Posted inIndependent Store News, Health & Wellness, Hy-Vee, Midwest

Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care Opens Clinic In Davenport, IA

The Health Exemplar Care clinic that Hy-Vee Inc. has opened at 4255 Elmore Ave. in Davenport, Iowa, is its fifth in the state. The clinic offers walk-in care to the general public from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Patients of all ages can be seen for a variety of non-life-threatening conditions, including flu, fever, […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Midwest, Online Grocery Technology

Four Midwest Grocers Join DoorDash Delivery Platform

DoorDash has added four Midwest grocers – Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Markets, Festival Foods, Marc’s and Woodman’s Food Markets – to the DoorDash Marketplace. The new partners offer consumers across three states increased access, adding to the more than 500,000 products available from regional grocers on the platform. Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Markets: The family-owned business specializes […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Market Profile, Piggly Wiggly, Southeast

At Garrett’s Piggly Wiggly, Understanding Customers’ Needs ‘Part Of What We Do Well’

The Shelby Report of the Southeast recently visited with Steve Garrett, president and owner of Garrett’s Piggly Wiggly stores in the Lower Alabama town of Troy, about the challenges of operating grocery stores.   How did you get started in the grocery industry? My parents opened an 18,000-square-foot store in Troy in 1986, and I […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Association News, National

Trig’s Honored With NGA’s Peter J. Larkin Award

The National Grocers Association honored T.A. Solberg Co., or “Trig’s,” with the Peter J. Larkin Community Service Award on Feb. 23 during the opening session of the 2025 NGA Show at the Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas. With a focus on strengthening communities across northern Wisconsin by providing essential resources and support, Trig’s […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Southwest

HAC Inc. Adds Local Express’ Made-To-Order Solutions To Stores

HAC Inc. is deploying Local Express’ made-to-order omnichannel solution at 36 Homeland and 11 United stores in Oklahoma and Texas to modernize their prepared foods, catering and foodservices operations. HAC Inc. shoppers can place orders for holiday family meals, party trays, vegetable and seafood platters and butcher bundles. The Local Express system also enables the […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Association News, National, Sendik's

Balistreri Receives NGA’s Thomas K. Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award

Ted Balistreri, co-owner of Wisconsin-based Sendik’s Food Markets, received the 2025 National Grocers Association’s (NGA) Thomas K. Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award. The annual honor, sponsored by FMS Solutions, recognizes an independent grocer whose vision, leadership and dedication have made a lasting impact on the industry. The award, one of the highest distinctions in independent grocery […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Hy-Vee, Midwest

Hy-Vee, Caitlin Clark Foundation Launch Donation Campaign

Hy-Vee is partnering with the Caitlin Clark Foundation on a month-long donation campaign to end childhood hunger across the Midwest. The Caitlin Clark Foundation Round Up will take place March 1-31 across all Hy-Vee, Dollar Fresh Market and Fast & Fresh locations. Customers can round up their purchases to the nearest dollar at checkout, with […]