Jungle Jim’s International Market will host “Birthday Bash” events at both its Fairfield and Eastgate locations Aug. 17-22 to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The retailer said in a news release that those attending can expect “a flock of food trucks, a surge of samples, fantastic fireworks, sightings of Jungle Jim himself, free safari tours of […]
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The United Family Expands Pharmacy Services With Medication For Pets
The United Family has expanded its pharmacy services with the launch of “Pet Meds” at 57 pharmacy locations in West Texas, North Texas and New Mexico. The program allows shoppers to fill prescriptions for their four-legged family members in-store and online. “Our guests rely on our pharmacies to fill their prescription needs, and we are […]
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Federated Group Announces Relaunch Of Seven Farms Line At Summer Show
The theme of the Federated Group’s 2015 Summer Buying Show July 19-21 was “Driving Success Through Winning Practices.” According to Federated Group VP of Category Management Jen Linke, face time is among them. “One of the best things about the show is people meeting face-to-face and that winning practice of human interaction,” Linke told The […]
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Piggly Wiggly Midwest Assists In Building Home For Veteran
Piggly Wiggly Midwest is partnering with Home for Our Troops (HFOT) to assist in building a new specially-adapted home for a Wisconsin veteran, retired Army Staff Sgt. Russell Dennison. Dennison was severely injured by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan in 2012, which resulted in the amputation of both of his legs. His wheelchair-accessible […]
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Study: Wawa And Costco Are Consumers’ Favorite Places To Fuel Up
Wawa and Costco are consumers’ favorite places to fill up their gas tanks, according to a study by Market Force Information. Nearly 7,000 consumers were polled for the study, which was designed to uncover where consumers prefer to fuel up and why they prefer one chain to another, as well as trends in mobile app […]
Posted in, Grocery Industry, Southeast
BI-LO, Harveys And Winn-Dixie Donate $3M To Help Support Wounded Warrior Project
Through a combination of customer and vendor donations and all profits earned at BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie grocery stores July 4th, Southeastern Grocers will donate $3,044,091.38 to support the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Independence Program (IP), which helps warriors live life fully on their own terms. Ian McLeod, CEO and president of Southeastern Grocers, said, […]
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El Centro Offers Retail Management Certificate For Dallas-Area Workers
El Centro College has partnered with the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) to provide a new retail management certificate as part of the industry organization’s ongoing mission to provide quality education and career opportunities for employees. The White House recently lauded the retail management certificate as part of President Barack Obama’s Upskill Initiative that […]
Posted in, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, National, Perishables, Southwest, Sustainability News
Greenpeace Again Names Whole Foods Tops For Seafood Sustainability
For the third consecutive year, Greenpeace named Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market the top retailer for seafood sustainability in the nonprofit’s annual ranking of U.S. supermarkets. The company earned the highest overall score in the report’s nine-year history, as well as the highest individual scores for transparency, purchasing policies and private label canned tuna sourcing. […]