Roche Bros. plans to open a supermarket in Arsenal Yards, Boston’s new mixed-use development from Boylston Properties and The Wilder Cos., in Watertown, Massachusetts. Roche Bros. will join The Majestic at Arsenal Yards, a movie theater; and City Works Eatery & Pour House, offering classic American cuisine and more than 90 local and global beers. Roche Bros. […]
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Price Chopper Expands In-Store Demo Program; Opens More Market 32s
Interactions, the Daymon subsidiary that offers experiential marketing for retailers and brands, has expanded its in-store demonstration program at Price Chopper. The new program will offer national brand and private brand product sampling in addition to its established adult beverage demos. “At Price Chopper, our goal is to provide a differentiated shopping experience, and sampling is a […]
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Sunoco To Acquire Wholesale Fuel Distribution Network In Upstate NY
Sunoco LP plans to purchase a network of approximately 100 dealers, several hundred commercial contracts and three terminals, which are connected to major pipelines serving the Upstate New York market. Sunoco plans to buy the assets from Superior Plus Corp. for approximately $40 million plus working capital adjustments. The wholesale fuel business sells approximately 200 million gallons of fuel […]
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Giant Food Launches Taste Of Inspirations Premium Product Line
Giant Food of Landover, Maryland, is launching Taste of Inspirations, its newest line of premium food products. The line includes more than 85 handcrafted items now available at all 166 Giant stores. The new line joins Giant’s other store brands, including Nature’s Promise organic and free-from items, and Etos, which are described as affordable premium personal […]
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Spoiler Alert/HelloFresh Partnership Yields Surplus Food For Donation
Spoiler Alert, a Boston-based technology and professional services company that helps businesses manage unsold food inventory, announced productive results from its ongoing partnership with HelloFresh, a meal kit company. HelloFresh partnered with Spoiler Alert beginning in July 2017 to deploy a standardized and scalable solution for recovering value from its surplus food inventory. The program, […]
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New Weis Market Anchors Rebuilt Fullerton Plaza In Maryland
Weis Markets celebrated the grand opening of its new store in the Fullerton Plaza in Nottingham, Maryland, on April 12. The 67,500-s.f. store, which anchors the rebuilt Fullerton Plaza shopping center, is the company’s 52nd location in Maryland and 12th in Baltimore County. The store employs more than 140 full- and part-time associates and features a […]
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Giant Eagle To Add Ace Hardware Sections To Five Pennsylvania Stores
Five Giant Eagle stores in Pennsylvania are adding Ace Hardware sections for home improvement supplies. The first department will open this summer. Dan Donovan, marketing manager for Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle, said, “It is imperative that we at Giant Eagle continue to innovate both within and outside of our supermarkets to succeed in our increasingly competitive food […]
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Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin-Robbins Team Up On Retail Ice Cream Line
Baskin-Robbins, Dunkin’ Donuts and Boardwalk Frozen Treats, the sales, marketing and distribution partner for Baskin-Robbins ice cream sold in grocery stores in the U.S., have launched a new supply and marketing effort for grocers. A lineup of Baskin-Robbins packaged ice cream flavors, inspired by Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, soon will be available to grocery stores across the […]