The Kroger Co. has broken ground on its fourth store in Clarksville, Tennessee, which is set to open in late 2025. The new 123,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace on Needmore Road, which will bring about 150 jobs to the area, will offer expanded amenities, including a Starbucks, Murray’s Cheese, The Little Clinic, fuel center and broad selection […]
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Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast, Southeast, Whole Foods
Whole Foods To Open New Markets In December
Whole Foods Markets plans to open three new stores in December – a 42,024-square-foot site in Boynton Beach, Florida; a 44,600-square-foot location in Nashua, New Hampshire; and one totaling 44,648 square feet in Stamford, Connecticut. Features of the markets include: Full-service seafood counter featuring sustainable wild-caught or responsibly-farmed seafood and a large selection of ready-to-cook […]
Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Celebrates Opening Of Third Store In Pflugerville, TX
H-E-B opened a new 127,000-square-foot store Nov. 13 at 2641 E. Pflugerville Pkwy. in Pflugerville, Texas, the retailer’s third location in the city. The store includes the city’s first True Texas BBQ restaurant and has distinctive features such as H-E-B curbside with covered parking, full-service H-E-B pharmacy with two-lane drive-thru, fuel station with car wash […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, National
Wonder To Acquire Grubhub For $650M
Wonder is acquiring Grubhub, a food ordering and delivery platform with more than 375,000 merchants and 200,000 delivery partners across the U.S. Founded by entrepreneur Marc Lore, Wonder is pioneering a new category of “Fast Fine” dining. It offers multi-restaurant ordering, a first in the industry, where customers can choose from 30 or more restaurants […]
Posted inAssociation News, Albertsons, Northeast
Food Industry Conference Focuses On Security, Loss Prevention
The 2024 Mid-Atlantic Loss Prevention Conference and Expo, which was held Oct. 30 at the Forsgate Country Club in Monroe, New Jersey, addressed the most pressing security issues in the food industry. The annual event – hosted in partnership with the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association, the New Jersey Food Council, the New Jersey Retail Merchants […]
Posted inExecutive News, Associated Grocers, Inc., Southeast
Associated Grocers Names Politz Interim President, CEO
Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Associated Grocers Inc. has named David Politz interim president and CEO, succeeding Manard Lagasse Jr., who is leaving the company at year’s end for another opportunity. Politz has a long history with Associated Grocers, beginning in 1985 as a part-time employee while attending college. During his career, he has served in various […]
Posted inMarketing News, Amazon Fresh, Feature, Southeast, Whole Foods
Diversification Helps Acosta Group Connect Shoppers With Brands
The core purpose of Acosta Group is to “help connect shoppers with brands that they love, anywhere that they want to buy them, in this omnichannel environment,” said Darian Pickett, chief global client officer for the company, during an interview at the NACS Show in October with The Shelby Report’s Jan Meade. Understanding today’s shoppers […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Amazon Fresh, National, The Kroger Co., Whole Foods
October Online Grocery Sales Jump 28% Versus Year Ago
The U.S. online grocery market ended October with $10.5 billion in monthly sales, a 27.9 percent increase over last year as all three receiving methods posted solid year-over-year (YOY) sales growth, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus grocery shopper survey. October’s total monthly sales set a record high and marked the second straight month in […]