Posted inHarps Food Stores, Independent Store News, Southwest

Harps To Hold Grand Opening Of Remodeled Store In Jay, OK

Harps Food Stores has announced the grand opening of its remodeled store at 1107 South Main St. in Jay, Oklahoma. The celebration will be held at 10 a.m. on March 22. The store, formerly a Walmart, has undergone an extensive interior renovation. The remodel is a significant investment in the store’s future, and it is the result […]

Posted inPublix Super Markets, Independent Store News, Southeast

Publix Opens New Location In Fairhope, AL

Publix Super Markets opened a new store Feb. 22 at Shops at Point Clear in Fairhope, Alabama. The 48,387-square-foot store offers departments for grocery, dairy, frozen food, seafood, meat and fresh produce, as well as a full-service bakery, deli and pharmacy.  “We are excited to bring another Publix location to beautiful Fairhope,” said Hannah Herring, […]

Posted inAldi, Corporate Store News, National, Supply Chain News

Aldi Expands Grocery Delivery Services With DoorDash

Aldi has announced a new partnership with DoorDash to bring on-demand grocery delivery to almost all Aldi locations across 38 states. With the addition of Aldi, more than 98 percent of DoorDash’s monthly consumers in the U.S. have access to a non-restaurant store on the platform. “By partnering with DoorDash, we can conveniently bring our award-winning, […]

Posted inFeature, Amazon Fresh, National, Whole Foods

XRC Labs Investing In Future Of Grocery

XRC Labs – Accelerated Retail and Consumer Labs – is a venture capital firm and accelerator for the next generation of disruptors in the retail technology, consumer goods and consumerization of healthcare sectors.  XRC has three types of funds with different stages and company type priorities, but all are consumer retail related. Al Sambar, general partner, […]

Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest

H-E-B, Favor Delivery Celebrate Fifth Anniversary

To celebrate their five-year anniversary, H-E-B and Favor Delivery will support five Texas-based nonprofits with gifts totaling $100,000. Together, the companies have established a delivery service that has grown to serve people in more than 400 cities across the state. The nonprofits, which focus on STEM education for underserved and underrepresented groups, were chosen for their drive to advance equity […]

Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest

H-E-B Calls For Annual Quest For Texas Best Contest Entries

H-E-B has announced the call for entries for its 10th Annual H-E-B Quest for Texas Best. Submissions will be accepted Feb. 22-April 6. Qualified participants will compete for a combined $70,000 in cash prizes and the opportunity to feature their products on H-E-B shelves across the state. H-E-B has discovered more than 960 products throughout […]