Krause’s Market’s Garrison, North Dakota, store topped nearly 400 grocery retailers from across the nation during Supervalu Inc.’s annual “Beef Stampede” merchandising contest. Scoring a perfect 75 out of 75 possible points, the retailer clinched its third win in the past four years. The Beef Stampede is held every fall to showcase beef as the […]
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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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SpartanNash Scan Campaign To Support Special Olympics In Eight States
The SpartanNash Foundation is launching its second companywide retail fundraising campaign of 2018. This campaign will support Special Olympics athletes and State Summer Games in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. SpartanNash and its charitable giving arm are inviting store guests to join them in supporting Special Olympics through the […]
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Meet Gen Z: Snacking Is Convenient, Efficient And Preferred By Younger Consumers
by Claire Lentsch/a contributor to The Shelby Report Editor’s note: Shelby Midwest Editor Terrie Ellerbee met Claire Lentsch at the 2017 Supervalu National Expo in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lentsch was invited to share her perspective as a member of Generation Z (born since the mid-1990s) and a consumer. Snacking is replacing family meals. A lack […]
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Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly To Open Eighth Wisconsin Store
Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly has signed an agreement to open a Piggly Wiggly store in Port Washington, Wisconsin. This will be the company’s 8th Piggly Wiggly store. Fox Bros. owns and operates stores in Hartland, Oconomowoc, Slinger, Hubertus, Jackson, Saukville and Hartford, all in Wisconsin. The grand opening date for the Port Washington store has […]
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SpartanNash Partnering With Goodwill For Earth Week Donation Drives
To celebrate Earth Week and highlight its commitment to corporate responsibility, SpartanNash is launching a slate of Earth-friendly initiatives taking place companywide April 16-23 to celebrate Earth Week and highlight its commitment to corporate responsibility. “At SpartanNash, we love Earth Week because it allows us to engage and educate our associates, store guests and communities […]
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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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GrocerKey Finalizes $2.5M Investment Round Led By Woodman’s Markets
GrocerKey, an e-commerce platform specifically built for the needs of grocery retailers, has secured a new $2.5 million round of financing with participation from Woodman’s Markets, which led the round, as well as dunnhumby Ventures and other prominent Midwest angel investors. The total invested in GrocerKey since 2015 now is $4.2 million. “We provide grocery […]