Wakefern Food Corp. has selected Eagle Eye to accelerate its loyalty strategy and deliver artificial intelligence-powered customer engagement initiatives across its retail network. The program is expected to go live in mid-2026. Wakefern, the largest retailer-owned supermarket cooperative in the U.S., will deploy Eagle Eye’s MACH-approved loyalty and personalization platform, moving away from a POS-based […]
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Wakefern is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States, comprising 50 member companies who independently own and operate 362 retail supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market, Gourmet Garage, and Fairway Market banners in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island markets.
Wakefern In The Community.
While their corporate mission is to help small businesses succeed in a big business world, Wakefern Food Corp. believes in nurturing and sustaining healthy communities. They are invested in improving the lives of their associates, customers and neighbors in many ways, from reducing their impact on the environment to fighting hunger, promoting healthy lifestyles, and more. Visit their Sustainability page and learn how Wakefern is striving to make its communities a better place to live, work and shop.
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Inserra Supermarkets To Open First Fresh Grocer In Brooklyn
Inserra Supermarkets will open The Fresh Grocer of Brooklyn on Feb. 13 at 523 Fulton St., marking the supermarket banner’s first location in New York City and creating about 140 new jobs. The 18,000-square-foot store, located across from the Fulton Mall in downtown Brooklyn, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7 a.m. The first 100 […]
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Wakefern Supermarket Banners To Host Job Fairs Jan. 31
Wakefern Food Corp. supermarket banners ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market are holding a series of walk-in hiring fairs Jan. 31. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., participating stores across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts and Rhode Island will host in-store recruitment events for full-time, […]
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Price Rite Marketplace Shares Budget-Friendly Holiday Meal Guides
Price Rite Marketplace aims to make it easier for families to prepare meals this holiday season by offering two guides that show how customers can feed eight to 10 people for about $40 using regularly priced items available in stores. The lists feature ingredients for two types of holiday meals: Ham dinner meal: spiral ham; […]
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Grocery TV Expands To 31 ShopRite Stores in NY, NJ
Grocery TV expanded its partnership with Wakefern Food Corp., adding 31 ShopRite locations across New York and New Jersey. Located in high-traffic areas of stores, the screens share sales, promotions, news and job information with shoppers. The network also allows national brands to reach customers. The partnership, which began in 2021, now covers more than […]
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Wakefern Names Asarasi Winner Of 2026 Local Wellness Supplier Summit
Wakefern Food Corp. named Asarasi the winner of its 2026 Local Wellness Supplier Summit, held Nov. 3 at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center. After a day of presentations and product demonstrations by eight suppliers, Asarasi impressed a panel of Wakefern leaders with its organic Sparkling Tree Water and Nekter Pop Probiotic Soda, earning […]
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Wakefern Food Corp. Adds Afresh’s AI Fresh Buying Solution
Wakefern Food Corp. is among the first to implement Afresh’s Fresh Buying solution across its produce, meat, seafood, deli and bakery distribution centers. Fresh Buying represents a new model for meat, deli, bakery and produce buyers. It provides the agility and artificial intelligence needed to manage perishables at scale, beyond what conventional supply-chain tools were […]
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Wakefern Highlights Growth At Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
Wakefern Food Corp. is leveraging technology, new growth opportunities and the power of its family-owned member companies to ensure success for generations to come. That’s the message leadership delivered during the cooperative’s annual shareholders’ meeting Oct. 16 at the Hilton in Parsippany, New Jersey. Wakefern reported retail sales of $20.7 billion for the 52-week fiscal […]