Grocery Industry News: Retail & Supply Chain Updates
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Aldi Launches Alcohol Delivery Nationwide Through Instacart

Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi is offering delivery of wine and beer via Instacart nationwide, where permitted by state and local laws. Online alcohol delivery now reaches 60 percent of the 1,400 stores where Aldi sells alcohol. Shoppers can visit shop.Aldi.us to select from a wide array of wine and beer, and have it all delivered to their […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, C-Store News, Home Page Latest News, Midwest

Schnucks Expands Curbside Pickup To 59 New Stores, Adding Illinois

St. Louis, Missouri-based Schnuck Markets Inc. is now offering Curbside Pickup at 59 stores, nearly doubling the number of locations previously offering the service. In addition to expanding to more stores in the St. Louis, Missouri, and Evansville, Indiana, areas, Curbside Pickup is debuting at Schnucks stores in central and northern Illinois, as well as central […]

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Harps Food Stores Now Offers Customers Grocery Pickup Via Instacart

Harps Food Stores has expanded its Instacart partnership to now include grocery pickup at select locations. Harps and Instacart first partnered in November 2018 to bring grocery delivery to more than 50 select markets in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. The Springdale, Arkansas-based grocery company says the pickup service will roll out over the coming […]

Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Packaging News

Brooklyn Crafted Now Being Distributed At Sprouts Farmers Markets

Brooklyn, New York-based artisanal craft beverage brand, Brooklyn Crafted, is now offering its Extra Spicy Ginger Beer Can in Sprouts Farmers Markets nationwide. The addition of Sprouts distribution comes at the heels of brand developments including the implementation of a new bottling line and diversification to new product lines including its Herbal Teas and Calamansi-Ade lines.  […]

Posted inH-E-B, Bakery News, Beverage News, Deli News, Frozen Food, Grocery Store Layout, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Online Grocery Technology, Produce News, Southwest

H-E-B Delivers Second Location To Kingwood, Texas, Community

H-E-B will expand its footprint within the Kingwood community in Houston, opening its newest location H-E-B Market at Northpark on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The 102,000-s.f. store is located at 19529 Northpark Drive. Kingwood resident Blake Willenborg will serve as GM and draw from his 15 years with H-E-B, having started as a bagger after graduating […]

Posted inGrocery Store Layout, Beverage News, Center Store, Corporate Store News, Deli News, Frozen Food, Grocery Store Equipment, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Nonfood Items, Online Grocery Technology, Perishables, Produce News, Southeast

Food City Opens Largest Ground-Up Store In Hometown Of Abingdon

The new Food City at 151 Cook Street in Abingdon, Virginia, opened on Oct 30. The 62,000-s.f.-plus flagship store—the largest store the grocer has constructed—is a replacement for the company’s existing Towne Centre Drive location.    “This day has been long awaited by our company, our loyal customers and our dedicated associates and we couldn’t be […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Beverage News, C-Store News, Marketing News, Southeast

Enmarket Debuts New Headquarters In Savannah

The Savannah, Georgia-based Enmarket convenience store chain has a new home. The locally owned and operated company has moved into its new corporate headquarters building at the corner of Chatham Parkway and Highway 17 in Savannah. The 23,000-s.f. office building is the first completed phase of a larger complex on the site along one of Savannah’s […]

Posted inNonfood Items, Health & Wellness, Home Page Latest News, Marketing News, West

Hilary Duff Launches Happy Little Camper, Veeda Product Lines

Hilary Duff has launched her partnership with Naturalena Brands and its two lines—Happy Little Camper, all-natural and earth-friendly diapers and wipes, and Veeda, plant-based tampons, pads and liners. Duff, who will serve as chief brand officer for Happy Little Camper and Veeda, hosted a launch event Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 10. “It’s so rare […]

Posted inDeli News, C-Store News, Food Service News, Grocery Store Layout, Northeast

Big Y Opens Convenience Store In Manchester, Connecticut

Big Y Foods, Inc. has opened its newest Big Y Express Gas Station and Convenience Store in front of its newly remodeled Big Y World Class Market located at 234 Tolland Turnpike in Manchester, Connecticut. This is the 10th Big Y Express location. The Springfield, Massachusetts-based retailer opened its first location in 2013. The 2,575-s.f. […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Beverage News, Grocery Store Equipment, Marketing News, Southeast

