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Ralphs Reopening Remodeled Mission Viejo, Calif., Store Dec. 13

Store to feature Ralphs’ Fresh Fare format Ralphs Grocery Co. is hosting a grand re-opening of its completely remodeled Portola Plaza supermarket at 27730 Santa Margarita Parkway in North Mission Viejo, California, next week. Following more than three months of ceiling-to-floor renovations, the supermarket is set to celebrate the re-opening on Wednesday, Dec. 13. As […]

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Price, Freshness & Brand Loyalty: Top Influencers Driving Retailer Traffic

Whether in store or online, shoppers like to have options when it comes to where they purchase their everyday groceries and supplies. Shopping and hopping from store to store go hand-in-hand for today’s consumers as new research and insights from Acosta—a full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry—shows that 76 percent […]

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Vallarta Supermarkets Opens 50th Store In Pasadena, California

Vallarta Supermarkets, a Hispanic supermarket chain, opened its 50th store this week, located in Pasadena, California. The new supermarket in in the Renaissance Plaza Shopping Center on the southwest corner of North Fair Oaks Avenue and Orange Grove Boulevard. It previously was occupied by a Vons Supermarket. The remodeled 50,000-s.f. facility was built with an […]

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Hormel Foods Completes Acquisition Of Columbus Manufacturing Inc.

Hormel Foods Corp. has closed on its acquisition of Columbus Manufacturing Inc., a deli meat and salami company, from Chicago-based Arbor Investments. According to Hormel Foods, the addition of the Columbus brand strengthens its position as a total deli solutions provider while enhancing its other deli brands, such as Hormel, Jennie-O, Applegate and Di Lusso. The purchase price is approximately $850 […]

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Food Lion Unveils Deli Upgrades At Salisbury Store

Customers who shop at the Food Lion store located at 251 Faith Road in Salisbury, North Carolina, are noticing few changes. The store recently underwent a complete remodel of the deli department, “making it easier for customers to choose meals for their families with high-quality, quick, easy and affordable meal solutions,” the company says. From […]

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Festival Foods To Open Newest Eau Claire Location This Week

Festival Foods will open its newest store at 2717 Birch Street in Eau Claire on Friday, Dec. 1. The Birch Street Festival Foods will offer a new meat service case, salad and soup bar, scratch bakery, wine and spirits department and catering services, as well as natural and organic foods and deli options. The store […]

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Rouses Markets Opens 55th Store In Baton Rouge Shopping Center

On Wednesday, Nov. 15, Rouses Markets opened its 55th store, this one in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the Bluebonnet Village Shopping Center at the northwest corner of Bluebonnet Boulevard and Perkins Road (7580 Bluebonnet Boulevard). The company has made a $3 million investment in upgrades since taking over the space in May. Along with conventional, […]