Aldi is partnering with Instacart to pilot grocery delivery from its stores in Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angles. The new partnership allows customers to complete their grocery shopping by ordering Aldi products for delivery in as little as one hour. The service will launch in the three cities later this month, with potential for future expansion, […]
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Ingles Posts FY 3Q, Nine-Month Results
Ingles Markets has reported sales and net income for the three and nine months ended June 24. The three-month period ended June 2017 benefitted from extra Easter sales, according to the Asheville, North Carolina-based grocery chain. Easter occurred in April 2017 and benefitted third quarter 2017 sales. Easter occurred in March 2016, in the company’s […]
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MGA Recognizes Oleson’s, Lipari With Outstanding Achievement Awards
Michigan Grocers Association (MGA) has named Oleson’s Food Stores in northern Michigan and Lipari Foods, headquartered in Warren, as its 2017 Al Kessel Outstanding Achievement Award winners. “The award is named to honor former MGA Director Albert F. ‘Al’ Kessel Jr., who passed away in 2012,” said MGA President & CEO Linda M. Gobler. “Al […]
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Harris Teeter Launches HT ‘Home Town’ Local Products Campaign
A recent study conducted by Concentric found that 77 percent of Harris Teeter shoppers would be more likely to purchase a product if they knew that it had been produced locally. When asked why local products appealed to them, shoppers said, “I want to support my local community”; “Local brands feel exclusive to my area”; and […]
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AWG’s Fort Worth DC Hits The Sale Block
Associated Wholesale Grocers’ (AWG) Fort Worth, Texas, warehouse officially is on the market. The announcement comes after the wholesaler said last month that it would close its Fort Worth division. CBRE’s National Food Facilities Group, consisting of Kevin Kelly, David Sours and Lucy Durbin, has been retained to exclusively market the former AWG distribution center at […]
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Coffee Brands Ranked Top Selling On Amazon Grocery
One Click Retail data and sales measurements find that three out of five of the top selling brands on Amazon Grocery are coffee. According to One Click Retail’s, the top 5 highest-selling grocery and food brands on Amazon are: 1. San Francisco Bay Coffee (~2 percent of Amazon grocery and food share) 2. KIND (~2 percent of […]
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Aldi Confirms It’s ‘Exploring Opportunities’ In Arizona, Other Markets
Discount grocer Aldi currently has nearly 1,700 stores in 35 states, with plans to reach 2,500 stores by 2022. Part of that expansion includes “exploring opportunities in Arizona as well as multiple other markets from coast to coast,” according to Aldi spokesperson Liz Ruggles. Ruggles adds that, while specific information is not yet available about […]
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Family-Owned GES Has A Hit With Edwards Cash Saver
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest When the ownership of longtime community grocer Knight’s Super Foods in Beebe, Arkansas, changed hands from one family to another early this year, there likely was some apprehension in the community. The Knight family had been very active in Beebe. People knew and trusted them. Paul Rowton was sensitive to those feelings. […]