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Food City Names 2026 Claude P. Varney Humanitarian Award Winner

Food City has announced the recipients of its annual Claude P. Varney Volunteer Recognition Program, honoring employees across the company for outstanding service to their communities. This year’s top honor goes to Amber Sweet of Abingdon, Virginia. The program is named in memory of Varney, Food City’s former president and board vice chairman of 47 […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Southwest, Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market Names 2025 Supplier All-Star Award Recipients

Whole Foods Market has announced the recipients of its 14th annual Supplier All-Star Awards, recognizing 16 partners whose products, innovation and collaboration shaped the retailer’s assortment in 2025. Selected by Whole Foods Market category experts, sourcing leaders and foragers, the awards honor suppliers that delivered performances last year across key areas, including product excellence, creativity, […]

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Kroger Offers 4X Fuel Points On 2 Spring Weekends

Kroger has announced two 4X Fuel Points Spring Weekend events, giving customers the chance to earn four times the fuel points on groceries and eligible purchases. The promotion, which runs March 27-29 and April 3-5, can be activated with a digital or in-store accessible coupon. “Spring can bring added travel for the families we serve,” […]

Posted inSouthwest, Featured News, Independent Store News, Natural Grocers, News, Organic Natural

Natural Grocers Relocating In Abilene, Seeking Health Coaches

With the grand opening of its replacement store in Abilene, Texas, set for April 9, Natural Grocers is holding a virtual hiring event for nutritional coaches across the country April 1. Bigger, better Natural Grocers‘ current store at 3350 S. Clack St. in Abilene, which opened in 2011, will close at 2 p.m. April 6 […]

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Walmart, VIZIO Unveil Content-To-Commerce Integrations At IAB NewFronts

Walmart and VIZIO took the stage during the 2026 IAB NewFronts to announce new platform integrations, a first-to-market branded content deal with L’Oréal and early connected TV campaign results – accelerating the buildout of a content-to-commerce ecosystem that connects streaming audiences to retail purchases. Walmart completed its acquisition of VIZIO in December 2024. The NewFronts […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Big Y Foods, Featured News, News, Northeast

Big Y Named ‘Greatest Workplace For Culture, Belonging, Community’

Big Y has been recognized as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging and Community in 2026 by Newsweek in partnership with Plant-A Insights Group. The designation is based on one of the nation’s largest independent studies of employee experience, drawing on millions of employee reviews, survey data, public information and third-party analysis. “Being […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Harris Teeter, News, Southeast

Harris Teeter Packs 5K Meal Boxes At Annual Company Meeting

More than 300 Harris Teeter store managers, directors and support center leaders packed 4,992 seven-day meal boxes during the company’s annual leadership meeting, generating more than 104,000 meals for residents of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Through a partnership with Nourish Up, each box was filled with items ranging from mac and cheese, tuna and pasta […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, Northeast, ShopRite

ShopRite Of Paramus Opens Electrify America Fast Charging Station

The ShopRite in Paramus, New Jersey, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 23 to mark the opening of a new Electrify America fast charging station in the store’s parking lot. The station features six Hyper-Fast chargers, each capable of delivering up to 350kW, among the fastest publicly available EV charging speeds on the market. Paramus Mayor Christopher […]