ShopRite plans to cut the ribbon on a full-service supermarket in Riverhead, New York, with a ceremony set for 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21. Located at 1510 Old Country Road in the Riverhead Centre Plaza, the 60,000-s.f. supermarket is owned by K Thompson Foods LLC, a family-run company operated by Ken Thompson and his […]
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Whole Foods Market Opens Store In South Capitol Hill
Whole Foods Market in South Capitol Hill opened its doors to the public Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. The new 35,000-s.f. store is located at 101 H St. SE and is the sixth Washington, D.C., location for the company. “This store is uniquely designed for the South Capitol Hill shopper,” said Nick DiMarco, the store’s […]
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New Hampshire Grocers Association Honors 2018 Award Recipients
The New Hampshire Grocers Association (NHGA) recently held its annual Fall Conference and Emerging Products Expo at the Executive Court Banquet Facility in Manchester, New Hampshire. The day-long event included an 85th anniversary celebration of continuous advocacy for member companies. During the conference, the association held its annual Awards Ceremony recognizing deserving individuals in a number […]
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United Fresh To Present Lifetime Achievement Award To Carkoski
The United Fresh Produce Association will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Ron Carkoski, CEO of Four Seasons Family of Companies, at Fresh Start 2019, the United Fresh Start Foundation’s annual conference, golf tournament and Gala Dinner, coming up Jan. 15 at the La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, California. “As Ron plans his […]
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King Kullen Adds Sponsored Listings To E-Commerce Platform
MyWebGrocer (MWG), a software and digital media company serving the grocery and CPG industries, has launched a new Sponsored Listings digital merchandising capability for Long Island-based retailer King Kullen Grocery. Sponsored Listings is a performance-based media solution that enables King Kullen to offer CPGs greater digital marketing flexibility to make meaningful shopper connections and drive […]
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Market 32 Encourages Use Of Reusable Bags With Bag Fee
Driven by the recognition that retailers enable consumers’ reliance on disposable bags, the Brattleboro, Vermont, Market 32 by Price Chopper store, located at 499 Canal Street, has begun charging five cents for paper bags. The retailer hopes the charge will discourage the use of disposable bags and further encourage shoppers to convert to heavy-duty, reusable […]
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Big Y Produce Manager Honored By United Fresh Produce Association
United Fresh Produce Association has named Big Y World Class Market Produce and Floral Sales Manager Wade Michels a 2018 Produce Manager of the Year as part of its Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. This year, Michels was honored among 25 outstanding produce managers representing supermarket chains, commissaries and independent retail stores from 15 different […]
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Stop & Shop Launches Advertising Campaign With Real Customers
Stop & Shop has partnered with customer agency C Space to launch an advertising campaign titled “You Got It.” The campaign launched on TV, radio, online and out-of-home on Oct. 5 in Connecticut, and on Oct. 8 in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York. Rather than actors, the documentary-style ads feature real customers filmed amidst the happy chaos of their daily lives. […]