dayton Division. He advanced to serve in many leadership roles […]