Shell in September introduced its Shell Select brand to the U.S. with the opening of a prototype convenience store in Louisville, Kentucky, designed by Bona Design Lab, a global retail design and consulting firm. According to veteran store designer and retail consultant Joseph Bona, president of Bona Design Lab, his team was tasked with helping […]
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PCC Community Markets Commits $1M To PCC Farmland Trust
PCC Community Markets, Seattle’s community-owned food market, is giving a $1 million gift to PCC Farmland Trust, an organization it founded nearly 20 years ago. The gift comes at a time when rising land costs and sprawling development—with more people moving to Pierce and Snohomish counties than anywhere else in the country—are impacting the future of local farming, the company says. PCC’s intends for […]
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Corradini Named To SVP Role At Kings/Balducci’s
Kings Foods Markets and Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market have hired Stephen Corradini as SVP of merchandising and marketing. Corradini has more than 15 years’ experience in food retail, including roles as VP of the South Region and director of specialty foods at Whole Foods Market. Most recently, he was COO of a startup specialty ice cream […]
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McCormick & Co. Opens Its New Global Headquarters
McCormick & Co. Inc. has opened its new global headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The state-of-the-art headquarters brings together 1,000 employees previously located in four different office buildings. McCormick Chairman, President and CEO Lawrence Kurzius was joined by employees, retired company executives, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Jr., Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler and local government […]
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Firelake Discount Foods Is The First Blue Zones Grocer In Oklahoma
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest Firelake Discount Foods in Shawnee, Oklahoma, recently was designated the first-ever Blue Zones Project-approved grocery store in Oklahoma. Richard Driskell, director of retail operations for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, oversees three tribal grocery stores, including the flagship in Shawnee. At 88,000-s.f., it is the largest tribally-owned grocery store in the U.S. The […]
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Smart & Final Named The Official Grocery Partner Of The Los Angeles Dodgers
Smart & Final is now the official grocery partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a multi-year partnership that celebrates food, community and America’s pastime. “The Dodgers are beloved in Los Angeles, the city where Smart & Final opened its first store 147 years ago, and our shared history here and values around community […]
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Sedano’s, Takeoff Technologies Launching ‘World’s First Robotic Supermarket’
Takeoff Technologies, an e-commerce solution provider, in partnership with Sedano’s Supermarkets is launching an automated hyperlocal fulfillment center—what it’s calling the world’s first robotic supermarket. This technology is expected to launch in the upcoming month. Customer orders will be placed via an online app and carried out by Takeoff’s automated micro-fulfillment center, with the support […]
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Kroger And Walgreens Join Forces To Test New Format
The Kroger Co. and Walgreens are collaborating on an exploratory pilot with a new format and concept that combines Kroger’s role as a grocer with Walgreens’ expertise in pharmacy, health and beauty. The two retailers have selected 13 Walgreens stores in Northern Kentucky, near Kroger’s Cincinnati headquarters, to pilot the format. The companies say they will conduct […]