Posted inIndependent Store News, Association News, Food City, News, Southeast

Food City Courtesy Clerk Bowling Named Kentucky’s Best Bagger

Gabe Bowling, courtesy clerk at the Food City in Louisa, Kentucky, recently won the Kentucky Best Bagger competition, receiving a $250 cash prize along with an all-expenses paid trip in February to Las Vegas, where he will compete for the national title during The NGA Show. An 18-year-old senior at Lawerence County High School, Bowling […]

Posted inHealth & Wellness, News, Vallarta Supermarkets, West

Vallarta Supermarkets, Evermore Partner On Benefit Card Integration

Vallarta Supermarkets has partnered with health benefits technology provider evermore to expand access to culturally relevant products for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial program members at the grocer’s locations across California. The integration marks the first time Vallarta, one of California’s largest Latino-owned grocery chains, has joined a health benefit card platform. Its inclusion in […]

Posted inCenter Store, Albertsons, News, West

Albertsons Media Collective Introduces Inaugural Alby Awards

Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm of Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos., has introduced the Alby Awards to recognize advertising partners that delivered the strongest return on ad spend (ROAS) via the network’s platform in 2025. Winners were evaluated using a standardized framework that measured aggregated ROAS performance across each advertiser’s brands throughout the year. […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Midwest, News, The Kroger Co.

The Kroger Co. Named To List Of Best Places To Work In IT

The Kroger Co. has been named to Foundry’s Computerworld 2026 Best Places to Work in IT. This year’s recognition marks the eighth consecutive year Kroger’s employees have been recognized by Computerworld for its workplace culture. Kroger ranks No. 45 among large organizations on the Best Places to Work in IT list. “Each and every day, […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Vallarta Supermarkets, West

Vallarta Supermarkets Commemorates 40th Anniversary

Vallarta Supermarkets is celebrating its 40th anniversary and evolution from 1985 as a single carnicería in Van Nuys, California, into a large independent grocer with 63 locations across the state. For four decades, Vallarta has been more than a grocery store – it has been a cultural hub for generations of families seeking authentic ingredients […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Northeast, Wegmans

Wegmans Customers Raise Nearly $3.1M For Hunger Relief

Wegmans Food Markets customers donated nearly $3.1 million during the company’s fall 2025 Check Out Hunger scanning campaign, the third highest amount in the program’s history. The campaign ran from Oct. 22-Nov. 29 at the company’s 114 stores, with all proceeds going to each location’s local Feeding America food bank partner. Companywide, customers donated $570,000 […]

Posted inMarket Profile, News, Northeast, ShopRite

Klein’s Celebrates Milestone Year With Plans To Keep Moving Forward

Shoppers will find a blend of heritage and progress when shopping Klein’s Family Market’s nine ShopRite stores in Maryland. Whether shopping a Klein’s store in a larger city like Baltimore or a smaller town like Cardiff, customers will find a broad selection of Maryland-grown and -made products (and everything else they need) in modern stores […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Organic Natural, Southwest, Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market Opens Relocated Store In Lakewood, CO

Whole Foods Market has relocated its Lakewood, Colorado, store into a larger 49,500-square-foot space that features more than 800 products from 200-plus local suppliers that meet the company’s strict standards. The site at 14225 W. Colfax Ave. is down the street from the one it replaced at 14357 W. Colfax, which was shuttered after more […]