Donna Tweeten, a marketing executive who became Hy-Vee’s first female president and spent decades shaping the Midwestern grocer into a nationally recognized brand, died April 8. She had recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Tweeten retired from her role as president in January 2025 but remained with Hy-Vee as a consultant up until […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, News, PCC, West
PCC Community Markets To Open New Store In Seattle’s Madison Valley
PCC Community Markets, a 73-year-old community-owned grocery co-op founded in Seattle, will open its 17th store this fall at 2925 E. Madison St. in the city’s Madison Valley neighborhood. Construction is under way, with additional details to be announced in the coming months. “We signed this lease 10 years ago, and it’s been a long […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Big Y Foods, Featured News, News, Northeast
Big Y Launches Local Vendor Discovery Tour Ahead Of Store Opening
Big Y Foods is sourcing local products for its upcoming supermarket in Pembroke, Massachusetts, through an online Local Vendor Discovery Tour that connects the retailer’s sales teams with area farmers, vendors and artisans whose products could be featured there. The family-owned grocer partners with more than 500 local businesses to offer more than 4,000 local […]
Posted inSoutheast, Featured News, Finance News, Ingles Markets, News
Ingles Issues In-Depth Investor Warning Ahead Of Proxy Fight
Ingles Markets has released an investor presentation ahead of its April 30 annual meeting, intensifying its opposition to a director nominee put forward by Summer Road LLC, the family investment office of David Sackler. The Asheville, North Carolina-based grocer is urging shareholders to vote for its two independent director candidates – Rebekah Lowe and Dwight […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Marketing News, News, Northeast, Tops Friendly Markets
Tops Friendly Markets Launches MoolahVille Cash Back Rewards Program
Tops Friendly Markets is rolling out MoolahVille, a new rewards experience running through May 23 across all 147 stores. The program lets shoppers earn “Moolah” coins through everyday purchases and redeem them for unlimited $10 rewards cards, with an online component offering additional prizes including free groceries for a year. The program works on two […]
Posted inSustainability News, Featured News, Midwest, News, The Kroger Co.
Flashfood Expands To All Kroger Mid-Atlantic Division Stores
Flashfood, the surplus grocery platform, is now available at all 100-plus Kroger stores in the Mid-Atlantic Division, which includes Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. The expansion follows a pilot that launched last summer in 16 Richmond-area stores. Since then, Flashfood has helped Kroger Mid-Atlantic shoppers save nearly $700,000 on fresh groceries while keeping more […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
Publix Signs Leases For 3 New KY Supermarket Locations
Publix Super Markets has executed leases for three new Kentucky stores – in Bowling Green, Richmond and Versailles. Each city will welcome a 54,964-square-foot Publix Super Market with an adjacent Publix Liquors. The stores are expected to create about 150 jobs apiece. An opening time frame has not been determined for any of the three, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Dairy News, Natural Grocers, News, Private Label Brands, Southwest
Natural Grocers Adds Organic Pasture-Raised Eggs To Private Label Line
Natural Grocers is expanding its private-label brand with Regenerative Organic Certified Pasture-Raised Eggs, a new offering that meets industry-leading standards for soil health, animal welfare and farmworker fairness. Available in a 12-count carton, the eggs carry Regenerative Organic Certification as well as Certified Humane Raised & Handled designation. They come from pasture-raised hens that live […]
Posted inSustainability News, Featured News, Midwest, News, The Kroger Co.
