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Food Lion Feeds To Support Thousands Of Children During Pandemic

Continuing its mission to nourish neighbors in the towns and cities impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19), Food Lion Feeds is partnering with school districts across its footprint to help in their efforts of delivering meals to children and their families. Beginning April 17 and occurring weekly, Food Lion Feeds will donate reusable food bags to […]

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H-E-B, Favor Introduce New Express Delivery In Texas

H-E-B and Favor Delivery have introduced a new service, Express Delivery, that allows customers to have grocery essentials delivered straight to their doorstep in two hours or less. In addition to H-E-B Curbside and Home Delivery, Texans can now use Favor’s new service to have products delivered from every H-E-B, Central Market and Joe V’s […]

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Lifelong Food City Associate Thomas Hembree Dies At 69

The Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association has announced the death of lifelong Food City associate Thomas R. Hembree, 69. He died Saturday, April 18, 2020, at Naples Community Hospital in Naples, Florida, surrounded by his family. Mr. Hembree served as Food City SVP of marketing prior to his retirement in 2010. During his service, he […]

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Strategy Analytics: Amazon Go Is Compelling But Niche Experience

Two years after opening the world’s first cashier-less convenience store “Amazon Go,” Amazon has expanded on its concept, opening a larger-format cashier-less grocery store. A new report from the User Experience Strategies Service (UXS) at Strategy Analytics outlines a consumer-focused evaluation of the Amazon Go Grocery experience. While ”Just Walk Out” shopping has the potential to disrupt retail, its broader […]

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Instacart Launches New Customer Product Features To Speed Up Service

Instacart has launched two new product features designed to speed up service and unlock more delivery windows as demand for grocery delivery continues to surge in North America. The new features—”Fast & Flexible” and “Order Ahead”—which the company has been testing over the last few weeks, increase delivery availability for customers across North America and provide more choice […]

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Aldi Updates Customers On Safety Measures During Covid-19 Pandemic

Batavia, Illinois-based Aldi has issued an update on what it is doing to keep its stores safe for employees and customers during the Covid-19 pandemic. “As we navigate this constantly changing environment, the health and safety of our employees and our customers continues to be our top priority,” the company says. The entire Aldi team […]

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Doux South Pickles Has More Product Available For Retail Due To Covid

More than 80 percent of Doux South’s pickle business typically is done with restaurants—in its home state of Georgia as well as Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey and Colorado. With restaurant orders temporarily down due to Covid-19, co-founder Mark Hungarland and his team […]

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H-E-B, Favor To Serve Even More Texans During Covid-19 Pandemic

H-E-B and Favor Delivery have expanded service to support even more Texans. With this move, Favor has doubled its delivery coverage area statewide to give more Texans access to on-demand delivery from restaurants and stores, and to support more seniors via the H-E-B and Favor Senior Support Program. In rapid response to the Covid-19 outbreak, […]