Whole Foods Market and Amazon are rolling out lower prices on additional best-selling grocery items and holiday staples at Whole Foods stores, including a new lower price on organic and no-antibiotic turkeys for all customers and a deeper discount for Prime members. According to the company, this offer is a sneak preview of the special […]
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Mother’s Market Expanding Into Los Angeles Market With Two Stores
Mother’s Market & Kitchen, a natural and organic foods retailer based in Southern California, will be expanding into the Los Angeles market, adding two new stores in the cities of Signal Hill and Manhattan Beach. The Signal Hill store, which is under construction, will be located at 2475 Cherry Ave. It will serve as the […]
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Bristol Farms Celebrates Grand Opening Of New-Concept Store
Bristol Farms recently celebrated the grand opening of its prototype store on Mulholland Drive in Woodland Hills, California. It is the first major design departure for Bristol Farms in its 35-year history and is “a store that we’ve been dreaming up for a decade,” Kacie Davis, owner of KMDesign Co., which implemented the design, told The […]
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Albertsons Invests In Texas-Based El Rancho Chain
Albertsons Cos. says it has made an investment in El Rancho Supermercado. The Latino-focused chain will continue to operate as an independent company headquartered in Garland, Texas. “El Rancho has built a great business with its 16 Texas stores, and we’re confident that we’ll be able to leverage our combined expertise to better serve customers across […]
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Stater Bros.’ New Norco Store Offers More Services, Fresh New Look
Stater Bros. Markets held the grand opening of its new 45,712-s.f. store in the Norco Village Shopping Center in Norco, California, on Nov. 15, and The Shelby Report’s Bob Reeves, VP-West, was there. The new store at 2430 River Road—in a newly constructed shopping center where it was the second retailer to open after a […]
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Fareway Stores Opens New Meat Market In Lincoln, Nebraska
Fareway Stores Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week for its new meat market location at 3033 S. 84th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. The new 6,400-s.f. meat market offers a full-service meat counter, serving USDA Choice and Prime beef and all-natural chicken and pork. In addition, the store will offer seafood, a selection of cheeses, […]
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National Beef To Expand Consumer-Ready Meat Plant In Georgia
National Beef Packing Co. LLC is starting a project to expand its capacity to produce consumer-ready products at its Moultrie, Georgia, plant. “We are experiencing an increased demand for fresh consumer-ready protein products. The expansion will allow us to deliver on this growing opportunity,” said Dave Davidson, VP of case-ready operations. The $30 million-plus project […]
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HR & Benefits News: Current Employee Handbook: A Must for Grocers
Editor’s note: HR & Benefits News is a monthly column by Chris Cooley, co-founder of MyHRConcierge and SMB Benefits Advisors. Myth: Independent grocers really don’t need employee handbooks…no one reads them anyway. Reality: An employee handbook can help protect grocers who face lawsuits or discrimination charges if it’s up-to-date and well-written. Grocers of all sizes need […]