ECRS will host the Ignite 2023 Retail Success Conference Aug. 7-9 in Charlotte, North Carolina. This event will be the ninth Ignite, where retail and technology executives come together with industry thought leaders from across the country. Guests will able to share insight and ideas and explore innovative solutions to optimize retail performance. Attendees will […]
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Posted inPublix Super Markets, Independent Store News, Southeast
Publix Opens Two New Locations In Tennessee
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets has opened two new locations in Tennessee. The stores, at 445 Highway 109 N. in Lebanon and 1931 Long Hollow Pike in Gallatin, will each have 130 workers. “We are excited to expand across the region with the opening of our Publix in Lebanon and Gallatin,” said Jared Glover, media relations […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Perdue Donates $50K Grant To Yadkin Family YMCA
Perdue Farms, as part of its “Delivering Hope to Our Neighbors” outreach, is supporting YMCA of Northwest North Carolina in Yadkinville, with a $50,000 grant funded through the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation. The Yadkin Family YMCA is conducting a capital campaign to fund an expansion of its facility. The 9,000-square-foot addition will consist of three multi-purpose/group exercise rooms, a community meeting […]
Posted inHarris Teeter, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Harris Teeter Donates $145K To Local Schools Through Program
Matthews, North Carolina-based Harris Teeter has donated $145,451 to participating schools through its Together in Education program. Together in Education, Harris Teeter’s fundraising program for schools throughout its communities, offers schools three payouts per school year. This is the first of three payouts the company will make to schools during the 2022-23 school year and brings the total […]
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Publix Opens New Locations In Florida, Georgia
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets has opened two new locations in the Southeast. The grocer opened a store in the Town Center at 11055 Daryl Carter Parkway in Orlando, Florida, and one in the Eagles Corner Shopping Center at 101 Tormenta Way in Statesboro, Georgia. The 48,387-square-foot stores will offer departments for grocery, dairy, frozen food, […]
Posted inBakery News, Southeast
Flowers Foods To Acquire Papa Pita Bakery
Thomasville, Georgia-based Flowers Foods has announced an agreement to acquire Papa Pita Bakery, a manufacturer and distributor of bagels, tortillas, breads, buns, English muffins and flat breads. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed in early 2023. Founded in 1983, Papa Pita operates a 270,000-square-foot facility […]
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Publix Announces Fourth Kentucky Location
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix has acquired property for a fourth store in Kentucky. Located at Flat Rock and Shelbyville roads, the store will be its third in Louisville. Plans for the 48,387-square-foot store include a pharmacy and an adjacent Publix Liquors, offering beer, wine and spirits. The store is anticipated to open in the second quarter […]
Posted inPackaging News, Southeast
Study Reports Shoppers Frustrated By Excessive Packaging
Online shoppers are fed up with a glut of packages arriving too big for the products being shipped, too flimsy, covered with too much tape or not being waterproof or recyclable. Those are among the main findings of a new national survey by packaging provider DS Smith, which tracked the frustrations amid a jump in […]