Publix Super Markets is opening a new Sabor format store in Miami on Thursday. The 28,800-s.f. store in the Altos Plaza-Sabor Shopping Center at 121 SW 22nd Ave. will be the third Sabor location in Miami for the Lakeland-based grocery chain. It will be the eighth Publix Sabor, all of which are located in South […]
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Posted in, National, Store News
Report: Walmart Says It’s Winning Ad War With Publix
It’s been about a year since Walmart began running television and print ads in Florida directly targeting Publix shoppers. The ads, as the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports, promise that shoppers can compare their receipts from Publix to the same items on sale at Walmart to find a savings. And reports indicate that Walmart believes […]
Posted in, Southwest, Store News
Market Street Offers Guests ‘Best Of Texas’ Throughout July
Market Street is inviting guests to discover flavors made or grown in Texas during its annual Best of Texas expo, taking place each weekend in July. The event will feature top products from the Lone Star State at all 11 Market Street locations in north and west Texas. Best of Texas guests will have the […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
12 Former GU Stores Open Under New Tops Banner
Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania and western Vermont, has officially unveiled 12 former Grand Union stores in eastern and northern New York under the Tops banner at grand re-opening ceremonies. The new Tops-branded stores include locations in Saratoga, Warrensburg, Warren, Franklin, Essex, Clinton and Fulton counties. […]
Posted in, Store News, West
Grocery Outlet Hosts ‘Independence From Hunger’ Food Drive
Grocery Outlet is kicking off the third annual “Independence from Hunger” food drive, a month-long, company-wide campaign. Over the past two years, more than $500,000 has been raised in cash, gift cards and food donations company-wide through the Independence from Hunger campaign. In 2013, the campaign aims to raise even more support to help fight […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southeast
Belle Foods Files Bankruptcy
Belle Foods LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, with the Birmingham, Ala.-based grocery chain claiming a number of factors led to deteriorating financial results. The Birmingham Business Journal reports that the chain, which has 57 stores and more than 2,850 employees, listed debts of $10 million to $50 million. It said its assets […]
Posted in, Albertsons, Store News, West
Stater Bros. To Purchase Former Albertsons In Moreno Valley
Stater Bros. has entered into an agreement to purchase the recently closed Moreno Valley, Calif., Albertsons, located at the northwest corner of Ironwood Avenue and Pigeon Pass Road. The new Stater Bros. Moreno Valley supermarket will bring back a full-service supermarket for the residents north of Highway 60 and a revitalization for the neighborhood shopping […]
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New App Allows Homeland’s Customers To Pay With Smartphones
Homeland Stores has launched its new iPhone and Android mobile applications, which allow customers to use their smartphones to pay for groceries. Customers can download the Homeland SwiftScan app for free, sign up for mobile payments and start using their smartphones to grocery shop. Customers will be able to locate stores, see weekly specials, create […]