Winn-Dixie has finalized a lease in the former Bruno’s location in the Inverness Corners shopping center in Birmingham, Ala. The Birmingham Business Journal reports that, after more than a year of negotiations, the grocery chain signed a 20-year lease Tuesday for about 54,000 s.f. in the center at the intersection of U.S. 280 and Valleydale […]
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Posted in, National, Store News
Safeway Debuts Its Own Debit Card To Avoid Bank Fees
Safeway has introduced a combined debit card and store loyalty card so that it can pull money directly out of a customer’s checking account without paying the hefty fees it incurs when customers pay with a bank’s debit card, the San Francisco Business Times reports. Those signing up for the program get a new Safeway […]
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Food City Launches New Technology For Shoppers
Food City has launched several new programs designed to bring added value and convenience to its customers. Among the newest features is the e-ValuCard Savers, which allows shoppers to electronically download manufacturers coupons from the company’s website to their ValuCard. “We are certainly excited to be able to provide our loyal customers with added savings […]
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Publix, Kerrygold Announce Launch Of Judith McLoughlin’s Cooking Tour
Publix Super Markets and Kerrygold have announced the launch of cookbook author Judith McLoughlin’s cooking tour. Beginning in March, McLoughlin will visit several Publix locations for the second annual Publix Aprons tour. She will appear first at Atlanta Apron’s Cooking School at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the Alphretta Commons Publix, located at 4305 […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Said To Be Considering IPO
Phoenix, Ariz.-based Sprouts Farmers Market is mulling an initial public offering of stock, according to a Bloomberg report. The Phoenix Business Journal says that the natural foods grocer, which generates revenues in the neighborhood of $2 billion, may begin interviewing underwriters to work on an IPO. Sprouts, started as a family owned chain in 2002, […]
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Publix Store Manager Recognized For Excellence
Publix Store Manager Keith Everett was one of five managers to receive the company’s highest honor: the 2012 George W. Jenkins Award. Everett began his Publix career in 1990 as a part-time front-service clerk in Daytona Beach, Fla. He worked his way through various store-level positions before being promoted to store manager in 2000. Everett […]
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Brookshire Grocery Co. Joins EPA’s GreenChill Partnership
Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) recently became one of a select number of grocery retailers nationwide to join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill partnership. By joining GreenChill, Tyler, Texas-based BGC pledges to go beyond regulatory requirements to protect the ozone layer and combat climate change. BGC says it is committed to sustainability, and this partnership […]
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Report: Harris Teeter Weighing Sale Of Chain
Shares of Matthews, N.C.-based grocer Harris Teeter jumped 6.6 percent Tuesday after reports that the company is considering a sale and has retained J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. to explore its options, the Charlotte Observer reports. Harris Teeter operates 211 grocery stores, the majority of them in North Carolina. The company has been under increasing […]