SpartanNash is expanding its Supermercado Nuestra Familia banner with the addition of a store this fall in Topeka, Kansas. Set to open in November at 29th Street and California Avenue, the location will be the banner’s fifth and the first in the Sunflower State. Totaling about 50,000 square feet, the store will offer a full-service […]
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Schnucks Markets To Close Location In Janesville, WI
Citing a change in market conditions, Schnucks Markets plans to shutter its store at 1501 Creston Park Drive in Janesville, Wisconsin, at 6 p.m. Sept. 21. “We salute our teammates’ valiant efforts while serving the Janesville community and thank our loyal customers for their more than two decades of patronage,” said Schnucks Chairman and CEO […]
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Roche Bros. Supermarkets Launches First Loyalty Program
Roche Bros. Supermarkets has launched its first loyalty program, Roche Bros. Neighbor Rewards, which will feature new digital coupons every week. Customers can enroll in Neighbor Rewards through the Roche Bros. website or mobile app. Members will gain access to exclusive digital coupons on a range of products throughout the store. To celebrate the launch, […]
Posted inAssociation News, News, Southeast
CFIC Hosts Annual Convention In Myrtle Beach, SC
The Carolinas Food Industry Council (CFIC) welcomed 1,400 grocery industry representatives to its 21st Annual CFIC Convention, held July 20-23 at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort. The three-day event provided educational seminars, industry updates and networking for retailers and suppliers from across the Carolinas. Attendees included hundreds of suppliers who met with leaders from the […]
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Hy-Vee Partners With Oscar To Offer New Employee Insurance Plan
Hy-Vee has partnered with Oscar Health to introduce Hy-Vee Health with Oscar, a health insurance plan to save employers money and give workers concierge care at an affordable fixed price. Hy-Vee has more than 270 retail pharmacies, nearly 300 grocery stores and concierge primary and urgent care through its joint ownership of Hy-Vee Health Exemplar […]
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Schnucks Exec Calls Partnership With Upside ‘A Win-Win For Everyone’
Upside launched in early 2016 to help retailers offer their customers another incentive to shop. Gas stations were the first retailers to join the platform, followed by restaurants in summer 2017 and then grocery stores the following summer. The Upside app allows shoppers to earn cash back at participating retailers. The customer just follows a […]
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Dorothy Lane Market Preps New Store In Mason, OH
Dorothy Lane Market will hold a grand opening Aug. 20 for its fourth location – the company’s largest yet and first in the metro Cincinnati area. The store in Mason, Ohio, will encompass a 50,000-square-foot main level grocery and a 9,000-square-foot mezzanine. “I think it’s really a privilege for Dorothy Lane Market to be a […]
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Vallarta Highlights Store Design At Second Modesto Site
Vallarta Supermarkets will debut its second location in Modesto, California, on Aug. 27. Located at 2401 E. Orangeburg Ave., the new store builds on the momentum of Modesto’s first Vallarta, which opened earlier this year at 3900 Pelandale Ave. That store created 227 new jobs. The latest store, which will add 194 jobs in the […]