Mobile, Alabama-based Greer’s Markets is entering its 106th year of business in 2022. The company has stayed in the Greer family, and four members of the fifth generation recently helped design and build a new concept store in downtown Mobile. Greer’s St. Louis Market is named for its location on St. Louis Street. The new […]
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SMARTS Speakers Encourage Grocery Leaders To Care, Share, Motivate
by Eric Pereira / content creator Harold Llyod Presents held its 21st annual Supermarket SMARTS conference in a virtual format the week of Jan. 10. The SMARTS event combined education and entertainment for grocery managers, assistant managers and management trainees to learn through interactive seminars and assignments. The Supermarket SMARTS event featured various guest speakers including, […]
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Kroger Delivery Arrives In Metro Atlanta
The Kroger Co. has opened a new customer fulfillment center in Forest Park, Georgia, powered by Ocado Group. This center serves an expansion of Kroger’s national fulfillment network, providing the region with an e-commerce delivery service that combines vertical integration, machine learning and robotics with fast delivery of grocery items and fresh food. “We’re proud […]
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Acosta Acquires OeP To Reach Amazon Customers
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta has acquired OeP, a best-in-class agency focused on providing white glove services to clients across multiple categories and increasing brand presence and ROI on the world’s largest e-commerce platform, Amazon. The combination of Acosta and OeP provides clients with an end-to-end suite of digital commerce services that enable them to maximize business on […]
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Publix Named No. 1 On Fortune’s Most Admired Companies
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix has been named to Fortune’s annual list of the World’s Most Admired Companies, ranking No. 1 in the food and drugstores industry for the third year in a row and No. 42 on the overall list. Publix is committed to supporting the communities in which it operates. As a food retailer, the company […]
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Publix Ranked No. 4 On Inaugural Forbes Halo 100 List
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix has been named to the inaugural Forbes Halo 100 list, ranking fourth out of 100 companies and No. 1 in the grocery industry. The list recognizes companies customers say are excelling at delivering great customer experiences in a responsible way. “For more than 90 years, we’ve been passionately focused on customer value,” said […]
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Kroger Atlanta Division Provides Community With Free N95 Masks
Kroger’s Atlanta division, which includes Georgia, Eastern Alabama and South Carolina, will be serving as an access point to free non-surgical N95 masks as part of its partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Customers can visit any local Kroger store with a pharmacy to pick up complimentary masks while supplies last, and […]
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Kalera Joins NASDAQ Through Merger With Agrico Acquisition Corp.
Orlando, Florida-based Kalera, a leafy green vertical farming company, and Agrico Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, have entered into a definitive merger agreement. As a result, Kalera will transition from its current Euronext Growth Oslo listing to a publicly listed company with its common shares traded on the NASDAQ stock market. “Kalera and […]