Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Amazon Fresh, Equipment & Technology, Grocery Industry, Grocery News, Home Page Latest News, National, Suppliers, Whole Foods

Myrmex Wants Grocery Pickup To Be Like An ATM Withdrawal

Robotics startup Myrmex plans to introduce a fully automated grocery pickup system to the mass market. One aspect shared by all grocery pickup solutions, including Shipt, Instacart and AmazonFresh, as well as pickup services provided by Walmart and Kroger, is that the process is a manual operation. The lack of automation keeps costs high and service […]

Posted inNorthgate Market, Home Page Latest News, Store News, West

Northgate Gonzalez Markets Hosting 22nd Annual Toy Giveaway

Family-owned Northgate Gonzalez Markets gave away toys to more than 42,000 children on Dec. 13 at stores in California’s Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.  Northgate Markets works with its partners and the community for the annual toy giveaway at the chain’s 40 full-service grocery stores year after year. Northgate associates dressed in festive holiday […]

Posted inH-E-B, Grocery News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Latest News, Nonfood Items, Southwest, Store News, Suppliers

U.K. Hair Thickening Brand Nanogen Launching At Select H-E-B Locations

Nanogen, a popular hair thickening brand in the U.K., is partnering with H-E-B to bring its Thickening Hair Fibres and select top-selling SKUs to select locations in Texas. Starting in January 2019, H-E-B customers will have direct access to the brand’s solutions for thinning hair. “We know the U.S. consumer is looking for solutions to thinning hair,” […]

Posted inRaley's, C-Store News, Home Page Latest News, Store News, West

Raley’s To Sell 13 Aisle 1 Fuel Stations To Anabi Oil

Raley’s plans to sell its 13 Aisle 1 fuel stations to Anabi Oil, a Southern California family business and c-store operator. Anabi Oil is prepared to assume operations of the fuel stations as of early 2019, under the name Aisle 1. The deal will make Anabi’s Aisle 1 locations and Raley’s exclusive fuel partners. The fuel stations are […]

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Cra-Z-Art Donating $10K In Toys To Children’s Charities For The Holidays

Randolph, New Jersey-based Cra-Z-Art, a manufacturer of toy, activity, art and school supply products, has teamed up with a number of charitable organizations, including Toys for Tots, The Toy Foundation and Filling in the Blanks, to donate toys to children in need during the holiday season. Cra-Z-Art will donate approximately $10,000 worth of merchandise this […]

Posted inGiant Food, Corporate Store News, Home Page Latest News, Northeast

Giant Food To Invest $175 Million In Expansion And Store Enhancement

Giant Food is planning a $175 million capital investment for expansion and improvement over the next two years. The investment will include one new store and 24 store remodels. These efforts are in addition to the recently announced $21 million investment the company is making in a new Giant in Olney, Maryland, set to open in the spring of 2019. “As […]

Posted inRetailer of the Year, Albertsons, Southwest

HAC Inc. Is The Shelby Report Of The Southwest’s Retailer Of The Year

Fresh executive team breathes new life into employee-owned Homeland Homeland is a banner of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based HAC Inc., which has been around for 102 years. Its mission is to operate the best grocery stores by providing exceptional customer service, clean and friendly stores, strong perishable departments, competitive prices, continuous involvement of technology to better […]

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Royal Farms Gets Into The Holiday Spirit With Holiday-Themed Promotions

Royal Farms, a fast-casual, convenience and gas station chain based in Baltimore, Maryland, is running a holiday-themed promotional period through Dec. 31. The company’s chicken boxes, coffee cups and employee uniforms are designed to incorporate the holiday spirit. The chain’s boxes for its chicken meals resemble a present, its coffee cups display a chicken snowman, and […]