Posted inIndependent Store News, Hannaford Supermarkets, Northeast

Hannaford Donates $50K Lottery Commission To Nonprofits

The Tri-State Megabucks ticket sold in St. Albans, Vermont, that produced a $6.27 million winner in September will have a community impact thanks to Hannaford Supermarkets, the grocery retailer that sold it. Hannaford has donated its $50,000 commission from selling the winning ticket to three local nonprofits focused on increasing access to food and shelter […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Corporate Store News, Meijer, National, Walmart

Meijer, Walmart Partner With Wreaths Across America

In honor of this year’s National Wreaths Across America Day, typically held the second Saturday in December, Meijer and Walmart partnered with the organization to lay wreaths on the headstones of veterans buried in cemeteries across the U.S. Wreaths Across America’s mission is to honor the service and sacrifice of veterans while teaching younger generations […]

Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Midwest, SpartanNash

SpartanNash Reveals Recipients Of 2024 Our Family Scholarships

SpartanNash has named the recipients of its 2024 Our Family Scholarship, awarding 25 students with $2,500 scholarships in recognition of “outstanding service to their local communities.” “We are committed to helping our retail stores and independent grocer customers give back to the communities they serve by honoring standout students who have made a difference,” said SpartanNash EVP and Chief […]

Posted inAssociation News, Albertsons, Market Profile, West

Wildfires, Inflation Among Challenges For Wyoming’s Retailers, Residents

Natural disasters are sometimes more difficult to navigate through in areas that are less densely populated. Wildfires have burned more than 810,000 acres in Wyoming thus far this year, and “towns are under duress,” according to Grier Bailey, executive director of the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, which also represents grocers. “Unlike […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Fresh Thyme, Midwest

Fresh Thyme Market Recognized In Cincinnati Best Awards

Fresh Thyme Market, a Midwest-based grocer, has announced that its Harper’s Point Cincinnati location has been recognized as one of the top three nutrition/vitamin/supplement stores in USA Today’s Cincinnati Best Awards. The awards program – part of the larger Community Choice Awards initiative by USA Today Network – recognizes and celebrates businesses and organizations in more than 70 […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast, Retailer of the Year, Wakefern

Stigers Using All Career Experiences To Lead Wakefern Food Corp.

Mike Stigers is in his second year of serving as president of Wakefern Food Corp., a role he feels he was preparing for throughout his five-decade career in the grocery industry. Stigers started out as a part-time courtesy clerk at Safeway in California in 1974. Over the years, in subsequent roles in retail and wholesale, […]