Kroger Begins Earth Month Campaign To Benefit World Wildlife Fund
The Kroger Co. is inviting customers to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar at checkout through April 30 to support World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) conservation efforts. The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation will match customer donations up to $50,000. “Earth Month serves as a reminder each year that our choices have […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, News, Northeast, Tops Friendly Markets
Northeast Grocery Inc. Adds SNAP/EBT Payments On DoorDash
Northeast Grocery Inc. (NGI) has expanded its partnership with DoorDash to accept SNAP/EBT benefits for delivery across its Market 32, Price Chopper and Tops Markets banners. The enhancement allows customers to shop eligible grocery items and pay with their EBT cards at checkout through the DoorDash platform. “We believe everyone deserves convenient access to fresh, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Natural Grocers, News, West
Natural Grocers Plans New Store Opening In McMinnville, OR
Natural Grocers will open a new store this summer at 448 OR-99 West in McMinnville, Oregon, marking the retailer’s 15th location in the state and its first in the Willamette Valley. The company is moving forward on staffing and community outreach ahead of the opening. A virtual hiring fair is set for April 8, with […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Food Lion, News, Southeast
Food Lion Feeds Provides 1.7M Meals Through College Basketball Partnerships
Food Lion Feeds helped provide more than 1.7 million meals to those in need through its Score to Give More initiative during the 2025-26 college basketball season. The program tied free throw production from 54 participating men’s and women’s basketball teams to meal donations for campus food pantries and local Feeding America partner food banks. […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Ahold Delhaize, Featured News, Finance News, National, News
Ahold Delhaize USA Rolls Out Pay By Bank Option For Online Orders
Ahold Delhaize USA has expanded its partnership with Fiserv to offer Pay by Bank on its omnichannel platform, giving online customers the option to pay directly from their bank accounts. The solution is live on the e-commerce websites and mobile apps of three Ahold Delhaize USA brands – The Giant Co., Giant Food and Stop […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Midwest, News, The Kroger Co.
Kroger Packs 500 Additional Meal Boxes For Food Bank
Kroger Central Division gathered volunteers in Whitestown, Indiana, to pack 500 boxes of food for those in need – the second phase of a meal kit commitment that has produced 1,500 boxes for donation. The effort builds on 1,000 boxes packed earlier this month for the Midwest Food Bank. Supporters of Athletes in Action in […]
Posted inExecutive News, Corporate Store News, Featured News, News, Southwest, Walmart
Walmart Appoints Cox As Chief Legal Officer
Walmart Inc. has appointed Erin Nealy Cox as EVP of global governance, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, effective April 13. Cox is coming from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where she served as a partner in the Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Practice Group since 2021. She previously served as the U.S. Attorney for the […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, H-E-B, News, Southwest
H-E-B Names 68 Finalists For 2026 Excellence In Education Awards
Finalists for H-E-B’s 2026 Excellence in Education Awards include 50 Texas teachers, counselors and principals; five early childhood facilities; five public school boards; and eight school districts. The program awards cash prizes to educators who go above and beyond for their students and communities. Over the past several months, H-E-B provided $120,000 in awards during […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Natural Grocers, News, Private Label Brands, Southwest
Natural Grocers Adds 4 Organic Frozen Ravioli Varieties
Natural Grocers has added four organic frozen ravioli varieties to its private label lineup – Organic Ricotta & Mushroom, Organic Mozzarella & Cherry Tomato , Organic Eggplant & Provolone and Organic Butternut Squash. In line with the retailer’s product standards, all four are certified organic and made without artificial flavors, synthetic colors or preservatives. “A […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Harris Teeter, News, Southeast
Harris Teeter Named To Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies List
Harris Teeter has been recognized by Newsweek as one of “America’s Most Trustworthy Companies” for 2026. The recognition covers 700 companies across 23 industries and is based on an independent survey of 25,000 U.S. respondents, producing more than 100,000 evaluations, plus online media sentiment. “We believe trust is earned, and we honor it every day […]
Posted inExecutive News, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Featured News, National, News
AWG Taps Former Kroger Division Leader As COO
Associated Wholesale Grocers has appointed Joe Kelley as COO, effective May 4, overseeing merchandising, procurement, distribution, sales, marketing and division support center operations across AWG’s 33-state footprint. Kelley comes from Kroger, where he most recently served as SVP of retail divisions, leading 11 divisions across the central and western United States. His grocery career began […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, National, News, Save A Lot
Save A Lot Honors 10 Retail Partners At Annual Meeting
Save A Lot recognized 10 retail partners during the company’s annual meeting and food show in St. Charles, Missouri. The awards honored performance in 2025 across several major categories, including year-over-year customer and sales growth, Store Managers of the Year, Hometown Hero, Omnichannel Leaders, Outstanding Customer Service and Retail Partners of the Year. “These retail […]