Schnuck Markets Inc. plans to open EatWell, A Natural Food Store by Schnucks, at 111 South Providence Road in Columbia, Missouri, on Wednesday, June 24, at 7 a.m. In May, the company announced the 42,000-square-foot former Lucky’s store will focus on consumers prioritizing health and wellness, natural foods and the occasional splurge. The store has […]
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Macey’s Grocery 16th Location Now Open In Santaquin, Utah
Macey’s opened its 16 store, located at 110 North 400 East in Santaquin, Utah, on June 17. It is the first grocery store in Santaquin. Due to COVID-19, there was a small grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony that the public was invited to view via Facebook Live on Macey’s Facebook page. The new Macey’s store is 45,000 square feet, keeping Macey’s tradition of offering […]
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GreenWise Market Opens First Store In Georgia On June 17
GreenWise Market, a Publix banner, opened its first store in Georgia on June 17, located in Marietta at 3460 Sandy Plains Road in the Sandy Plains Marketplace Shopping Center. “At GreenWise Market, customers can find a space to explore new flavors and learn new techniques and recipes from our associates,” said Publix President Kevin Murphy. […]
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Smart & Final Extra! Store To Open June 24 In Turlock, CA
Smart & Final, the smaller grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, will be opening its new Extra! store June 24 at the Turlock Town Center, located near downtown off Golden State Freeway. The brand-new grocery store is the first Smart & Final store in Turlock, joining a Smart & Final Distribution Center in […]
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Food Lion Opens New Store In Morganton, North Carolina
Food Lion opened its new Morganton, North Carolina, store June 10, at 1555 E. Union St. The new store will be open daily from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. “Morganton is my hometown. I grew up here, went to school here and have spent the past 14 years serving this community, most recently as the manager of […]
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LG Business Solutions Unveils Suite Of Digital Signage Packages
LG Business Solutions USA, based in Lincolnshire, Illinois, has introduced a suite of digital signage packages that allows businesses to communicate their policies, sanitization standards and real-time updates. Representing the first in LG’s all-new series of Health Protocol Solutions, these digital signage packages are designed for indoor and window-facing use in either landscape or portrait […]
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Tompkins Robotics Launches T-Sort Solution For Micro-Fulfillment Ops
Raleigh, North Carolina-based Tompkins Robotics, a business unit of Tompkins International, has a new t-Sort solution designed specifically for micro-fulfillment operations. The new micro-fulfillment solution utilizes the company’s award-winning t-Sort autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to optimize operations in a store backroom, micro-fulfillment center (MFC) or dark store. Retail stores – particularly grocery – were not designed to accommodate […]
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Stater Bros. Markets To Open New Store In Calimesa On June 17
Stater Bros. Markets will open a new store in Calimesa, California, at 7 a.m. Wednesday, June 17. Located at 1004 Cherry Valley Blvd., it will be the 53rd Stater Bros. location in San Bernardino County and the second to serve the community of Calimesa. The new store will have thorough cleaning and sanitation procedures in […]
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NASRC Launches Innovative Program To Help Grocers Go Green
The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC), a 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit working to advance climate-friendly natural refrigerants in supermarkets, is launching a new pilot program to offset the upfront costs of natural refrigerant technologies. NASRC’s new Aggregated Incentives Program (AIP) pilot is a free platform to coordinate various funding sources through a streamlined application process for food retailers. “High […]
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Fleet Advantage’s Flynn Named A ‘Rock Star’ Of Supply Chain
Fleet Advantage CEO John Flynn has been named a winner of the Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award for 2020. The award recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped and attained milestones in safety, efficiency, productivity and innovation through the global food supply chain. From […]
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HAC Selects Branding Company To Support Next Phase Of Growth
HAC Inc., an Oklahoma employee-owned grocery company that includes the Homeland banner, says it has entered into an agreement with Rodmell & Co. to establish and execute a branding and customer engagement strategy. “Over the past few years, HAC has made significant improvements to our operations and merchandising,” said Marc Jones, CEO and president at […]
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Price Chopper Opens New Store In Kansas
Price Chopper has opened a new store in Gardner, Kansas, the 52nd location for the Overland Park, Kansas-based grocery chain. The 63,000-s.f. store at 660 E. Main St. will employ about 180 people. A ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration were held at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 3. Store features The new store features […]
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MIDWEST: AWG Plans New All-In-One Distribution Hub In Mississippi
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) says it plans to build a new state-of-the art distribution hub in Hernando, Mississippi, subject to incentive approval. The new facility will be completed in 2023 and will feature automation technology and an evolved organizational infrastructure designed to enable long-term, sustainable growth and success for its retail members. It also will […]
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Food Lion To Go Pickup And Delivery Customers Have New Ways To Save
Food Lion customers now may use digital coupons and redeem their “Shop & Earn” MVP rewards program savings when using Food Lion To Go for grocery pickup or delivery. Customers also can see their accumulated Shop & Earn rewards on their checkout screen, in addition to viewing which clipped digital coupons will be applied to […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market To Open Seattle Store June 10
Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first location in Seattle, Washington, at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10. The new store, located at 13010 Aurora Ave. North, will be the fourth Sprouts in the state. To celebrate the new store, Sprouts is giving away a $500 gift card to be used for groceries. Local shoppers can […]
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Buehler’s Offers Online Shopping At Coshocton Store
Wooster, Ohio-based Buehler’s Fresh Foods now offers online grocery shopping at its Coshocton store. Customers can now choose to order groceries online for curbside pickup or delivery—or shop in-store if they prefer. With the addition of Coshocton, Buehler’s now offers online shopping at these locations—Wooster Milltown, Medina River Styx and Forest Meadows, Canton, New Philadelphia, […]
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Stater Bros. To Open Its First Supermarket In Ladera Ranch June 3
Stater Bros. Markets will open its first supermarket to serve the community of Ladera Ranch, California, at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3. The new store will be located at 25636 Crown Valley Parkway and will be the 30th Stater Bros. location in Orange County. The new store will open with thorough cleaning and sanitation […]
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Aldi Expanding Curbside Grocery Pickup Availability To Nearly 600 Stores
Aldi is expanding its Curbside Grocery Pickup to offer even more options to customers. After a successful pilot in select markets, Curbside Grocery Pickup will be available in nearly 600 Aldi stores across the country by the end of July. “Our Curbside Grocery Pickup pilot was quickly embraced by our customers and demand for this […]
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The Giant Company Partners With Flashfood App At Select Stores
The Giant Company is partnering with the Flashfood app, which allows shoppers to purchase fresh food, including produce, meat, deli and bakery products, nearing its best before date at significantly reduced prices. The Flashfood app is available at four Giant stores in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. “The Giant Company is committed to doing everything it can to preserve the […]
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Barons Market Opens New Otay Ranch Grocery Store
Barons Market opened its ninth location May 22 at the Otay Ranch Town Center in Chula Vista, California. Barons’ team worked with interior designer Julie Dugas of Studio H2G to transform the 21,000-s.f. space into an innovative grocery store with a unique design that reflects Otay Ranch’s character. “Simply put, we make grocery shopping exciting […]