Albertsons Market on May 2 celebrated the completion of a large-scale remodel of its Albuquerque, New Mexico, store located at 10131 Coors Boulevard. As part of the festivities, the retailer presented a $10,000 donation to Special Olympics New Mexico during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “For more than 100 years, our company has operated on the foundational principle that […]
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Schnucks Opening First Warrenton, Missouri, Store This Fall
Schnuck Markets Inc. will open a new 37,000-s.f. store in Warrenton, Missouri, this fall. Hiring will begin about six weeks prior to opening, with Schnucks adding 71 jobs to the local economy. The store, which is already under construction at Highway 47 and Veterans Parkway, will be the grocer’s first Warrenton location. “The loyalty of […]
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New Wegmans In Natick Dedicates Second Floor To Fresh Foods
Wegmans opened its Natick, Massachusetts, store early Sunday morning, April 29. It’s a new store format for the company—a two-story supermarket with the second floor dedicated to fresh foods, including three restaurants—and is located in Natick Mall. Dining options on the second floor include The Burger Bar and Buzz Coffee Shop; Blue Dalia Restaurant & Tequila […]
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Food Lion Will Reopen Three Former Farm Fresh Stores May 9
On May 9, Food Lion will host three grand openings in the greater Norfolk, Virginia, market. The celebrations mark the completed purchase of the stores from Supervalu earlier this year. The locations are: 1615 General Booth Blvd., Virginia Beach, Va. 23454 608 Mercury Blvd., Hampton, Va. 23663 683 S. Hughes Blvd., Elizabeth City, N.C. 27909 The stores will […]
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Remodeled Orange County Gelson’s To Feature In-Store Grill Station
Gelson’s will host a grand reopening for its Newport Beach store in Orange County, California, with festivities taking place Monday, May 14, through Sunday, May 20. The store, located at 1660 San Miguel Drive in the Harbor View Shopping Center, will offer new sit-down wine, craft beer, and tapas bars; a Wolfgang Puck build-your-own-pizza station; and—a […]
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Mobile, Alabama, Rouses To Feature Culinary Center, New Offerings
Customers at the new Rouses Market at Airport Boulevard and Schillinger Road in Mobile, Alabama, opening April 25, can pick up prepared foods, ready-to-cook meal kits, even a few new cooking techniques and recipes while they shop. “I can’t wait for people to see this new store,” said Donny Rouse, CEO. “It’s our first Rouses Market […]
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Giant Eagle To Add Ace Hardware Sections To Five Pennsylvania Stores
Five Giant Eagle stores in Pennsylvania are adding Ace Hardware sections for home improvement supplies. The first department will open this summer. Dan Donovan, marketing manager for Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle, said, “It is imperative that we at Giant Eagle continue to innovate both within and outside of our supermarkets to succeed in our increasingly competitive food […]
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WinCo Foods Opening First Store Inside Oklahoma City Limits April 18
Employee-owned WinCo Foods will open the doors of its new, 84,000-s.f. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, store—the company’s first location within the Oklahoma City limits and its third in the state—on Wednesday, April 18, at 3535 NW 39th Street. “Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas have proven a great fit with WinCo Foods,” said Director of Corporate Communications […]
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Fresco Y Más Launches In Tampa With Dual Openings
Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores, on Wednesday unveiled two new Fresco y Más stores in West Florida, growing the banner to 24 locations and expanding it beyond South Florida for the first time. The stores are located at 8424 Sheldon Road and 4056 N. Armenia Avenue […]
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Walmart To Invest An Estimated $200M In Florida Expansion This Year
Walmart expects to spend an estimated $200 million over the next year in Florida to open and remodel 43 stores, as well as roll out several in-store and online innovations designed to help customers save time and money. The spend is part of Walmart’s total capital expenditures guidance of approximately $11 billion for fiscal year […]
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Coborn’s Opens Fifth ‘Next-Gen’ Store In Delano, Minnesota
Guests and employees will celebrate the grand reopening of the Coborn’s in Delano, Minnesota, this month after a remodeling project that transformed it into the company’s fifth “next-generation” grocery store. The grand reopening, taking place on Thursday, April 26, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., will begin with live music from Charlie Roth at 3:00 […]
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Winn-Dixie Unveils New Concept With Remodeled St. Johns, Florida, Store
Winn-Dixie has reopened its remodeled store in St. Johns, Florida, in the Jacksonville area. The store offers a new concept and features in response to customers who asked for an improved shopping experience, the company says. As part of the grand opening ceremony and to officially reintroduce the community to the new and improved store at […]
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Giant-Carlisle To Expand Store Network Across Pennsylvania
Giant Food Stores plans to construct six new stores, remodel two others and open five new fuel stations in Pennsylvania, representing a $70 million capital investment over the next two years. Through these plans, the Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based company will enter the East Stroudsburg and Walnutport communities for the first time. “We are positioning the company for […]
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Food City Celebrates Grand Reopening Of Remodeled Tucson Store
Food City hosted a grand reopening for its newly remodeled store at 1225 W. St. Mary’s Road in Tucson, Arizona, last week. The festivities ran from Wednesday, April 4 through Sunday, April 8. During the fiesta-themed celebrations, customers got a first-hand look at the refreshed store and its new and expanded offerings. They also had […]
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Art’s Angle: Keeping The Business Simple Bodes Well For Growth
by Art Patch/a retired retail executive & regular columnist for The Shelby Report I had the opportunity recently to chat with one of the owners of a small but very successful independent food retailer in Northern California. He is co-owner of an eight-store chain with stores ranging in size from 20,000 to 50,000 s.f. He […]
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Publix Opening New Supermarket In Huntsville, Alabama
Publix Super Markets will be opening a new store on March 28, in Huntsville, Alabama, at the Pinnacle at Provident Shopping Center on Old Monrovia Road. “Publix is known for providing excellent customer service and a unique shopping experience for our customers,” said Brenda Reid, media and community relations manager. “We are proud to open our […]
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Whole Foods Celebrates Opening Of New Downtown Indianapolis Store
Whole Foods Market in late March opened its new 40,000-s.f. downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, store, located at 320 E. Market Street. The first 500 customers through the doors this morning received a Whole Foods Market gift card with a mystery value ranging from $5 to $50, with one lucky customer receiving a $500 gift card. “Whole […]
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Recommended: Winn-Dixie Parent Plans To Create ‘Stunning, Remodeled Stores’
Southeastern Grocers hopes that the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization petitions it files by the end of next week in Delaware will herald a fresh start for its remaining 582 supermarkets. The Jacksonville-based company said in its Thursday news release that it intends to create “stunning, remodeled stores” in a significant portion of its remaining stores […]
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WinCo Foods To Open 120th Store March 29 In Carrollton, Texas
Employee-owned WinCo Foods will open its 120th store—and its 10th in the Metroplex—on Thursday, March 29, at 9 a.m. The new 82,077-s.f. anchor store at Carrollton’s Trinity Valley Shopping Center is located at the northeast corner of the President George Bush Turnpike (SH-190) and Josey Lane. “The opening of this store marks an important moment for WinCo […]
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Cub Store To Anchor Future Apartment Development In Minneapolis
Cub is planning to open a new 46,000-s.f. store located at 46th and Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis. Scheduled to open in the spring of 2019, the new urban grocery store will anchor a five-story, 148-unit apartment development by Excelsior-based Oppidan Investment Co. The store will cater to the Longfellow neighborhood, says Cub, and appeal to customers […]