Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on a new location in Sugar Land, Texas, to help meet the growing local demand for fresh, natural and organic food. The 30,000-s.f. store will be located at 13550 University Boulevard and will open on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 7 a.m. Sprouts plans to release details about the grand opening celebration at a later date. Shoppers at the […]
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Hy-Vee Homefront Teams Up With Customers To Serve Our Nation’s Veterans
This November, Hy-Vee is encouraging customers to join its Hy-Vee Homefront initiative for the sixth consecutive year in honor of our nation’s veterans. The Hy-Vee Homefront initiative consists of several company efforts, including Hy-Vee’s “Round Up for the Homefront” program, complimentary Veterans Day breakfasts at all Hy-Vee stores, Honor Flights, and veterans and military member […]
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Minding The Pollinators’ Plight Actually Is Austin CEO Ulmer’s Beeswax
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest When Me & the Bees Lemonade CEO Mikaila Ulmer was four and a half years old, her family encouraged her to come up with a product for a children’s business competition—the Acton Children’s Business Fair. It so happened that her great-grandmother Helen had sent her a 1940s cookbook that included her own […]
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FMI’s ‘Speaks’ Report Indicates Optimism, Sarasin Says
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) had good news to share on Oct. 4, as President and CEO Leslie Sarasin presented the annual “Food Retailing Industry Speaks” report. Sarasin said she was struck by the optimism expressed through industry response to FMI’s survey. “Food retailers are confident,” she said. “Transactions, transaction size and sales per store […]
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Publix’s Sales Reach $8.8B In Q3, Up 3.2 Percent
Publix’s sales for the three months ended Sept. 29, 2018, were $8.8 billion, a 3.2 percent increase from $8.5 billion in 2017. Comparable store sales for the three months increased 0.6 percent. The company estimates the increase in sales for the three months ended Sept. 29, compared to the three months ended Sept. 30, 2017, […]
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Kroger Bringing Toys R Us Brand To Nearly 600 Stores For The Holidays
Kroger is partnering with Geoffrey’s Toy Box to bring its exclusive brands to nearly 600 Kroger-owned stores across America for the 2018 holiday season. The company, formerly known as Toy R Us, announced in early October that it had canceled an auction to sell off all its assets. Instead, it reorganized as Geoffrey LLC and […]
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Giant Food Opening Two New Stores In Northern Virginia
Giant Food plans to open two new stores in Virginia this month, replacing smaller stores. The new locations, in Herndon and Alexandria, will offer “enhanced benefits and expanded departments” for local shoppers, says Giant. The new features offered at both stores will include expanded natural and organic departments, larger produce, ethnic food, beer and wine selections, hot food […]
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Geissler’s Looks To The Future After 95 Years In Business
Bob Rybick, the new president and CEO of Geissler’s Supermarkets, believes one of its strengths after 95 years of service to its Connecticut and Massachusetts customers is the retailer’s connection and commitment to each of the seven communities it serves. Rybick leads the family’s fourth generation that owns and operates Geissler’s, and he is not […]