Post Consumer Brands is kicking off the New Year by unveiling Cinnamon Pebbles, a new variety that “stays true to the fun of the classic Pebbles cereal, but with a creative flavor twist,” according to the company. “We’re always looking to bring to life new and innovative flavors, and with the growing popularity and consumer […]
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Publix To Open Florida, Alabama Stores This Month
Publix is slated to open two new stores this month—one in Lake Placid, Florida, and another in Troy, Alabama. The chain’s new Lake Placid unit will be 45,000 s.f. and located at 586 US 27 North in the South Highlands Shopping Center. It will open Jan. 12. The 45,600-s.f. Park Place Publix in Troy will open […]
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Peapod Predicts 2017 Will Be The Year Of The Home Cook
Will 2017 be the year Americans finally ditch fast food in favor of homemade? Peapod and ORC International recently conducted a national survey to see what food resolutions will be topping many lists. Peapod found that the home-cooking trend—72 percent of Americans already report cooking at home four nights or more per week in 2016—will not slow […]
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Barons Market’s Newest San Diego Store Opens In Former Fresh & Easy Unit
Barons Market on Thursday opened its newest store in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego in a former Fresh & Easy unit. The store marks the family-owned grocer’s seventh location and what the company calls its first urban store. “This store has been tailor-made to embody the distinct culture that makes North Park extraordinary,” says […]
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Unilever And CVS Pharmacy Bridge Beauty Care, Healthcare And Self-Care
Global Market Development Center’s latest Health & Wellness Best Practices whitepaper, “Retail Partnering to Serve the Beauty Shopper,” explores how Unilever and CVS Pharmacy connected beauty care, healthcare and self-care in the skin care aisle. Three good things—engaged consumers, strong sales and distinguished recognition—resulted from the collaboration. In 2014, Unilever and CVS Pharmacy worked together […]
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ShopRite Debuts ‘Wholesome Pantry’ Organic Private Label Line
ShopRite has launched “Wholesome Pantry,” a private label line of free-from and organic products—available exclusively at the chain’s more than 270 stores in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. The new brand, marketed as Wholesome Pantry and Wholesome Pantry Organic, is designed as an alternative for customers seeking cleaner ingredients and simpler labeling, […]
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Beef Maintains Favorable Tenderness Ratings
Favorable tenderness ratings for beef steaks, which have improved significantly since 1990, have remained steady over the past five years, recent research shows. This quality retention has occurred despite environmental and financial challenges that could have derailed its progress. The Beef Checkoff-funded 2015/2016 National Beef Tenderness Survey was conducted at Texas A&M University, which has […]
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The Fresh Market To Open Third Boca Raton Store Next Month
The Fresh Market will host a grand opening at its third Boca Raton location on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The new 24,000-s.f. store is located at 5540 North Military Trail and will mark the specialty grocer’s 43rd store in Florida and 178th nationwide. The unit will bring 80 new jobs to the Boca Raton area, according to […]
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Lidl Could Be Coming To Texas, So Here’s What You Need To Know
Lidl has established its U.S. headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, and it is building warehouses in Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. The new-to-the-U.S. retailer has said it will begin opening stores in 2018, but it is possible some could debut in late 2017. Lidl has about 80 store locations (some say as many as 150) picked […]
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Cashen: Putting A Stop To ‘Global Whining’ One Tip At A Time
Comedic motivational speaker Christine Cashen knows that we’re all tired and busy and stressed. But we don’t have to be. According to Cashen, we all are responsible for letting ourselves feel stretched too thin, and she’s on a mission to put a stop to our tendency to complain about our stressful, busy lives without doing […]
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Food Retailers Prepare For Impact Of Philadelphia’s New Beverage Tax
Retailers are expecting many angry customers once the Philadelphia Beverage Tax takes effect on Jan. 1. According to the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), the 1.5 cents per ounce tax on sweetened beverages will cause many products to double in price, putting a financial strain on consumers. “Items such as juice drinks, sodas, teas, sports […]
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Campbell Soup Co.’s Newest Soup Line Is ‘Clean’ And ‘Simple’
Campbell Soup Co. is introducing Well Yes!, a new ready-to-serve soup line that features clean, simple and nutritious ingredients, including wholesome grains, meats and vegetables, according to the company. “Our goal is to bring real, affordable and deliciously crafted soup to the soup aisle with the introduction of Well Yes!,” said Sophie Arsenlis, director of marketing, […]
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Brookshire Grocery Co. Promotes Massey
Brookshire Grocery Co.’s (BGC) board of directors has named Christopher Massey VP–corporate counsel and secretary. In this role, Massey will oversee the corporate legal affairs for the Tyler, Texas-based regional grocery retailer and serve as secretary for its board of directors. Promoted to senior corporate counsel earlier this year, Massey joined BGC in 2010 as […]
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Asian Grocer Debuts Second Store In Former Lunds & Byerlys Unit
St. Paul, Minnesota’s Ha Tien grocery has opened its second location—in a former Lunds & Byerlys store on the city’s east side. The Star Tribune reports that the store at 1959 Suburban Avenue appears to be one of the largest Asian markets in the Twin Cities. Its location, off Interstate 94 at N. Ruth Street, […]
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Fresh Thyme To Open More Than 20 Midwest Stores In 2017
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will operate 70 stores by the end of 2017 as it opens more than 20 new locations. Since coming on the scene in 2014, the retailer has opened 48 stores, with 20 new stores and more than 2,000 new hires in 2016 alone. It has locations in 10 states, including Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, […]
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Total Sales Up Slightly, Net Income Down For Ingles’ Fiscal Year
Asheville, North Carolina-based Ingles Markets, operating 201 stores in six states in the Southeast, reported fourth quarter and fiscal year results for the period ended Sept. 24. In a news release Dec. 16, Ingles said total sales for fiscal 2016 were $3.79 billion vs. $3.78 billion in fiscal 2015. Net income for the year was $54.2 […]
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Porter’s Thriftway Invites Customers To Hold It Accountable
A new 35,000-s.f. Porter’s Thriftway with unique architecture has opened in Big Spring, Texas. The Shelby Report’s Ron Johnston recently toured the airy store with Trae Porter, a third-generation grocer with the family business. The gleaming Porter’s Thriftway, a former Safeway, started out in rough shape, Porter told Johnston. “It was scary looking. There was […]
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Korean Grocer H Mart To Open First N.C. Store On Thursday At Former Lowes Location
After announcing more than a year ago that it would open in the old Lowes Foods location in the Cornerstone Shopping Center in Cary, North Carolina, H Mart will be ready for business on Thursday, Dec. 22. It will be the first Tar Heel State location for the Korean grocery chain, which currently operates 55 stores nationwide, […]
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Grocery Trends Forecast Reveals Creative Changes In 2017
More digital connections and a speedier checkout process rank among the top trends for grocery shopping in 2017. That’s according to veteran supermarket analyst John Karolefski, purveyor of GroceryStories.com. Karolefski also predicts a more diverse produce department, increased availability of meal kits and better access to product information. “The top trends for 2017 will result in […]
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Wegmans To Build Store In New York’s Westchester County
Wegmans Food Markets has signed a purchase agreement with Normandy Real Estate Partners for a 20-acre parcel of land in New York’s Westchester County to build a new store. The land is located at 106-110 Corporate Park Drive in Harrison. “We look forward to the day when we can welcome customers into our Harrison store […]