The two-week in-store fundraising campaign aims to fight childhood hunger in North Texas, Louisiana, Houston and Austin.
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Posted inRetail Media, Featured News, Marketing News, National, News, Online Grocery Technology
Vusion To Acquire In-Store Media, Building Out Digital Retail Media Platform
Vusion has agreed to acquire Barcelona-based In-Store Media, expanding its digital in-store retail media platform across retailers and brands worldwide.
Posted inNews, Ahold Delhaize, Corporate Store News, Featured News, Finance News
Ahold Delhaize Marks 10 Years With Euronext Gong Ceremony
The Zaandam, Netherlands-based retailer was formed in 2016 through the merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group, one of the largest cross-border deals in food retail.
Posted inSouthwest, Corporate Store News, Featured News, News, The Kroger Co.
Kroger Reopens Bartonville, TX, Marketplace After $2.5M Remodel
The store is among 27 refreshes the company is planning in the state this year.
Posted inFeature, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, Shelby Content, Southeast
Family-Owned Grocery Basket Marks 50 Years In Grenada, MS
What began with one man cutting meat in his future father-in-law’s store has grown into a multi-generational grocery company built on hospitality and quality in north-central Mississippi. Located at 1770 Commerce St. in Grenada, between Memphis and Jackson, Grocery Basket celebrated its 50th anniversary June 18 with a community celebration featuring company officials, employees, vendor […]
Posted inGrocery Research, Featured News, National, News
Visa: World Cup Spending Highest In Santa Clara/San Jose, Boston, Miami
Visa data shows cross-border transactions rose nearly 20 percent in World Cup host cities, with both dining and food merchants benefiting.
Posted inNews, Association News, Equipment & Technology, Featured News, Northeast
NJ Gov. Signs Surveillance Pricing Ban Despite Industry Objections
The Fair Price Protection Act contains prohibitions about shoppers’ personal data and new electronic shelf label deployments.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, News, Northeast, Organic Natural, Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market Plans August Opening For NJ Store
The Skillman store is set to open its doors Aug. 21, less than a month after the company’s Eatontown, New Jersey, opening.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Hugo's Family Marketplace, Midwest, News
Hugo’s HR Director Retires After Half-Century Of Service
Jeff Westrem has retired as human resources director at Hugo’s Family Marketplace after a 50-year career with the Grand Forks, North Dakota-based grocer. Hugo’s said Westrem is known for his approachable personality and willingness to help others. He started with Hugo’s in 1976 as a teenager doing grocery carryout. After earning a business administration degree […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Featured News, Hy-Vee, Independent Store News, Midwest, News
Hy-Vee Adds 30-Minute Pickup, Delivery Chainwide
Hy-Vee has begun offering online orders in as fast as 30 minutes at all of its stores, giving shoppers a faster option for both in-store pickup and delivery. Customers select “Get it faster” during online checkout to use the 30-minute option. Delivery fee is $14.95; for a 30-minute pickup order, the fee is $9.95. For […]
Posted inMarket Profile, Association News, Featured News, Midwest, News
Iowa Grocers Seeking Certainty After State’s SNAP Waiver Vacated
Less than six months after Iowa’s Healthy SNAP waiver took effect, a federal judge’s June 22 ruling in Aragon v. Rollins vacated food restriction waivers in Iowa, Colorado, Nebraska, Tennessee and West Virginia – sending grocers back into their point-of-sale systems for the second time this year. Iowa Health and Human Services notified retailers July […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Food City, News, Southeast
Food City Breaks Ground For New Store In Oneonta, AL
The Abingdon, Virginia-based grocer’s expansion in Alabama continues, with this new location expected to open next spring.
Posted inAssociation News, Featured News, National, News, Store News
FMI Reveals 2026 Store Manager Award Winners
Four category winners – and the People’s Pick recipient from among them – were revealed during a live-streamed ceremony July 23.
Posted inGrocery Research, Center Store, Featured News, Marketing News, National, News
Acosta Tracker: Stock-Up Trip Costs $366, Up 27% From 2020
A typical grocery stock-up trip now costs more than $366, roughly 27 percent above a comparable 2020 basket, according to the inaugural Acosta Group Affordability Tracker released July 23. The Jacksonville, Florida-based firm measures affordability by comparing the cost of an 84-item basket of commonly purchased grocery and household essentials against median hourly earnings in […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Marketing News, News, Online Grocery Technology, Southwest
Arkansas Grocer Adds Personalized Weekly Ads On Existing Platform
Little Rock-based Edwards Food Giant is able to add the personalization without a separate integration or an additional vendor.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Association News, Featured News, National, News
NGA Foundation Creates New Award To Honor Industry Mentors
The new honor was created for independent grocery leaders who develop and promote the next generation of leaders.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, Center Store, Featured News, National, News, West
Albertsons ID Sales Down in Q1, Restructuring Operations
The changes are designed to speed decision-making, strengthen accountability and improve the customer experience, the Boise-based grocer said.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, H-E-B, News, Southwest
H-E-B Continues North Texas Growth With Murphy Store
H-E-B has opened its first store in Murphy, Texas, its 14th in the DFW Metroplex, where the San Antonio grocer keeps growing.
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Featured News, Independent Store News, Midwest, Schnucks
Schnucks, VitalityIP To Launch Personalized AI Shopping Assistant
By end of summer, Schnucks shoppers will be able to access an AI-powered shopping assistant that will offer personalized nutrition guidance, meal ideas and product recommendations.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, National, News
Sprouts’ New Phoenix Flagship, 3 Others To Open By End Of July
Sprouts Farmers Market will open three stores on Friday, July 24 – a flagship location in Phoenix, a store in Buckeye, Arizona, and its newest Delaware store in Bear – followed by a fourth opening July 31 in Weatherford, Texas. Each store will hold a ribbon-cutting at 6:45 a.m. and open to the public at […]