The Alabama Grocers Education Foundation (AGEF) held its 23rd Annual Fall Golf Outing in October at Inverness Country Club in Birmingham. The tournament included two flights and raised a fall record for AGEF, which funds scholarships to employees and children of employees of Alabama Grocers Association companies. To date AGEF has awarded more than $1 […]
Category: Southeast
The Shelby Report of the Southeast covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
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Rouses Becomes Official Grocer Of NBA Team
The New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday said that Rouses will be the Official Grocer of the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2015-16 NBA season. The partnership will be highlighted by a series of bi-monthly sweepstakes, as well as the Year of the Uniform game-day giveaway series for Pelicans fans. “We’re excited to collaborate with Rouses […]
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Kroger Cuts Ribbon On Large Georgia Distribution Center
Kroger celebrated its new state-of-the-art distribution center at 2000 Anvil Block Road in Forest Park, Georgia, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday. The Forest Park distribution center enables Kroger to provide full-line distribution services for existing and future stores. Construction of the 1 million-s.f. facility located on 253 acres began in summer 2014 with an investment […]
Posted in, Produce News, Southeast
Largest Donation Of Fresh Produce Expected On Sunday For Atlanta Community
Local food bank volunteers will work through the night on Sunday, Oct. 25, to “harvest” thousands of pounds of fresh fruit, vegetables and even flowers from the Georgia World Congress Center after the fresh produce industry’s largest U.S. convention and expo comes to a close. The fresh produce will be donated by exhibitors at Produce […]
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Publix To Open 60th Alabama Store In Rainbow City
Publix Super Markets will open a new store in Rainbow City, Alabama, on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The store, at 3509 Rainbow Drive in the Shoppes at Rainbow Landing, will open at 7 a.m. following a ribbon-cutting ceremony that begins at 6:45 a.m. when Rainbow City Mayor Terry John Calhoun will greet guests. “Publix differentiates itself […]
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Kroger Nearly Doubles The Size Of Decatur, Georgia, Store
Kroger has expanded its Decatur, Georgia, store at 2875 N. Decatur Road by more than 47,000 s.f., increasing the location’s total square footage to nearly 114,000 s.f. The store celebrated the expansion with a grand reopening ceremony Wednesday morning. The expansion adds an estimated 35 new jobs to the Decatur community near Atlanta. “Kroger has […]
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Publix Collects Funds For American Red Cross Disaster Relief In The Carolinas
Publix Super Markets on Monday established a program to offer its customers and associates a way to directly assist those areas in the Carolinas affected by the weekend’s severe weather. Customers may donate any amount by adding it to their grocery totals when checking out at Publix registers. Collected money will be channeled through the […]
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Florida’s Doris Italian Market Raising Funds For American Cancer Society
During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, all Doris Italian Market & Bakery locations throughout South Florida are going pink, with cookies, to raise funds for the American Cancer Society—Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. During the month of October, Doris’ large homemade black and white cookies in the bakery will be decorated in pink […]
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Flowers Baking Co. Gets New President
Flowers Foods has named Chris Mulford president of Flowers Baking Co. of Thomasville, Georgia, a subsidiary of Flowers Foods. Mickey Miller, current bakery president, retires after 42 years of service with the company. Mulford began his career with Flowers in 1987. Holding several sales positions with the company, he most recently served as VP of […]
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Publix To Open Store In Cullman, Alabama, In October
Publix Super Markets will open a new store in Cullman, Alabama, on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The 45,000-s.f. store in the Cullman Shopping Center at 1104 Cullman Shopping Center NW, marks the Lakeland, Florida-based grocer’s 59th location in Alabama. “Publix differentiates itself by providing excellent customer service, quality products and competitive prices,” said Brenda Reid, media […]
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Independent Spotlight: Piggly Wiggly Of Tarboro, North Carolina
