The United Family opened its first United Supermarkets and United Express fuel and convenience stores in Brownwood at 300 East Commerce on June 17. The grand opening ceremony for the 42,648-s.f. supermarket and 1,472 s.f. convenience store included a $10,000 check presentation to Good Samaritan Ministries, as well as a $1,200 donation to the Austin Avenue […]
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Kroger Piloting Natural And Organic Shopping Website At King Soopers
Following the release of its financial results for fiscal year 2015’s first quarter on Thursday, The Kroger Co. says its King Soopers division—based in Denver with 145 stores and 73 fuel center locations—has launched a new natural and organic e-commerce website KingSoopers.com/LiveNaturally. Open to King Soopers customers who live in and around the Denver metro […]
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Smart & Final Adds Instacart Delivery Service To Offerings In L.A., San Fran
Smart & Final stores are the latest to add Instacart, the grocery delivery service whose shoppers hand pick and deliver items from local stores, to its offerings. Customers in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area can choose from virtually any items carried at their local Smart & Final store and have them delivered […]
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Buehler’s Fresh Foods Recognizes Local Ohio Growers
Buehler’s Fresh Foods honored local family farmers and growers who supply fresh fruits, vegetables and floral products to their stores at the Local Growers Appreciation Luncheon on June 10. The event was held at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center on The Ohio State University ATI Campus in Wooster. Speakers at the event included […]
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New Store In South Moorhead, Minnesota, Is First To Feature A Hornbacher’s Pharmacy
A new Hornbacher’s store at 950 40th Avenue South in the Azool shopping center in South Moorhead, Minnesota, officially opened its doors to customers Wednesday. The store, which is the seventh Hornbacher’s in the Fargo-Moorhead area, is the first to feature a Hornbacher’s Pharmacy and includes an in-store bank and coffee shop, while delivering the freshness, […]
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Supervalu Unveils 2015 National Expo Lineup
Supervalu says that two renowned keynote speakers and an action-packed Education Day focusing on driving sales, retailer education and grocery innovation will highlight its second annual National Sales Expo in August. Minnesota-based Supervalu expects to welcome nearly 4,000 grocery professionals to the RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul, Aug. 11-13. In addition to serving as a major […]
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CST Brands And CrossAmerica Announce Dropdown Transactions, Acquisition Of One Stop Stores
CST Brands Inc. and CrossAmerica Partners LP have announced two dropdown transactions totaling approximately $261.5 million between CST Brands and CrossAmerica. The transactions are expected to close in the third quarter of 2015. In addition, CrossAmerica has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the One Stop convenience store network, based in Charleston, West Virginia, that […]
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CVS-Target Pharmacy Deal Could Spur More Activity Among Industry
It was announced this week that CVS Health Corp. and Target Corp. have entered into a definitive agreement for CVS Health to acquire Target’s pharmacy and clinic businesses for approximately $1.9 billion. It’s big news, and a deal that—as Reuters reports—may spur supermarkets to find their own pharmacy partners. Reuters reports: “Drug stores in recent years […]