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H-E-B Returns To Meyerland With Bigger, Better Store

H-E-B’s reinvestment in the Meyerland community of Houston, Texas, has gone vertical. H-E-B Meyerland Market, located at 4955 Beechnut, opened Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 6 a.m. Serving as an anchor in the Meyerland Plaza, the brand new, 95,000-s.f. store replaces the former Braeswood store that closed after enduring significant damage from the floods following Hurricane […]

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Meijer Selects Hyer To Help Execute Its Gig Strategy

In an effort to drive even more efficiencies throughout its stores, Midwest retailer Meijer plans to utilize the Hyer platform/app across its 246-store footprint and its Serv-U-Success operation, to connect gig workers with identified tasks on demand. The Hyer app will allow Meijer to support its workforce needs in real-time, ensuring it can meet consumer […]

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Albertsons’ Own Brands Welcomes Alice Chan VP Of Sales And Marketing

The Own Brands team from Albertsons welcomed Alice Chan to its leadership team on Monday, Jan. 20. Chan joined the organization as VP of Own Brands sales and marketing. “Alice is an energetic and visionary leader who brings more than 16 years of proven results in the CPG industry with PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Division,” said Own […]

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Food City Recognizes 100-Plus Associates For Volunteerism

Through its Claude P. Varney Volunteer Recognition Program, Abingdon, Virginia-based Food City recently recognized more than 100 associates for their volunteerism. “As a company, we strive to maintain a high level of dedication to service, quality, value and community involvement, while providing a work environment that enables our associates to grow both personally and professionally […]

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Suji’s Korean Cuisine Expands West Coast Presence, Debuts In Midwest

Suji’s Korean Cuisine is expanding the retail availability of its food line this winter, complete with a new brand experience that the company says better reflects the bold flavors packaged in its modern Korean barbecue, entrees and sauces. Suji’s Korean Cuisine, which was founded in Seoul in 2013, has in the past 18 months relocated […]

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WEST: Recommended: Northgate To Replace Costa Mesa Albertsons

The Albertsons on the corner of Harbor Boulevard and Wilson Street, a Costa Mesa neighborhood anchor for two decades, is set to close Feb. 22 — paving the way for a new Northgate González Market. Melissa Hill, a spokeswoman for the Albertsons grocery chain, said the lease for the store — which opened in Harbor […]

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Northgate González Market Celebrate Its 40th Anniversary

Forty years after a Mexican immigrant family converted a small liquor store into a grocery market, Latino-themed grocery chain Northgate González Market marks a major anniversary milestone this month with 41 stores.    Family history It all began when Don Miguel González first emigrated from Jalostotitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, to the United States in the early […]