Posted inIndependent Store News, Health & Wellness, Hy-Vee, Midwest, News

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 […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Feature, Midwest, News, Schnucks

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 […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Vallarta Supermarkets, West

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 […]

Posted inGrocery Research, National, News

Circana Report Predicts Slow Growth For Food And Beverage Industry

Circana LLC has released its Circana Compass insights, providing a detailed review of 2025 global retail food and beverage (F&B) industry performance and a forward-looking outlook for 2026. 2025 Global Trends Confirm Projections  Circana’s 2024 projection anticipated U.S. F&B industry dollar sales growth between 2 percent and 4 percent for 2025, driven by price/mix increases […]

Posted inSustainability News, Corporate Store News, News, Northeast, The Giant Company

The Giant Co., Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Award 37 Improvement Grants

The Giant Co., in partnership with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, has revealed the 37 recipients of its 2025 Healing the Planet grant program, awarding $119,022 to support of native tree planting projects across the state. “Every action, big or small, helps create a greener tomorrow,” said Courtney Hopcraft, manager of community relations and charitable giving, The […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Deli News, News, West

Heritage Grocers Group Transforming Prepared Food Production

With the help of its technology partner, Upshop, Heritage Grocers Group (HGG) has begun transforming how it plans and produces fresh prepared foods. By shifting from experience-based methods to a cutting-edge, data-driven production planning system, Ontario, California-based HGG aims to enhance product availability, optimize labor and better serve diverse communities. “Leveraging predictive analytics, this system […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Southeast, Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market Debuts New Store In Reston, VA

Whole Foods Market has opened a new 46,711-square-foot store at 1861 Fountain Drive in Reston, Virginia, replacing its previous location in the town that opened in 1996. The new store’s product assortment features more than 400 items from Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., each meeting Whole Foods Market’s quality standards. “My career with Whole Foods […]