Whole Foods Market will open a 43,406-square-foot store Jan. 17 in The Shops at 801 Evergreen Way in South Windsor, Connecticut, its fifth location in the greater Hartford area. The South Windsor store’s design includes tile textures and a neutral color palette, connecting to the surrounding natural landscape. Its product assortment includes more than 1,000 items […]
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Posted inThe Kroger Co., Online Grocery Technology, Southwest, Supply Chain News
Kroger, Gatik Begin Autonomous Trucking Operations In Dallas
Gatik AI and The Kroger Co. have announced the launch of the companies’ multi-year commercial collaboration, which has medium-duty autonomous box trucks hauling fresh products to multiple stores from the grocer’s customer fulfillment center in Dallas, Texas. To celebrate the strides made since beginning local operations earlier this year, the companies came together for a […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., National, Online Grocery Technology, Retailers
Kroger Customers Can Now Shop Via Oven Touchscreens
Kroger and GE Appliances have introduced a feature for select WiFi-connected wall ovens and ranges that will allow consumers to view recipes and shop for ingredients via the appliances’ LCD screens. With this over-the-air update, shoppers with select GE Profile, CAFÉ and Monogram wall ovens and slide-in ranges can click on a recipe to view […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Brookshire Grocery Co., Southwest
Brookshire Bros. Transitioning To eGrowcery Digital Tools
Brookshire Bros., a regional grocery chain in Texas and western Louisiana, is deploying digital tools from eGrowcery for its online ordering and fulfillment operations. The transition to the new platform, which will be seamless to Brookshire Bros.’ customers, will launch Jan. 1. Some enhanced features shoppers can expect include integrated coupon clipping and redemption, complex […]
Posted inFood Industry Hall of Fame, Coborn's, Midwest, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Upper Midwest AWG Division Providing Opportunities For Growth
AWG’s Upper Midwest division opened in St. Cloud, Minnesota, in 2022. It is comprised of two facilities – a 300,000-square-foot dry facility and a state-of-the-art, 330,000-square-foot fresh/frozen facility. Emile Breaux, SVP, chief sales and support officer for AWG, said the expansion into the new geography just made sense. “We knew that there were a number […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Produce News, Southeast
Publix Produce Donations Boost Feeding America Food Banks
Matching its donation made for Thanksgiving, Publix is giving another 1.3 million pounds of fresh produce to 32 Feeding America partner food banks in eight states this holiday season. The donations are part of the company’s biannual “Feeding More Together” register campaign. Publix gives $10 million each year to purchase and deliver produce to the […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, U.R.M. Stores, West
URM Stores Credits ReposiTrak For FSMA 204 Records Progress
URM Stores Inc. is crediting automation with the ReposiTrak Traceability Network for advancing its efforts to comply with FDA’s FSMA 204 food traceability law. The ReposiTrak solution enables the exchange and maintenance of FDA-required data between the co-op’s suppliers, distribution centers and retail locations in Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon. The FDA’s FSMA 204 food […]
Posted inFood Lion, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Food Lion Adds To-Go Services At 35 More Stores
Food Lion has expanded its to-go grocery pickup service to 35 additional stores in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. With the addition of these stores, the retailer now offers to-go pickup or home delivery across about 90 percent of its 10-state operating area. Food Lion, which plans […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Association News, National
Google Cloud Executive To Keynote FMI Midwinter Conference
Jose Luis-Gomes, managing director of retail and CPG with Google Cloud, will give a keynote address on artificial intelligence and future applications for food industry C-suite executives during FMI’s 2024 Midwinter Executive Conference. “Nearly one in four food retailers and two out of three suppliers are currently using AI for their business solutions,” said Leslie […]
Posted inBJ's Wholesale Club, Corporate Store News, Midwest, Southeast
BJ’s To Open New Clubs Dec. 15 In Ohio, Tennessee
BJ’s Wholesale Club will open two new clubs Dec. 15: one at 8425 Orange Centre Dr. in Lewis Center, Ohio, and another at 181 Adams Lane in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Both clubs have a BJ’s gas location on-site, offering regular, premium and diesel fuels. The locations have partnered with nonprofit organizations in the local communities […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix Recognizes 12 Employees With Highest Company Honors