Looma Introduces Loop Retail Storytelling At More Than 200 Stores

The Looma Project has unveiled Loop At-Shelf Maker Stories in more than 150 Kroger banner Harris Teeter stores and 50 North Carolina-based Lowes Foods stores. Loop is a network of tablets that play short videos connecting consumers to the people behind their products. The platform also enables retailers and brands to understand how shoppers are responding […]

Posted inFrozen Food, Packaging News, Produce News, Snacks Brands, Suppliers, West

Swiss Rösti Partners With Launch 2 Market Brand Accelerator

Swiss Rösti, the Portland, Oregon-based maker of Rösti Crispy Filled Potatoes, now is an integrated partner with Launch 2 Market (L2M) Brand Accelerator in Clackamas, Oregon. With this partnership, Swiss Rösti says it receives the capital and resources to meet the growing demand for its products as the brand expands nationwide. “As a young company, […]

Posted inFrozen Food, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, Packaging News, Southeast, Suppliers

Butterball Launches Limited-Edition Premium Oven-Ready Stuffing

Garner, North Carolina-based Butterball has been in business for more than 60 years. The brand, best known for its turkey, now is offering a line of stuffing. Butterball Premium Stuffing comes in two flavors: Traditional Savory Herb and Cornbread with Turkey Sausage. Pre-packaged in an oven-ready tray, this stuffing goes straight from freezer to the […]

Posted inGrocery Store Layout, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Giant Food Stores Opens Two New Locations In Pennsylvania

Giant Food Stores held the grand opening of both its Columbia, Pennsylvania, store and its Quarryville, Pennsylvania, store on Nov. 8. Giant entered into an agreement to acquire the 40,000- and 50,000-s.f. locations from Musser’s Markets in August.  Both stores operate 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week and each employ approximately 100 […]

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Beauty By H-E-B With Trained Advisors Added In San Antonio Store

H-E-B launched its first Beauty by H-E-B department in San Antonio on Nov. 8. The retailer says it is a highly-curated department with an expanded selection of brands and an experienced team of trained “beauty advisors” to provide expert advice and customer service. “Beauty by H-E-B provides that oasis within the store where the customer […]

Posted inNortheast, Beverage News, Corporate Store News, Deli News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Slider, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Nonfood Items, Produce News

Weis Markets Opens Store In Bedminster Township, Pennsylvania

Weis Markets recently held a  grand opening of its new store in Bedminster Township, Pennsylvania. The 61,323-s.f. supermarket is the company’s eighth location in the Delaware Valley and second in Bucks County. The store employs more than 150 full- and part-time associates and features a beer-wine café, a full-service pharmacy and a fuel center. It […]

Posted inBeverage News, Packaging News, Southwest, Suppliers

Boochcraft Now Distributing Its High-Alcohol Kombucha In Colorado

Chula Vista, California-based Boochcraft, a handcrafted high-alcohol kombucha brand made with fresh-pressed juices, will now offer its variety of flavors to Colorado. Boochcraft will distribute through CSArtistans Distributing. To mark the new distribution, local events will commence this month with information soon to follow. “The demand for Boochcraft in Colorado has been loud and clear […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Marketing News, Perishables, Suppliers, West

Crowd Cow, Midan Marketing To Research Online Meat Consumers

Seattle, Washington-based Crowd Cow, an online marketplace for craft meats, has entered a strategic partnership with Midan Marketing, a full-service marketing agency based in Chicago that serves clients in the meat industry. The goal of the partnership is to clearly define who the online meat shopper is and how to best serve their needs. “Partnering […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southwest

Pure Market Launches Its E-Commerce, Product Grading Platform

Denver, Colorado-based Pure Market, an e-commerce and product grading platform, has launched with ratings for thousands of consumer food and household products across a range of categories. The platform was created to empower consumers to make more informed shopping decisions based on analytical chemistry-based research culled from scientific lab testing for harmful elements such as […]

Posted inProduce News, Perishables, Southeast, Sustainability News

BrightFarms To Build North Carolina Greenhouse, Create 54 Jobs

BrightFarms, the No. 1 brand of locally grown packaged salads, will expand into North Carolina with a new 280,000-s.f. hydroponic greenhouse in Hendersonville. Once complete, the farm will create 54 “green-collar” sustainable agriculture jobs that all pay a living wage and offer industry-leading health benefits and training. The new greenhouse will grow a variety of salad […]