Touting fresh, natural and organic foods, Sprouts Farmers Market is ready to open its second Maryland store in Towson on July 25, beginning at 7 a.m. Like all Sprouts stores, the new, 30,000-s.f. location will offer fresh produce, a deli with prepared entrees and side dishes, a butcher shop and fish market, and a large vitamins […]
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Village Super Market Patriarch James Sumas Dies At 84
Wakefern Food Corp. and ShopRite are mourning the loss of James Nicholas Sumas, longtime patriarch of Village Super Market Inc., which owns and operates 30 ShopRite supermarkets in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland. “Jimmy,” as he was affectionately called, was an influential member, mentor and guiding force at Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative. […]
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Weis Markets Upgrading In-Store Wi-Fi At All Locations
Weis Markets is working with Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, on an upgraded wireless infrastructure at its 205 stores in an effort to deliver improved efficiencies, drive sales and provide customers with a “top-notch mobile experience.” According to Jacob Koch, manager of systems administration for Weis Markets, employing a secure, high-performance wireless infrastructure is critical […]
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Chex Finer Foods Completes Warehouse Expansion
Chex Finer Foods, a regional, third-generation family-owned specialty and natural foods distributor, has completed a 20,000-s.f. expansion of its warehouse and headquarters in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Company officials say the expansion will increase the breadth and diversity of the products and services Chex offers to its customers—independent markets and leading retailers in the Northeast. “Chex has […]
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BJ’s Partners With PayPal For Easier Online Checkout
BJ’s Wholesale Club is hoping its union with PayPal, PayPal Credit and PayPal One Touch will make online checkout easier for its customers. The integration of PayPal and PayPal Credit allows BJ’s members to pay for their entire virtual cart securely on BJs.com without having to enter card credentials. PayPal Credit is subject to consumer […]
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ShopRite Opens First Bronx Store, Designed With Community Input
ShopRite has opened ShopRite of Bruckner Boulevard, its first store in the Bronx. The store is owned and operated by Village Super Market Inc., which operates 29 ShopRite stores in New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Village Super Market Inc. and the Sumas family, owners and operators of the ShopRite of Bruckner Boulevard, used input from local […]
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Aurora Group Expands Gala Foods Banner With Seven Stores
Key Food Stores Co-Operative, a chain of independently owned and corporate grocery stores, in late June announced that Gala Foods Supermarkets banner has expanded by seven stores, giving Aurora Grocery Group, the East Coast-based parent company of the Gala Foods and GalaFresh Farms brands, a total of nine Gala Foods supermarkets across Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New […]
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Massachusetts Governor Signs ‘Grand Bargain’ Bill, Raises Minimum Wage
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker last week signed “The Grand Bargain Bill.” The compromise legislation, approved by the state’s House and Senate, will create a permanent sales tax holiday, increase the minimum wage over the next five years and create a new paid family and medical leave program in Massachusetts. According to the Massachusetts Food Association […]