Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz Inc. has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania for the 11th year in a row. Ranked No. 16 this year, the convenience restaurant chain is the only retailer to be included among 100 top companies and is one of only three businesses ever to make the […]
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Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Kroger Marketplace Slated To Open In Gainesville, Ga., In 2014
A Kroger Marketplace store is coming to Gainesville, Ga. The 123,000-s.f. store will anchor a new shopping center, East Holland Market, at the intersection of Jesse Jewell/Limestone Parkway. The complex will offer an additional 20,000 s.f. of retail space. In addition, nine outparcels will be created on both sides of Jesse Jewell Parkway and 26 […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, National
NGA Expo Floor Sells Out For 2013
The National Grocers Association (NGA) Show Expo Floor has now completely sold out, earlier than ever in the history of the show, which will be held Feb. 10-13 at The Mirage in Las Vegas. “The sold-out status of the NGA Expo Floor speaks to the value and tremendous opportunity the NGA Show and Expo Floor […]
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Safeway Offers Baking Items, Virtual Cupcake Decorator For Holidays
According to a recent Safeway survey, 78 percent of shoppers plan to make baking cookies a family activity during the holiday season, with 82 percent planning to serve or gift homemade baked goods. Whether baking from scratch or looking for the perfect ready-to-go dessert to take to a party, Safeway is the destination for everything […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Celebrity Chef Helps Acme Celebrate Grand Re-Opening Of Pa. Store
Acme Markets last week celebrated the grand re-opening of its store at 3590 West Chester Pike in Newtown Square, Pa., with an official ribbon cutting ceremony and special appearance by Philadelphia Chef Walter Staib. The newly remodeled store offers customers an expanded variety of the fresh produce, top-quality meat and seafood and a large selection […]
Posted in, Store News, West
Walgreens Debuts Los Angeles Flagship Store At Sunset and Vine
Walgreens on Saturday welcomed the public to the official opening of its 8,000th store nationwide and its first flagship store on the West Coast, located in Los Angeles at the corner of Sunset and Vine. The store features an extensive collection of innovative offerings, products and services—perhaps unexpected from a drugstore. “We are thrilled to […]
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US Foods Opening First Chef Store In Charlotte
Food company and distributor US Foods has taken 30,000 s.f. in the vacant former Walmart building on Eastway Drive in Charlotte and is opening a food and restaurant supply store in the space. It will offer more than 4,000 staples and specialty products for chefs, restaurant owners and food industry professionals, the Charlotte Business Journal […]
Posted in, C-Store News, National
Foodservice Sales Quickly Becoming C-Stores’ Most Profitable Category
Foodservice is a key area of opportunity for convenience stores. As revenues from gasoline and tobacco products fall, foodservice sales are increasingly becoming convenience stores’ most profitable category. C-store foodservice is an $11 billion industry and the second largest retail host foodservice category behind supermarkets. The c-store segment comprises about 29 percent of retail foodservice […]