Spartan Stores Inc., a leading regional grocery distributor and retailer, has entered into a distribution agreement with Chief Super Market Inc., under which Spartan Stores will be its primary wholesale grocery supplier. Chief currently is supplied by Supervalu. Chief operates 12 stores in Northwest and West Central Ohio under the Chief and Rays banners. Spartan […]
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Posted in, Midwest, Store News
Natural Grocers Opening Second Nebraska Location Next Month
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is opening its newest location in Omaha, Neb., on Feb. 12. The Omaha store at 17602 Wright St. will be the company’s second location in Nebraska, with an additional store in Lincoln. Natural Grocers, based in Colorado, offers only natural and organic products on its shelves: shoppers will find only […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, West
IGA Retailers Launching JDRF Campaign In Local Stores
A group of 137 IGA retailers serving communities in the western United States have partnered with JDRF, the leading global charitable supporter of type 1 diabetes (T1D) research working to discover, develop and deliver advances that cure, better treat and prevent T1D. The IGA retailers are kicking off their new relationship with JDRF with an […]
Posted inHy-Vee, Midwest, Store News
Hy-Vee Begins Construction Of Second Ankeny Store
Hy-Vee has started construction on a new supermarket in the Prairie Trail planned community in Ankeny, Iowa. The 92,000-s.f. store, to be located at the northwest corner of Southwest Oralabor Road and Southwest State Street, will be Hy-Vee’s second supermarket in Ankeny. Andy McCann, SVP of store development for Hy-Vee, says in a news release […]
Posted in, C-Store News, West
Former New Seasons Exec Makes Plans For First Green Zebra C-Stores
Former New Seasons Market CEO Lisa Sedlar has announced her plans to open the first outlets of a chain of healthy convenience stores under the name Green Zebra Grocery. Sustainable Business Oregon reports that the first two locations will be in Portland’s Woodstock and Kenton neighborhoods. The Woodstock store will be located at the corner […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Acme Hosts Grand Reopening Of Hockessin, Del., Store
Acme celebrated the grand reopening of its store at 128 Lantana Dr. in Hockessin, Del., on Friday with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony. The newly remodeled store offers customers an expanded variety of fresh produce, top-quality meat and seafood and a large selection of local products. During the ceremony last week, Acme VP of Operations Dan […]
Posted in, Southwest, Store News
Market Street Participating In Souper Bowl Of Caring
Market Street locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area are participating in the national Souper Bowl of Caring campaign to garner donations of cash and food for local food banks. The annual event kicked off at a pep rally in Ft. Worth on Tuesday. Souper Bowl for Caring is a collaborative, nationwide effort of retailers, NFL […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Walmart Opening Its Smallest Store On Ga. Tech Campus
Walmart plans to open a miniature version of its typical store on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta in the second quarter of this year, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. It will be the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer’s smallest store in the U.S. The Walmart on Campus concept is a test format that focuses on pharmacy, basic […]