Hannaford Supermarkets received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2026 Corporate Equality Index for the 14th consecutive year, making it the only supermarket in its area to receive top marks on the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey measuring LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion. The Scarborough, Maine-based grocer is one of 534 U.S. businesses to […]
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Big Y Plans Fourth Eastern MA Store In Saugus
The 46,000-square-foot store Big Y plans to open at 357 Broadway in Saugus, Massachusetts, is the fourth in that area the grocer has announced in recent months. “We’re proud to announce another Big Y store in eastern Massachusetts, continuing a wave of growth that includes Pembroke, Fairhaven and North Dartmouth,” said Mathieu L. D’Amour, VP […]
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Inserra Supermarkets To Open First Fresh Grocer In Brooklyn
Inserra Supermarkets will open The Fresh Grocer of Brooklyn on Feb. 13 at 523 Fulton St., marking the supermarket banner’s first location in New York City and creating about 140 new jobs. The 18,000-square-foot store, located across from the Fulton Mall in downtown Brooklyn, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7 a.m. The first 100 […]
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PFMA Applauds PA House Committee Vote On Swipe Fee Relief Bill
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association praised the Pennsylvania House Finance Committee for advancing House Bill 2090, legislation that would stop credit card companies from charging swipe fees on commonwealth sales tax. HB 2090 addresses an imbalance in the credit card marketplace where two payment networks control more than 80 percent of the market and impose […]
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ARS Launches AI-Powered Meal Planning Platform PrepPal
Allegiance Retail Services has launched PrepPal, an AI-powered meal planning platform that converts weekly circular promotions into shoppable five-day meal plans with integrated grocery lists. At the center of the experience is Aiden, PrepPal’s branded digital chef created by Allegiance. Leveraging artificial intelligence, Aiden analyzes weekly promotional items and assembles budget-conscious meal plans built entirely […]
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Stop & Shop Lowers Chicken Prices In CT, NJ, NY
Stop & Shop has reduced prices on chicken at all its stores in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, with the price reductions taking effect before the Big Game. The lower prices apply to a range of products from national brands like Perdue and Bell & Evans to private brands like Stop & Shop’s Nature’s […]
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Ask The Experts: Ryan Draude, Giant Food
Ryan Draude has spent nearly 15 years building nationally-recognized loyalty programs at brands like Choice Hotels, RITE AID, and now Giant Food — where he currently serves as the head of loyalty. But as cross-shopping, value-seeking behavior becomes the norm, earning loyalty from grocery shoppers is getting harder every day. We spoke with Ryan about […]
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Tops Markets Launches 2026 Produce Winter Olympic Games
Tops Markets has launched its 2026 Produce Winter Olympic Games, a four-week, company-wide competition Feb. 1-28 that challenges store teams to showcase produce displays, innovative merchandising and strong sales performance. Throughout the competition, stores participate in weekly themed events designed to highlight freshness, presentation and promotional creativity within the produce department. Teams compete for thousands […]