Hard discount grocery chain Save-A-Lot has launched a new private label brand called America’s Choice Creations, a collection of flavorful favorites crafted with quality ingredients at great prices, according to the company. The line is exclusively found at Save-A-Lot food stores. The line is now available at all 400 corporate locations and currently rolling out across independently-owned […]
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Southeastern Grocers Launches Veterans Day Wall Of Honor
Leading up to Veterans Day on Nov. 11, Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys and Winn-Dixie stores, has launched its Veterans Day Wall of Honor community donation program in all stores, together with the Southeastern Grocers Foundation. Through Nov. 15, customers and associates can show their support for veterans of […]
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Goya Foods Opens State-Of-The-Art, Sustainable Production Facility In N.J.
Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the U.S. celebrating its 80th anniversary, has opened a 240,000-s.f. state-of-the-art and sustainable production facility in Secaucus, New Jersey, as part of a $250 million investment. The facility, equipped to manufacture and distribute more than four million cases of the company’s products annually, features new production machinery […]
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Alabama Grocers Association Presents Awards At Food Industry Finest Luncheon
The Alabama Grocers Association held its annual Food Industry Finest Luncheon on Oct. 26 at The Club in Birmingham. More than 200 people attended the event. The group recognized its Retailer, Wholesaler and Vendor of the Year Award winners. Speakers included Secretary of Sate John Merrill and motivational speaker Dr. Kevin Elko. “Each of these […]
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Study Reveals Mixed Results On Core Experience Factors Among Supermarket Shoppers
The Retail Feedback Group (RFG) has released the 2016 U.S. Supermarket Experience Study. The research finds that supermarkets, on a five-point scale where five is highest, continue to generate high satisfaction among shoppers. They score an average of 4.39, and they also foster a strong referral rate with an average likelihood-to-recommend-score of 4.48. Despite these […]
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Raley’s New Market 5-ONE-5 Concept To Have Fresh, Healthful Focus
A new specialty grocery store concept from Raley’s Family of Fine Stores will focus on customers’ wellbeing. Market 5-ONE-5’s goal is to build awareness about where food comes from. It also embraces the notion that food affects health, according to the West Sacramento, California-based grocery chain. It is conceptualized from a farmer’s market with fresh products […]
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Bashas’ Remodels Its First Native American Reservation Store
Bashas’ will debut its newly remodeled Diné Market in Chinle, Arizona, on Wednesday. The unit is the first store that Bashas’ opened on a Native American reservation. It also is the first Diné Market to receive a full remodel since 2008. The store is located at the corner of Highway 91 and Route 7. “The first […]
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Publix Sales Increase 2.4 Percent For 3Q, Same-Store Also Up
Publix reports that sales for the third quarter of 2016 are $8 billion, a 2.4 percent increase from last year’s $7.8 billion. Comparable-store sales for the third quarter of 2016 saw an increase of 0.9 percent. Net earnings for the third quarter total $421.1 million, compared to $412.3 million in 2015, an increase of 2.1 percent. Earnings […]