Kenneth “Kenny” Honeycutt, along with his wife Brenda, owns and operates the Piggly Wiggly store in Tarboro, North Carolina, which is home to about 10,000 residents. He is involved in all aspects of store operations, including ordering, scheduling, advertising, personnel, government regulation compliance, store conditions and customer service. Honeycutt’s Piggly Wiggly store, located at 2030 […]
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Georgia Independent Retailer Seminars Sept. 29 And 30
The Georgia Food Industry Association (GFIA) will host two free independent retailer seminars next week. Attendees can learn about new wage and hour regulations, as well as the state WIC program. Labor attorney Carla Gunnin of the Jackson Lewis law firm will join in the conversation. The South Georgia seminar will be held from 10 […]
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Food Lion’s Bagged Apples To Help Provide 1M Meals To Needy Families
Food Lion is partnering with its customers to help solve hunger by launching specially marked Food Lion Feeds bagged apples for sale in its stores. In its second year, the bagged apple campaign will help provide one million meals to feed families facing hunger in local communities across the grocer’s 10-state footprint. With the sale […]
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Food Lion Promo Saves Customers On Grocer’s Private Brand Products, Including New Fresh Produce Offerings
Through Oct. 6, Food Lion shoppers will receive 25 cents back for every private brand item they purchase, up to $10, through the grocer’s “Quarter Back” promotion. Food Lion recently redesigned its private label packaging under the Food Lion brand, making shopping for these items easy to find, easy to save and easy to trust, […]
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Rouses Hires First Full-Time Dietitian As It Kicks Off ‘Eat Right’ Initiative
Noting that today’s customers are more focused on nutrition, where their foods come from and how they are produced, Rouses Markets has appointed the chain’s first-ever full-time dietitian—Esther Ellis, RD. “Our new initiative, ‘Eat Right with Rouses,’ is all about building a healthier Gulf Coast,” says Donny Rouse, managing partner of the Thibodaux, Louisiana-based grocery […]
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Publix Celebrates 85 Years Of Making ‘Shopping A Pleasure’
Publix officially celebrated 85 years of serving customers and their local communities on Sunday. Founded in 1930 by the late George W. Jenkins (Mr. George) in Winter Haven, Florida, Publix has grown from a single store into the largest employee-owned supermarket in the U.S. with more than 1,100 stores across six states. Mr. George’s dream […]
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MOM’s Organic Market Hosting Grand Opening At New Virginia Store
MOM’s Organic Market will host grand opening festivities at its new Woodbridge, Virginia, store this weekend, Friday-Sunday, Sept. 11-13. Features of the store include 100 percent organic produce; free car charging stations; organic wines, a growler filling station for local, seasonal beers and kombucha; only sustainable seafood (down to the canned tuna); certified organic clothing […]
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Kroger Atlanta Pharmacist To Retire After 40 Years Of Service
Longtime Kroger pharmacist and Cumming, Georgia, resident David Leitch is retiring after 40 years of service with The Kroger Co. Leitch began his career with Kroger in 1975 after graduating from the University of Georgia. He has served in many different roles throughout his career, including lead pharmacist, pharmacy manager, management trainee, pharmacy coordinator, drug/GM […]
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Kentucky Sees Steady Store Activity, But Implementation Of Internet Lottery Creates Concern For Retailers
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer Ted Mason, executive director of the Kentucky Grocers Association and Kentucky Association of Convenience (KGA/KACS), isn’t hearing much from the group’s members these days, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, Mason considers the relative silence a positive sign that Kentucky’s economy, specifically its retail industry, is on the […]
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Lowes Foods Expands Renewal Of e-Commerce Experience
North Carolina-based Lowes Foods and Unata, a leader in one-to-one omni-commerce solutions, say they plan to expand a new and innovative e-commerce experience across all 60 Lowes Foods-To-Go store locations. This expansion is a phased rollout across markets and comes after a successful pilot, according to the companies. The Lowes and Unata partnership began with […]