During a two-stop Community Partnership Day visit to Kentucky on Sept. 26, Wawa announced its plans to open about 40 stores across the commonwealth over the next eight to 10 years, with the first groundbreakings set for mid-2024. To date, Wawa has more than 15 sites under contract across Boone, Bullitt, Fayette, Hardin, Jefferson, Jessamine, […]
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Posted inExecutive News, Corporate Store News, Smart & Final, West
Smart & Final President Scott Drew Announces Retirement
Chedraui USA, the fourth largest grocery retailer in California and parent company of El Super, Smart & Final and Fiesta Mart stores, has announced that Smart & Final President Scott Drew will retire, effective Sept. 29. Drew began his career in the industry more than four decades ago as a grocery clerk. He joined Smart […]
Posted inHarps Food Stores, Festival Foods, Independent Store News, Online Grocery Technology, Southwest
Harps Food Stores Optimize Operations With Upshop
Harps Food Stores has partnered with Upshop, a provider of inventory and replenishment optimization solutions, to improve its operational efficiency and enhance customer satisfaction. The Springdale, Arkansas-based grocer chose Upshop’s Magic product to address challenges such as monitoring and managing store conditions, generating orders and ensuring product availability. Upshop’s Magic offers a suite of capabilities, […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Associated Grocers, Inc., Southeast
Associated Grocers Awards 10 GMRA Scholarships
Associated Grocers of Baton Rouge has announced the 2023 Associated Grocers GMRA Scholarship Fund recipients. The Associated Grocers/GMRA partnership scholarship program aids students working within AG retail member stores. Recipients receive $1,000 the first year ($500 per semester) and $3,000 for each of the following three years ($1,500 per semester) that they remain there. The […]
Posted inHarris Teeter, Northeast, Online Grocery Technology, Supply Chain News
Harris Teeter Expands Delivery Across Washington, D.C.
Harris Teeter has expanded its grocery delivery across metro Washington, D.C., with an emphasis on never breaking the cold chain. Groceries are handled by company employees to maintain their temperature throughout the delivery process. They are loaded onto a Harris Teeter refrigerated delivery truck, with frozen items packed in dry ice until they reach the […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Southwest, Supply Chain News
Spoke Facility Boosts Kroger Delivery In Northern Colorado
The Kroger Co. has opened a 57,000-square-foot spoke facility in Johnstown, Colorado, that will work in conjunction with its fulfillment center in the nearby Denver suburb of Aurora. “We look forward to connecting more customers in Northern Colorado to Kroger Delivery, which brings the freshest products including Our Brands, directly to customers’ doors,” said Rebekah […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Southwest
Kroger Replacing Marketplace Store In Plano, TX
The Kroger Co. has broken ground on a Kroger Marketplace store in Plano, Texas, that will replace the location across the street at 9700 Coit Road. The nearly 124,000 square-foot store, which will be about 55,000 square feet larger than the present site, is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2024. It is […]
Posted inHy-Vee, Independent Store News, Midwest
Hy-Vee To Host Quarterly Local Brands Summit In November
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee will host its next quarterly Best of Local Brands Summit in November to expand product offerings at its more than 285 retail stores in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Since the Best of Local Brands summits began in 2021, more than 125 new brands have been selected […]