Posted inHy-Vee, Independent Store News, Midwest

Hy-Vee Awards $50K To Local Businesses During Showcase

Hy-Vee, Inc. awarded $50,000 to minority- and women-owned businesses during the Hy-Vee OpportUNITY Inclusive Business Summit Jan. 31 at the Scott Conference Center, located on the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Scott Campus. During the pitch competition component of the event, 15 companies from across the Midwest presented to a panel of judges and more than 200 […]

Posted inMeijer, Independent Store News, Midwest

Meijer Supports Black-Owned Businesses Through Grow Academy

Meijer is growing its selection of Black-owned brands to meet customer interest and demonstrate its support of small businesses in its communities through its Meijer Grow Academy. Since formalizing this program in 2021, Meijer has grown its selection of Black-owned brands by about 35 percent. When a certified diverse supplier joins Meijer, the supplier inclusion […]

Posted inWalmart, Corporate Store News, Southwest

Walmart To Add New Stores, Jobs By 2029

Shared in a statement on the company’s website, Walmart has announced plans to build or convert more than 150 stores, while continuing to remodel existing stores. These efforts represent millions of dollars in capital investment of labor, supplies and tax revenue, which benefit their respective communities. During the next 12 months, Walmart plans to remodel […]

Posted inDollar General, Corporate Store News, Produce News, Southeast

Dollar General Reaches Produce Milestone, Adds AI Ordering

Noting that it now offers fresh produce at more than 5,000 stores across the country, Dollar General said it has more individual points of produce distribution than any other U.S. mass retailer or grocer.  First announced in the company’s fourth-quarter 2022 earnings in March, more than 5,000 stores now carry the top 20 items typically […]

Posted inHy-Vee, Health & Wellness, Independent Store News, Midwest

Hy-Vee Acquires Stake In Iowa Primary, Urgent Care Clinics

Hy-Vee Inc. has become a joint owner of Exemplar Care medical clinics, which will be renamed Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care and offer direct primary care and 24/7 urgent care where available in West Des Moines, Ankeny and soon Bondurant, Iowa. The clinics will be managed by Hy-Vee Chief Medical Officer Daniel Fick and Exemplar Care’s […]

Posted inPublix Super Markets, Feature, Independent Store News, Southeast

Remodeled Tampa Store Serves As Publix’s Prototype

Publix has been named Shelby Publishing’s 2023 Growth Leader. Publix President Kevin Murphy recently visited with Shelby President and COO Stephanie Reid and SVP Jan Meade as they toured the Publix at 3617 W. Gandy Blvd. in Tampa, Florida. The 55,000-square-foot store is the company’s newest prototype. Murphy referenced the company’s Greenwise stores, which he […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast, ShopRite

ShopRite Of Chester Adds Paradise Salad To Store Shelves

The ShopRite of Chester is partnering with Three Meadows Farm and the Somerset Hills Learning Institute, a private nonprofit program that offers a broad spectrum of services and education to children, adolescents and young adults with autism, to bring the farm’s Paradise Salad to store shelves. Paradise Salad is the first product sustainably grown, harvested […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Rouses Market, Southeast

Rouses Markets Opens Fourth Store In Lafayette, LA

Already a household name in Lafayette, Louisiana, Rouses Markets opened its fourth store in the parish Jan. 25 to much fanfare. Located at 1810 Camellia Blvd., the 55,000-square-foot supermarket – the company’s 65th overall – anchors a 15-acre retail center adjacent to the Village of River Ranch, one of Lafayette’s largest communities. It joins three […]