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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.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Food Lion, Southeast
New NC Food Lion Plans Grand Opening For Sept. 23
The Summerfield store will put the grocer at 24 locations in Guilford County and the greater Greensboro market.
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast, Suppliers
Smithfield Foods Celebrates 90 Years On Its Founding Site
Smithfield Mayor Michael Smith recognized the company’s long-standing presence in its namesake town.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Southeast
Goodwill Opens Food Market In Eastern NC Food Desert
The 7,600-square-foot food market in Aurora, North Carolina, serves a community whose residents have had to travel long distances for healthy groceries.
Posted inInternational Foods, Corporate Store News, Featured News, Merchandising News, Southeast
Winn-Dixie Expands Hispanic Assortment At 30+ Stores
As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, the stores have set up dedicated in-store displays and are offering special savings.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Harris Teeter, Southeast, The Kroger Co.
Harris Teeter Commits $253M To Charlotte Refreshes, 3 New Stores
Different locations will get their own set of upgrades, touching both products and store facilities.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Ahold Delhaize, Featured News, Food Lion, Southeast
Food Lion Adding 6 More Stores, Reaching 10 New In ’26
The grocer says these openings are a “runway into 2027,” when it plans more new stores within its 10-state footprint.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Food City, Southeast
Food City Replacement Store In VA Opens Sept. 16
The company’s history in the Smyth County community stretches back nearly half a century.
Posted inProduce News, Association News, Featured News, Grocery Research, Southeast
SEPC Study Identifies 4 Forces Reshaping Produce Purchases
Study author Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics presented the findings, which included the impacts of GLP-1 medications.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Bakery News, Deli News, Featured News, News, Produce News, Southeast
The Fresh Market Voted Best Grocery Store In USA Today 10Best
The North Carolina-based specialty grocer repeated its five-category sweep from last year.
Posted inProduce News, Packaging News, Southeast, Suppliers, Supply Chain News
Crawford Packaging Opens Its First U.S. Facility In Central FL
The Canadian company said the location supports its growing produce packaging business and provides enhanced service to an important agricultural region.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, IGA, News, Southeast
Greenwood Market Place In MS Chosen To Host IGA 100th Celebration
It is one of only five stores in the IGA network selected to host a Community Day Celebration as part of the alliance’s anniversary festivities.
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Southeast
Dollar Tree Q2 Sales Rise 7 Percent As Shoppers Seek Value
In consumables categories, comparable store sales were up 5.8 percent during the quarter.
Posted inMarketing News, Equipment & Technology, Online Grocery Technology, Southeast, Suppliers
Bay Food Brokerage Launches Retail Division, Hires Schneider To Lead
The division helps food manufacturers bridge the gap between gaining retail distribution and executing at store level, the Tampa-based broker said.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Ahold Delhaize, News, Southeast
Charles Town, WV, Martin’s Store Remodel Now Complete
With a grand reopening set for Sept. 4, the store stayed open through several months of major renovations.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, News, Southeast
Repaired, Refreshed Save A Lot In Georgetown, KY, To Reopen
The store owned by Anchor Foods was unexpectedly closed last summer when a vehicle crashed into the building’s façade.
Posted inSustainability News, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
Publix Commits $1M To Nature Conservancy Projects
The funding will go toward projects restoring Florida’s Indian River Lagoon and South Carolina longleaf pine forest.
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Southeast, The Kroger Co.
Kroger, MUST Expand School Pantry Network in Atlanta
Kroger’s Atlanta Division and MUST Ministries opened a food pantry at South Atlanta High School expected to serve about 150 families each month.
Posted inProduce News, Association News, News, Southeast
NC Sweetpotatoes In The Running For Coolest Thing Made In NC
North Carolina sweetpotatoes are officially in the running to be named one of the coolest things made in North Carolina. The North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission announced that the crop has been selected among 88 nominees in the NC Chamber’s seventh annual Coolest Thing Made in NC competition, which celebrates products made in the state and […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, News, Southeast
Houchens Food Group Debuts New Food Saver Banner
The price impact format’s first three stores are in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Celina and Decherd, Tennessee.