ShopRite Partners In Caring is kicking off its annual Cheerios Contest, a fundraiser that features stores across its six-state operating area vying to raise the most funds for local food banks through Oct. 4. The locations that collect the most money will have their associates’ photos featured on a special Cheerios cereal box in March. […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Northeast
Market 32/Price Chopper Raises $57K For Muscular Dystrophy Association
Market 32 and Price Chopper’s recent in-store round-up campaign raised $47,313 in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The total, which included an additional $10,000 from the grocer, was revealed during a check presentation at the Market 32 in Slingerlands, New York. Through the campaign, which ran from July 1-31, customers could round up […]
Posted inAssociation News, News, Northeast
PFMA Fall Legislative Conference Set For Oct. 7-8
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) will hold its 2025 Fall Legislative Conference Oct. 7-8 at the Hershey Country Club, bringing together leaders from the state’s food and beverage industry for two days of policy discussion, strategic updates and networking. This year’s conference will feature Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday as the keynote speaker during […]
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Giant Food, BrightFarms Introduce New Ready-to-Eat Products
Giant Food has begun a new partnership with BrightFarms to bring fresher, ready-to-eat greens to customers under its private-label Nature’s Promise brand. The partnership introduces several new Greenhouse Grown greens to the produce aisle, including Sweet Baby Butter, Spring Mix, Green and Red Leaf and Crunchy Green Leaf. BrightFarms grows leafy greens indoors in high-tech, climate-controlled greenhouses […]
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Weis Markets Celebrates Grand Opening In Charlotte Hall, MD
On Aug. 21, Weis Markets celebrated the grand opening of its 51st location in Maryland, a 60,000-plus-square-foot store at 30015 Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall. “This new store reflects our latest design. We wanted to create a gathering place that is uniquely suited to Charlotte Hall,” said Jonathan Weis, chairman, president and CEO. “Designed with […]
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Wakefern Selects NIQ To Advance Customer First Approach
New Jersey-based Wakefern Food Corp. has selected NIQ to power the cooperative’s collaboration with suppliers, elevating loyalty insights and real-time data to help its category managers and suppliers make the best customer-focused decisions. Wakefern will leverage NIQ’s advanced software and analytics to support program operations and processes, enhance supplier engagement and deliver greater value to […]
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Aldi To Open First Central Manhattan Location
Aldi has signed a lease at The Ellery, a luxury rental that spans 32 stories in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, New York. The 25,000-square-foot grocery store, which is anticipated to open next year, will have a smaller footprint at 42nd Street on the edge of Times Square, one of the most heavily trafficked shopping and […]
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Stop & Shop Begins Price Reductions In Eastern MA Stores
Stop & Shop is reducing prices on thousands of items at all 88 stores across eastern Massachusetts beginning Aug. 22, with the rollout expected to be completed by the end of the month. With this latest effort, Stop & Shop will have lowered prices on national brands and private label products at all 116 of […]