Volunteer registration is open for the 2025 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, with tournament representatives seeking more than 1,400 volunteers to support western Michigan’s stop on the women’s professional golf tour June 9-15. The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give features 144 of the top female players in the world for a four-day, 72-hole […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, Festival Foods, Midwest, News
Festival Foods Recognizes 2024 Business Partners Of The Year
Festival Foods has recognized Johnston’s Bakery, Upshop, Molson Coors and PepsiCo Beverages North America as its 2024 Business Partners of the Year. These four companies have shown a commitment to Festival’s values, while also working collaboratively to provide a best-in-class guest experience. Johnston’s Bakery, a Wisconsin-based company, has partnered with Festival Foods for more than […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Market Profile, News, Southeast
Family-Owned Milam’s Markets Reflects Metro Miami’s Culture
Milam’s Markets’ foundation was laid in 1984 in a Piggly Wiggly store at the corner of Red and Bird roads in Miami. The store is still in operation, and five more have opened over the 40-plus years since then. Kristie Milam Guzman, chief marketing officer and director of real estate for Milam’s Markets, is a […]
Posted inNews, Corporate Store News, Midwest
The Fresh Market Celebrates 8th Chicago-Area Store Opening
The Fresh Market recently held a grand opening for a new store in Algonquin, Illinois, marking the grocer’s eighth location in the greater Chicago area and its fourth opening in the last five months. Officials from the local chamber of commerce, village government and Northern Illinois Food Bank representatives were on hand to celebrate the […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Hannaford Supermarkets, News, Northeast
Hannaford Names Darling Store Manager Of The Year
Hannaford Supermarkets’ Store Manager of the Year is Diana Darling from its store on Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine. Darling, who joined Hannaford in 1987, was selected from 189 store managers throughout New England and New York. Prior to her current role, she served as a deli manager at the same location and later became […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Giant Food, News, Northeast
Giant Food Opens New Supermarket In Bowie, MD
The store Giant Food will open March 28 at 810 Fairmont Drive in Bowie, Maryland, replaces a nearby location at 3500 NW Crain Highway, which will close March 27. All staff members were offered the opportunity to transfer to the nearby store, and customers will not experience an interruption in service, according to the company. […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Vallarta Supermarkets, West
Vallarta Supermarkets Prepares For Grand Opening In Hemet, CA
View Photos from the March 26th Grand Opening here! The grand opening for Vallarta Supermarkets’ first new store of 2025 is set for March 26 at 2825 W. Florida Ave. in Hemet, California. The 53,140-square-foot location will offer fresh produce, everyday goods and several additional departments. It also will be the grocer’s second location to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Hy-Vee, Midwest
Hy-Vee Surpasses $1M In Support Of Hope For The Warriors Program
Hy-Vee raised $1.3 million in 2024 in support of Hope For The Warriors through its Hy-Vee Homefront initiative. Hope For The Warriors is a national nonprofit that provide services to help post-9/11 veterans, service members and military families. Hy-Vee operates more than 570 business units across nine Midwestern states, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, […]