Miami-based Sedano’s Supermarkets opened its 35th store in Florida and its 10th location in Hialeah, the city where the storied retailer was founded in 1962, on Nov. 6. With nearly 100 new employees, the 35,000-s.f. store located at 1170 West 49th Street introduces Sedano’s new look and a more spacious layout inclusive of an expansive […]
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Alex Lee Using AI Technologies In Its MDI Wholesale Biz
To support its wholesale distribution business, Merchants Distributors (MDI), Alex Lee is implementing Demand ForecastingAI and Warehouse Replenishment from Symphony RetailAI, a global provider of AI-enabled revenue growth management solutions and customer-centric insights for retailers and CPG manufacturers across the entire value chain. Headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina, MDI supplies more than 600 retail food stores with food […]
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Thibodaux, Louisiana, Rouses Features Nicholls State University Theme
Rouses Markets has teamed up with Nicholls State University for its first-ever collegiate-themed grocery store. The décor and merchandise at Rouses Markets is tailored to each location, but this new store goes a step further. The interior is painted Colonels’ red and gray, and there are Nicholls logos and school photos throughout. There’s even a […]
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Ingles Teams Up With ABCCM, WLOS-TV, iHeartRadio To Donate Meals
On Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 11 a.m., Ingles Markets, along with partners ABCCM, WLOS-TV and iHeartRadio, will present the total amount of food and funds raised during the Ingles’ Kids Pantry one-day food drive held on Oct. 9. The drive, held at the Ingles Market on Tunnel Road in Asheville, North Carolina, consisted of 60 […]
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Food Lion Opens New Store In Raleigh, North Carolina
On Wednesday, Oct. 16, Food Lion opened the doors of its store at 7905 Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh, North Carolina. A ribbon cutting ceremony was scheduled at 7:45 a.m., followed by the store opening at 8 a.m. The first 100 customers in line received a mystery gift card valued from $10-$200, a Food […]
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Soft-Baked Cookies Added To Dewey’s Bakery Portfolio
North Carolina-based Dewey’s Bakery has been baking in the foothills of North Carolina since 1930. Now, the company is introducing Southern-inspired soft-baked cookies and new cracker varieties across the country. “Our Soft Baked cookies are now available in many of the nation’s finest food retailers,” said Scott Livengood, CEO and owner of Dewey’s Bakery, which is […]
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Winn-Dixie Associate Davis Celebrates 100th Birthday
On Oct. 29, Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Winn-Dixie, along with the Montgomery, Alabama, community, celebrated the birthday of 100-year-old Winn-Dixie associate Romay Davis on Oct. 29. The Winn-Dixie at 7946 Vaughn Road hosted an in-store birthday party with food, a live band and special surprises. The company asked that all those inspired by Davis’ […]
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Publix Opening Store, Aprons Cooking School In Hoover, Alabama
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7 a.m., Publix Super Markets will open a new store at 6219 Tattersall Boulevard in the Tattersall Park Shopping Center in Hoover, Alabama. The 48,100-s.f. store will bring 125 new jobs to the area. Also slated to open adjacent to the store next year will be Alabama’s first Publix Aprons […]