Publix Super Markets will make its Cleveland, Tenn., debut next week when it opens a 54,700-s.f. store at Mouse Creek. The store will open at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 635 Paul Huff Pkwy. NW. “We are proud to bring the Publix shopping experience to Cleveland,” said Brenda Reid, Publix spokeswoman. “Stellar customer service, […]
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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Dollar General Tests Fuel Station At Market Store In Ala.
Dollar General is testing a fuel station at its Dollar General Market in Hanceville, Ala. “Dollar General continues to innovate to provide convenience and value for our customers,” said Rick Dreiling, chairman and CEO of Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General. “This project to test a fuel offering is consistent with our strategy of continually looking for […]
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Publix Opens Rome, Ga., Store
Publix Super Markets opened its newest Georgia store earlier this week—in Rome. The Shelby Report attended grand opening events for the approximately 54,000-s.f. store in Floyd County, located at 435 Turner McCall Blvd. NE in Charles Hight Square. The location also includes a drive-thru pharmacy. Publix is staying busy with new stores. The Lakeland, Fla.-based […]
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Laurel Grocery Recognizes IGA Retailers, Managers During Fall Show
Laurel Grocery Co. recently recognized the achievements of exceptional IGA retailers and managers during its 2013 Fall Food Show in Covington, Ky. Laurel Grocery Co. is an IGA licensed distribution center based in London, Ky. The company serves stores in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Becky Amberger of Village Store IGA […]
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Report: Trader Joe’s Confirms Jacksonville Beach Location
It’s official. Trader Joe’s is coming to Jacksonville Beach, Fla., with an expected opening in late 2014. Trader Joe’s confirmed to the Jacksonville Business Journal that it has signed a lease for a 12,500-s.f. space in the South Beach Regional Center at the intersection of state road A1A and J. Turner Butler Boulevard. Real estate […]
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Kroger Reopening Carrollton, Ga., Store As State’s First Marketplace Format
The South Park Street Kroger in Carrollton, Ga., will celebrate its re-grand opening at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16. After undergoing a 64,000-s.f. expansion, the remodeled store now offers customers more than 113,531 s.f. of merchandise and represents the first Kroger Marketplace store in Georgia. “Kroger has been a part of the Carrollton community for […]
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Bi-Lo Holdings To Rebanner Sweetbay, Reid’s Stores; Harveys To Continue
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC, parent company of the Bi-Lo and Winn-Dixie supermarket chains, intends to continue the Harveys banner name and retire the Sweetbay and Reid’s banners following the close of its transaction with Delhaize Group, parent company of the Sweetbay, Harveys and Reid’s supermarket chains. Sweetbay stores are expected to be converted to the Winn-Dixie […]
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Publix Opening First Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Island, S.C., Stores
Publix Super Markets Inc. will enter the north Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island, S.C., market with two stores. The 49,000-s.f. Myrtle Beach store, located in the Coastal North Town Center at Highway 17 and Moss Place, is expected to open in late 2014. he 45,000-s.f. Pawleys Island store, located in the Pawleys Island Plaza at […]
Posted in, Perishables, Southeast
Springer Mountain Farms’ Arrendale To Receive Humanitarian Medal
Ceremony to be held Saturday in L.A. and broadcast on Hallmark Channel Oct. 30 The American Humane Association will present its prestigious National Humanitarian Medal to Gus Arrendale of Springer Mountain Farms at this week’s American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards event. The association said it awards the National Humanitarian Medal to visionary leaders […]
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Rouses Confirms Entry Into Alabama
Rouses Markets, one of the largest independent grocers in the South, is bringing its famous andouille, boudin, boiled crawfish and other Gulf Coast favorites to Alabama. In the next few weeks, the family-owned and -operated company will take ownership of six former Belle Foods stores from Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), a retail-owner cooperative of which […]
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How AWG Formed The Consortium That Landed Belle Foods
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer How did Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) manage to put together the consortium that will buy 43 Belle Foods stores across three states? David Smith, SVP and Gulf Coast Division manager for AWG, says it’s due to the determination of the co-op’s members. Birmingham, Ala.-based Belle Foods filed for bankruptcy July 1. […]
Posted in, National, Southeast
Riteway Launches Riteway Fresh
Riteway Sales & Marketing is launching Riteway Fresh, a new fresh division that will serve the Southeast market. Don Bishop will serve as director of the new division. “We are excited to take the Riteway know-how and approach into the fresh market,” said Jim Hall, president of Riteway. “We are also pleased that Don Bishop […]
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Publix To Buy Seven Bi-Lo Stores In The Carolinas
The grocery news out of the Carolinas keeps on coming. Publix Super Markets Inc. and Bi-Lo Holdings, parent company of the Bi-Lo and Winn-Dixie grocery store chains, this morning said they have entered into an agreement under which Publix is expected to purchase seven Bi-Lo-branded stores in North and South Carolina. The transaction is projected […]
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Piggly Wiggly Carolina To Sell 29 Stores To Bi-Lo Holdings, Harris Teeter
Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. has entered into definitive agreements with Bi-Lo Holdings and Harris Teeter Supermarkets to sell 29 of its stores. Bi-Lo Holdings plans to purchase 22 stores in South Carolina and coastal Georgia. Harris Teeter expects to purchase seven South Carolina stores, one of which is under construction. Financial terms of the transactions […]
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CFIC Fall Golf Tourney Is Next Month
The Carolinas Food Industry Council (CFIC) will host its annual fall golf tournament on Thursday, Oct. 3, at Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C. A foursome is $5,000 for members and $5,750 for non-members. The group should consist of three players from the sponsoring supplier company, plus a retailer of the sponsor’s choice. Go here for […]
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Winn-Dixie Seeks Local Social Stars For ‘I’m Beef People’ Ad Campaign
Winn-Dixie, long known as the “Beef People,” is seeking customers who are equally passionate about great-tasting beef to enter its “I’m Beef People” online contest for a chance to appear in an upcoming advertising circular or on an outdoor billboard for the “I’m Beef People” local campaign. The social media initiative supports the supermarket’s new […]
Posted in, Southeast, The Independent Perspective
Southern Season Opens In Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
A Southern-style emporium featuring cooking classes, a specialty grocery store, a restaurant and more is now open for business in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Live 5 WCSC reports that Southern Season, located at 730 Coleman Blvd., is holding a grand opening celebration through Sept. 22. The festivities include live music, cooking demos, tastings and a “Southern […]
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Promised Land Dairy Milk Products Arrive At Publix
Promised Land Dairy, a wholesome, all-natural line of high-quality dairy products, has arrived at Publix. Milk flavors include Midnight Chocolate, Very Berry Strawberry, Peaches N’ Cream, Cookies N’ Cream and traditional white milk known to be one of the richest, most flavorful homogenized milks on the market, according to the company. Promised Land milk is […]
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Georgia Meat Cutter Makes Case For Course At Local Tech School
Leon Wildberger, owner of meatcuttersclub.com, has been on a journey for two years to benefit the Georgia grocery industry. Georgia and surrounding states lack in qualified meat cutters, according to Wildberger who aims to have a meat-cutting course added to Northwestern Technical College. As the owner of meatcuttersclub.com, Wildberger gets requests from different companies and recruiters to help them find meat […]
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Harris Teeter And Titan Farms Donate 57K Lbs. Of Peaches To Food Bank
Harris Teeter and vendor Titan Farms donated approximately 57,000 lbs. of peaches to the Second Harvest Food Banks in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, N.C., this past week to help feed people struggling with hunger in the local communities. This donation is part of the retailer’s participation in the inaugural “Peaches with A Purpose” program sponsored by […]