Posted inCorporate Store News, Walmart, West

Walmart Acquires Distribution Building In Salt Lake City, UT

Cushman & Wakefield represented Walmart Inc. in acquiring a 1,032,248-square-foot distribution building on almost 60 acres in Salt Lake City, Utah. Walmart Fulfillment Services previously was leasing the property at 990 North 6550 West on a long-term basis prior to the sale. Commonly known as the Salt Lake City Global Logistics Center, the property comprises […]

Posted inFrozen Food, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Midwest, News, Private Label Brands

AWG Brands Scores Slam Dunk With Frozen Food Happiness Campaign

AWG Brands, the private brands of Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG), celebrated National Frozen Food Month in March with a marketing campaign, “Frozen Food Happiness,” designed to showcase the wide array of frozen food products available to both AWG member retailers and their customers. This year’s campaign emphasized the convenience, variety and fun that frozen […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Meijer, Midwest, News

Meijer Simply Give Hunger Relief Program Reaches Donation Milestone

Meijer’s Simply Give hunger relief program has donated $100 million to help alleviate hunger in the Midwest since the program’s inception in 2008. During that time, the Meijer Simply Give program has provided nearly 900 million meals to communities in partnership with hundreds of local food pantries across its six-state footprint. “For the last 17 years, […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, News, West

Albertsons Cos. Expands Business E-Commerce Platform

Albertsons Cos. has expanded its business e-commerce platform to more than 2,000 stores, including Albertsons, Safeway, ACME, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Star Market, Vons, Pavilions, Tom Thumb and Randalls. The business platform offers businesses of all sizes a way to order essential food and breakroom supplies, along with cleaning and paper products from their trusted local grocer. […]

Posted inPrivate Label Brands, C&S Wholesale Grocers, News, Northeast

C&S Wholesale Grocers Relaunches Best Yet Private Label Brand

C&S Wholesale Grocers is relaunching its premiere brand Best Yet, offering a curated assortment of household staples with a fresh look. The new label comes with an expansive array of new product offerings, ensuring retail customers have quality choices over competitors. According to the retailer, Best Yet offers thousands of products that exceed their national […]

Posted inNews, Independent Store News, Raley's, West

Raley’s Awards Funding For Infrastructure Grant Program

Raley’s has donated $340,241 in grant funding through its new Food for Families infrastructure grant program. Raley’s made the grant funding available through its 12 Food for Families food bank partners, as well as their partner agencies that represent more than 2,400 partner agencies in total. “We are grateful for our loyal customers and their Food […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, News, Southwest, Walmart

Walmart Celebrates Supercenter Grand Opening In Cypress, TX

Walmart is celebrating the grand opening of its new supercenter in Cypress, Texas — the company’s first ground-up site in four years and the first new-construction “Store of the Future” in the U.S. This milestone marks a step forward in Walmart’s plan to build or convert more than 150 stores over the next several years […]