Dollar General has opened its first small-format store—called DGX—at 2034 West End Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee, at the corner of 21st and West End. Construction began on the store late last year. Dollar General plans to open a second DGX in Raleigh, North Carolina, in early 2017. The new DGX store format, which includes about 3,400 s.f. of sales […]
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Top Trends In Fresh Foods For 2017 To Be Revealed At FMI Midwinter This Weekend
Food retailers know the retail landscape is changing, particularly as the store perimeter plays a bigger role in grocery trips, but do they know how to respond to those changes? The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and its Fresh Executive Committee have teamed up with IRI for the second consecutive year to highlight the trends that will have […]
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Price Chopper Promotes Two
Blaine Bringhurst and Leo Taylor of The Golub Corp., parent company of the Price Chopper and Market 32 supermarket banners, have been promoted in order to “better align functional areas of the company,” according to the organization. Bringhurst is now EVP of marketing, merchandising and store operations. He joined the company in 2012 as SVP of […]
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New Sam’s Club Stores Come To Texas And Colorado
Sam’s Club opened new stores Jan. 26 in New Caney, Texas, and Castle Rock, Colorado, marking the retailer’s first units in the communities. Sam’s Club New Caney Manager Taylor Jones said, “We look forward to not only providing our members with amazing values but innovative shopping options like Scan & Go and Club Pickup.” The free Scan […]
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Meat Institute Creates New Shopping App For Consumers
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) has unveiled the first-of-its-kind mobile app aimed at helping consumers become more confident when buying meat and poultry. The free MyMeatUp app is the only available app with a full guide to beef, pork, lamb and veal retail meat cuts; it draws on content from MyMeatUp.org, a resource that was […]
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Save-A-Lot Operator The Janes Group Recognized With OGA’s Pinnacle Award
The Ohio Grocers Association (OGA) on Tuesday presented its large operator Pinnacle Award to Joe Janes and The Janes Group, which operates 18 properties throughout the state—including 15 Save-A-Lot stores, the Corner Market off Charleston Pike in Chillicothe and two convenience stores. The Pinnacle Award, based on operational excellence and significant contribution to Ohio’s food industry, is […]
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Kroger Names New President For Mid-Atlantic Division As Fey Readies To Retire
The Kroger Co.’s Mid-Atlantic Division President Joe Fey will retire Feb. 10 after more than four decades with the grocer. Jerry Clontz, currently SVP of operations for the company’s Harris Teeter subsidiary, will succeed him. The supermarket chain’s Mid-Atlantic Division is based in Roanoke, Virginia; it includes the Richmond, Roanoke, Hampton Roads/Virginia Beach areas of […]
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Market Profile: Georgia’s Economy Saw Modest Growth In 2016
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer 2016 ended as a positive year for the Peach State, which saw a slight dip in unemployment over the course of the year. The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) October report, released in late November, put the state’s unemployment rate at 5.2 percent—a few tenths of a percent lower than last […]