Stater Bros. will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, to celebrate the construction of the company’s newest and most modern supermarket—located in the Redlands Village Shopping Center and being developed by Lewis Retail Centers. The new Redlands Stater Bros. store will be located on the northwest corner of Lugonia and Wabash […]
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Posted in, C-Store News, Southeast
7-Eleven Expands In South Carolina
7-Eleven Inc. has closed on the acquisition of 46 locations from CB Mart Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition increases 7-Eleven’s store count in the Carolinas to more than 100 and follows the acquisition of 55 Sam’s Mart and 13 Fast Track stores that closed in 2012. “7-Eleven is committed to […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Midwest
Save-A-Lot Store In Lebanon, Ohio, Has New Owners
The Save-A-Lot store in Lebanon, Ohio, is under new ownership by Bill and Paul Price. The brothers also own Save-A-Lot stores in Middletown and Franklin. Additionally, Bill owns the Save-A-Lot in Fairborn and an IGA in Brookville. The brothers plan to retain all the former employees of the Lebanon store. “We are excited to take […]
Posted in, Store News, West
WinCo Plans 800,000-s.f. Phoenix Warehouse
WinCo Foods has delivered nearly $12 million in cash for a west Phoenix lot where it plans to erect an 800,000-s.f. warehouse within the next year and bring about 300 jobs to the Valley, the Phoenix Business Journal reports. According to Business Real Estate Weekly of Arizona, the 74-acre parcel—located at the southwest corner of […]
Posted in, Midwest, Store News
Kroger Ratifies Agreement With UFCW Local 75
The Kroger Co. associates working at Kroger stores in Toledo, Ohio, have ratified a new labor agreement with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 75. “We are pleased to reach an agreement that is good for our associates. It provides a solid compensation package of wages and benefits, including affordable healthcare,” said Bruce Macaulay, […]
Posted in, C-Store News, National
Yoolotto Debuts Application In Texas In Partnership With 7-Eleven
Version one of YooLotto’s free lottery-management application is now available for download for both iOS and Android devices. YooLotto is the first and only application that stores and tracks individual lottery ticket information, notifying players of their personal lottery results within minutes of the drawings. Created by co-founders Eric Yoo and Elmer Cha, YooLotto makes […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Giant, Martin’s Customers Raise $587K To Help Fight Hunger
Customers at Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Markets recently donated $587,545 at the checkout to support local hunger relief efforts through the grocers’ Bag Hunger campaign, which ran Feb. 24-March 9. This is the first of two in-store Bag Hunger campaigns that Giant and Martin’s conducts annually; the second will coincide with September’s Hunger […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southeast
BI-LO To Lay Off 130 From Former Corporate HQ
BI-LO is in the process of laying off 130 people at its former headquarters in Mauldin, S.C., according to the South Carolina Radio Network, which reports that a company spokesman confirmed the news in an email. The layoffs were expected as part of the company’s relocation to Jacksonville, Fla. The move, the report says, is […]