Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, Stater Bros. Markets, West

In-Store Media, POS Upgrades Coming To Stater Bros.

Stater Bros. Markets is making technology investments through two new partnerships that will modernize how it engages shoppers and operates its stores. The 90-year-old grocer is working with In-Store Marketplace to bring programmatic in-store media to its locations. It also has an agreement with NCR Voyix to deploy next-generation point-of-sale and payments solutions across its […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Meijer, Midwest, News

Meijer Helps Bring Huntington Bank’s Ignite The Classroom To West Michigan

Meijer is helping support western Michigan educators through its partnership with The Huntington National Bank’s Ignite the Classroom initiative. The year-long professional development experience is designed to elevate instruction, boost student engagement and strengthen pathways to future career success. This year, more than 150 educators from the region were selected to participate in the initiative […]

Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Executive News, Featured News, Midwest, News

AWG Recognizes Top Performers At 2026 Innovation Showcase

Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG) has named the winners of several Excellence Awards as part of its 2026 AWG Innovation Showcase and annual Shareholders Meeting. Top Excellence Awards recipients were Lou Fox Community Service Award winner the Blevins family of Jumbo Foods and Store Manager of the Year Award winner John Longest of Pruett’s Food. […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Food City, News, Southeast

Braswell Family Farms, Food City Partner To Support Coalition For Kids

Braswell Family Farms and Food City have teamed up on a new initiative to support Coalition For Kids Inc., a Johnson City, Tennessee-based organization that provides children across the region with a faith-based environment. Through the partnership, Braswell Family Farms donates 10 cents for every dozen Natural Choice Cage-Free White Large eggs sold at participating […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, H-E-B, News, Southwest

H-E-B Reveals Renovated Plus! Store In Kyle, TX

H-E-B debuted a renovated H-E-B plus! on May 1 at 5401 Farm to Market 1626 in Kyle, Texas. With a footprint now exceeding 182,000 square feet, the store offers more to the Hill Country community, including upgrades and an enhanced  store exterior. Interior updates include new finishes, signage, lighting, equipment and fixtures. Renovations began in […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Featured News, News, Northeast, Stop & Shop

Stop & Shop Expands Grocery Delivery With Uber Eats

Stop & Shop has begun a partnership with Uber Eats to bring enhanced on-demand grocery delivery to customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island. Stop & Shop’s more than 350 stores are live on the Uber Eats marketplace. The launch provides another channel for customers to access fresh foods, pantry staples, […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Marketing News, News, U.R.M. Stores, West

RSA America, URM Stores Begin Digital Transformation Partnership

RSA America has partnered with URM Stores Inc., a Spokane, Washington-based retailer-owned wholesaler supporting about 265 independent grocery retailers across the Pacific Northwest. Through the partnership, URM is deploying a centrally managed loyalty, digital marketing, retail media and artificial intelligence-enabled commerce platform designed to provide enterprise-level intelligence and execution capabilities to retailers of all sizes. […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Hy-Vee, Midwest, News

Hy-Vee Selects RELEX To Strengthen Fresh Store Ordering

As customer expectations evolve and demand patterns become more dynamic, Hy-Vee Inc. has selected RELEX Solutions to improve forecasting, replenishment and fresh store ordering in its stores and distribution network. The new platform will provide greater visibility, helping make processes more efficient while improving accuracy and supporting daily ordering decisions, particularly in fresh departments. “Hy-Vee has built […]