The Fresh Market Inc. opened its 160th store April 7 at 4925 PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. This will bring the retailer’s total stores in Florida to 47 locations. A grand opening celebration featuring a “bread breaking” ceremony, vendor sampling, specialty presentations, giveaways and drawings will be held on April 13 to officially welcome the Palm Beach […]
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The Fresh Market Is 2022 Southeast Innovator Of Year
The Fresh Market has been named The Shelby Report of the Southeast’s Innovator of the Year, which is the focus of this special issue. On a recent trip to the company’s headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, The Shelby Report visited with leadership to learn more about what makes the specialty grocer so innovative. Join us in […]
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Bertram Inspiring Competitiveness, Compassion
‘Forward thinking’ president embraces innovation Nicholas Bertram loves retail. The president of The GIANT Co., who has spent his entire career in retail – working his way from the bottom up – knows retail from the inside out. Bertram is a 2021 inductee to The Shelby Report’s Industry Hall of Fame. “My first job was […]
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Team Members Play Integral Role In Success Of The Giant Co.
‘People want to be part of what we’re doing’ People are the primary drivers at The GIANT Co. “The food industry is still very people-centric, it’s still very experiential. When a customer thinks about a grocery brand, they’re not only thinking about food, they’re thinking about the people they engage with,” said Nicholas Bertram, president. […]
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The Giant Co. Brand Strategy Goes Far Beyond ‘Just Selling Food’
Aims to engage with families, offer shopping experience they seek With a dynamic president at its helm, a rebrand energizing its operations, an ascending presence in the Philadelphia market, and the support of the Ahold Delhaize organization, The GIANT Co. continues to up its game in the competitive grocery marketplace. “With our stated purpose, we […]
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The GIANT Co. Philadelphia – An Experiment In Innovation Takes Off
Riverwalk celebrates partnerships, redefines urban retailing concepts As the culmination of several years of consumer research, experimentation and partnering with local suppliers, The GIANT Co.’s urban flagship Riverwalk GIANT has become a laboratory where the chain tests new concepts, tinkers with format changes and introduces new products. Located in the Logan Square neighborhood, the store […]
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The Giant Co.’s Evolution To Omnichannel Grocery Supplier Continues
Whether in-store or delivery, goal is to offer same satisfying experience While e-commerce has been increasing at The GIANT Co. since 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the business exponentially. Evolving to a true omnichannel grocer is a priority as the company looks to the future. “We’re designing operations for the way families live now,” said […]
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The GIANT Company Is Griffin Report’s 2021 Retail Innovator Of Year
The Griffin Report of the Northeast has named The GIANT Company as its 2021 Retail Innovator of the Year. It also has inducted Nicholas Bertram, The Giant Co. president and CEO, into the Food Industry Hall of Fame. The Ahold Delhaize company continues to grow and to up its game in the competitive grocery marketplace. […]