Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. has been a part of Jay Welborn’s entire life. Welborn, co-owner of B&W Foods in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has partnered with PWADC for 23 years. His father, Jimmy, the founder of B&W, had previously worked for the distributor beginning in 1980. His late father worked his way up from a retail […]
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Posted inH-E-B, Feature, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Unveils New E-Commerce Fulfillment Center
San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B showcased its new e-commerce fulfillment center May 30 in Plano, Texas. The facility will serve H-E-B’s new stores in north Texas with an automated fulfillment process. This is the company’s first service center of its kind in the area and is set to add 125 jobs, according to Joe Fairchild, facility […]
Posted inPiggly Wiggly, Feature, Southeast
Retailers Relish Family Feel Of Doing Business With Piggly Wiggly Alabama
Anthony Marino, Keith Milligan, Steve Garrett and Cody McDaniel are retailers who are part of Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. All own their respective stores and some have been buying from the company for decades. “I can’t remember the year when it happened, but it’s been, I would say, probably one of the best moves […]
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Industry Veteran Who Later Became An Owner Reflects On Storied Career
Lynn Willard has been working with Piggly Wiggly since he was 16, starting as a part-time bagger. He continued into college, eventually deciding to leave school – and the grocery industry. But that didn’t last long. “I said, ‘You know what? I miss the grocery business.’ I enjoyed it a lot,” he said. “I really […]
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‘No Matter Who You Walk In As, You’re Family’ At Piggly Wiggly Southeast
The McLeod family is somewhat unique in its business interests. Ricky McLeod’s grandfather has been in the grocery industry since the 1940s. After his death, McLeod’s father, Billy, took over the food retail side and continues in it to this day. In fact, at age 92, he still comes into the office Monday through Friday, […]
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Independents, Down-Home Roots Focus Of Piggly Wiggly Southeast
Building on the brand’s iconic history, C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC (C&S) operates corporate Piggly Wiggly stores while serving independent franchisees under a chain-style model known as Piggly Wiggly Southeast. The grocer offers the selections and assortments of a national chain with the service and customization of a community-based retailer. C&S acquired Piggly Wiggly Carolina, a […]
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BuzzBallz Founder Reflects On Success Of Her Business
Reflecting on BuzzBallz, LLC/Southern Champion’s rise to one of the country’s leading ready-to-drink cocktail brands, CEO/founder Merrilee Kick said she learned that “you had to build it yourself.” Thirteen years after building a company from “nothing to something,” Kick is being honored as one of Shelby Publishing’s 2023 Southwest Women of Influence. Kick left her […]
Posted inPiggly Wiggly, Feature, Midwest
Thanks To Piggly Wiggly Midwest, Frank’s Can Be ‘Two Stores In One’
Frank’s Piggly Wiggly started small, beginning in 1981 with 5,000 square feet of space in downtown Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Within a year, however, the company had moved across the street to a location twice that size, according to owners Stephanie, Steve and Frank Lueptow. By 1991, it had outgrown that location. The company decided to build […]