Starting today, Hy-Vee shoppers will see blue and green Responsible Choice logos on select products in the seafood case. The Responsible Choice education program is part of Hy-Vee’s Seafood Procurement Policy that provides customers high-quality seafood acquired through responsible methods and in accordance with the highest environmental standards in the food industry. “The Responsible Choice […]
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Posted in, C-Store News, National
NACS: Gas Customers Evolve In How They Shop For Price
Price remains the dominant reason why consumers buy gas at a particular location, but how consumers shop for that price is shifting, according to the results of a new consumer survey released by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). Two-thirds of consumers (66 percent) say that price is the most important factor in determining […]
Posted in, Southwest, Store News
WinCo Entering Texas With Two Store Openings This Week
WinCo Foods will open its first discount supermarkets in Texas on Thursday. The Fort Worth store is located at 8000 Crowley Lane and the McKinney store is located at 1800 N. Graves St. Each store is approximately 95,000 s.f. and includes WinCo’s newest decor package creating an efficient, clean feel that highlights product and coordinates […]
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Natural Grocers Posts Sales Increase For Fiscal ’14 1Q
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has posted positive results for its fiscal 2014 first quarter ended Dec. 31. Net sales increased $24.8 million, or 25.8 percent, over the same period in fiscal year 2013 to $120.6 million—due to a $14.6 million increase in sales from new stores and a $10.2 million, or 10.6 percent, increase […]
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7-Eleven Rolls Out Pizza And Wing Deals
7-Eleven Inc. is offering hot large Pepperoni and Triple Cheese pizzas from $5.55 each and a large Deluxe Meat pizza for $6.99 in time for the Big Game on Sunday. Customers who purchase a 2L bottle of any brand of soft drink can save another dollar, lowering the prices of the pizzas to $4.55 and […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Midwest
Meijer Offers Kids A Chance At Co-Starring Role In New Commercial
Meijer is offering its younger customers a chance for a co-starring role in an upcoming television commercial at the cost of 1 cent. The commercial is scheduled to debut across the Midwest retailer’s five-state footprint in 2014; it will feature images of children riding its iconic penny horse, Sandy, over several generations. Meijer is asking […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southeast
Ken’s New Market Founder Dies At 87
Mr. Kenneth C. Techau, 87, founder of Ken’s New Market that today operates three stores in Kentucky, died Sunday at Baptist Health in Lexington. He was 87. Born in Round Lake, Minn., on March 15, 1926, to the late George and Alma Schmidt Techau, Mr. Techau was a member of Daybreak Community Church in Lexington […]
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Kroger Completes Merger With Harris Teeter
The Kroger Co. and Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. completed their merger on Tuesday. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Harris Teeter shareholders will receive $49.38 per share of Harris Teeter common stock. The deal is valued at approximately $2.5 billion. “We are pleased that our merger is complete and look forward to bringing together […]