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Sprouts Farmers Market Readying Stores In Its Home State

Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on new locations in Tempe and Scottsdale, Arizona. Those stores will be among four opening in the first quarter of 2018 in the grocer’s home state. The 30,000-s.f. Tempe store is located at 931 East Elliott Road and will open on Wednesday, March 21, at 7 a.m. The […]

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Delta Brands Buys Dollar Value Business From Personal Care Products

Delta Brands Inc. of New York has purchased the dollar value business of Personal Care Products (PCP). With this acquisition, Delta Brands hopes to strengthen its position as a supplier of value-priced, everyday consumable products in the health and beauty care and household care categories. The acquisition brings under the same umbrella the following brands: Health […]

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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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Kroger Introduces Sustainable ‘Our Brands’ Floral Line

The Kroger Co. has introduced Bloom Haus, a sustainable Our Brands floral line launching in its family of stores in time for the holidays. The move comes as the company looks to enhance its Our Brands offerings as part of its Restock Kroger Plan. “Customers can always count on our professional florists to help them […]

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7-Eleven Launches Private Makeup Brand ‘Simply Me Beauty’

7-Eleven is now offering cosmetics with the launch of Simply Me Beauty, an “affordable, fashion-forward” line of makeup. Available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores, the Simply Me Beauty brand was created to appeal to Millennial women. The 40-item assortment features cosmetics and cosmetic accessories for the face, eyes and lips, including offerings for day or night […]

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H-E-B Huntsville Preview Included Concert, $100K In Donations

H-E-B’s newest store opened to shoppers Nov. 15 in Huntsville, Texas. The day before, the grocer and H-E-B Chairman and CEO Charles Butt donated $100,000 to local nonprofits and invited the community to a concert at 6:30 p.m. that evening featuring Texas country singer-songwriter Kevin Fowler. The 82,000-s.f. store, located at 1702 11th Street, is […]

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TreeHouse President Resigns, Company Names Reed As Successor

Robert B. Aiken resigned as president of TreeHouse Foods on Oct. 29. TreeHouse Chairman and CEO Sam K. Reed will assume the role of president, and the company is initiating a search for its next CEO. “We are disappointed by Bob’s decision and his resulting departure and wish him well in his future endeavors,” said […]

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Sprouts Offering Better-For-You Holiday Meals, ‘Grab ‘N Give’ Donations

Sprouts Farmers Market hopes to be the “grocery go-to for consumers planning a delicious and fresh holiday meal.” The specialty retailer is offering hundreds of organic, natural, gluten-free, vegan and plant-based ingredients for holiday entertaining, as well as fully prepared meals and catering trays. It also is looking to make giving back easier for shoppers […]