Publix has announced the 12 employees who have been recognized as recipients of the 2023 George W. Jenkins Award and the 2023 President’s Award. These company leaders were honored at this year’s annual Publix retail operations conference Nov. 16-17 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. George W. Jenkins Award The George W. Jenkins […]
Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Opens Joe V’s Smart Shop In Katy, TX
H-E-B has opened a new Joe V’s Smart Shop by H-E-B at 4107 N. Fry Road in Katy, Texas, the 10th location in the Houston region. “We’re excited that our Joe V’s Smart Shop store is now open to serve customers in Katy with top-quality service and selection,” said Trini Cardenas, a 26-year employee and the […]
Posted inAssociation News, Hugo's Family Marketplace, Midwest
7 Minnesota Grocers Named Retailer Of Year Recipients
Seven grocers who promote locally grown and produced products have been named a 2024 Retailer of the Year by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Minnesota Grown program, in partnership with the Minnesota Grocers Association. This year’s winners include: Northwest: Hugo’s Family Marketplace, East Grand Forks; Northeast: Chris’ Food Center, Sandstone; West Central: Elden’s Fresh Foods, […]
Posted inMeijer, Independent Store News, Midwest
Meijer Opening Fairfax Market Jan. 16 In Cleveland
Meijer plans to open Fairfax Market, its first small-format neighborhood concept store outside of Michigan, on Jan. 16 at 2190 E. 105th St. in Cleveland. Located in the Cleveland Innovation District, the 40,000-square-foot market will address food insecurity, support economic development and provide a grocery destination for residents of Fairfax and other neighborhoods, as well […]
Posted inHy-Vee, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest
Hy-Vee, Hormel Foods Giving Away Holiday Hams
Hy-Vee Inc. is continuing its annual partnership with Hormel Foods, food pantries and local first responders to give away 5,000 Hormel Cure 81 Hams this season across the grocer’s eight-state region. Part of Hy-Vee’s “Hams for the Holidays” program, the initiative will provide 25,000 meals through 10 Feeding America member food banks in the Midwest. […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Associated Grocers of New England, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
AGNE Praises ReposiTrak For FSMA 204 Records Progress
Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE) has advanced its efforts to comply with FDA’s FSMA 204 food traceability law through automation with the ReposiTrak Traceability Network. The ReposiTrak solution enables the exchange and maintenance of FDA-required data between the co-op’s suppliers, distribution center and retail locations. “AGNE services the needs of independent retail grocers of […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, West
Safeway, MrBeast Donate $450K To Local Nonprofits
Safeway partnered with digital creator MrBeast on his latest YouTube challenge, which resulted in donations of more than $450,000 in groceries, electronics and paper goods to local nonprofits. Available to watch now, the “Survive in a Grocery Store” video shows MrBeast challenging a contestant to see how many days he can live inside a Safeway […]
Posted inPiggly Wiggly, Market Profile, Midwest
Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly Investing In Employee Development
Hartland, Wisconsin-based Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly was founded in 1988 by Pat and Bob Fox. Now employee-owned, the retailer added its 10th location in September 2022. Mike Olwig, president of Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly, has been with the company for nearly 17 years. When he came aboard as store director in Hartland, there were just […]
Posted inAssociation News, Amazon Fresh, National, Whole Foods
What Instacart’s IPO Says About E-Commerce Growth, Retail Grocery
In late September, Instacart launched its initial public offering. The e-commerce company offers online ordering fulfillment, plus an online marketplace for retailers. (We have many IGA stores as Instacart partners.) Their IPO offers a lot of insights into the e-commerce market in the U.S., starting with its value. During COVID-19, when shoppers were forced out […]
Posted inPiggly Wiggly, Beverage News, Southeast
A-GAME Beverages To Enter Southeast Piggly Wiggly Stores
A-GAME Beverages Inc.’s beverages are arriving in shelves in 265 southern Piggly Wiggly locations spanning across Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and Louisiana. More than half of Piggly Wiggly’s stores will carry a lineup of six flavors, formulated with sea salt for natural electrolytes and eight essential vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. “A-GAME is so excited that our product will be sold in Piggly […]