Food City is building a new store in Middlesboro, Kentucky. The 56,300-s.f. supermarket will serve as a replacement unit and be located just behind the existing store. The project is expected to be completed by late fall. “We are excited to have the opportunity to bring a new state-of-the-art Food City to Middlesboro,” said Food […]
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Camellia Brand Beans Expands Distribution Through Southeastern Grocers
Camellia Brand Beans has gained more than 6,000 new points of distribution through Southeastern Grocers’ Winn-Dixie and Harveys banners stores in Florida and Alabama. Fourteen different UPCs include Camellia’s Red Beans, Black-Eyed Peas, Great Northerns, Large Limas, Pinto Beans, Black Beans, Green Split Peas and Lentils. Camellia Soup and Dinner Mixes also are available in […]
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Florida IGA Operator Expands Online Services With Freshop
Freshop Inc., providing solutions for online grocery shopping, list building and fulfillment, recently launched an online grocery site for Mt. Plymouth IGA in Sorrento, Florida. With the Freshop site, the store is able to offer the conveniences of list building and online ordering to its customers. Mt. Plymouth IGA, which has developed a reputation based on […]
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Shipt’s Harris Teeter Delivery Expansion Includes Beer And Wine
Online grocery delivery service Shipt is expanding to the Research Triangle region of North Carolina through delivery from Harris Teeter. Beginning April 20, Shipt members in the Raleigh and Durham areas will gain access to beer and wine selections in addition to groceries from the supermarket chain. With the expansion, Shipt will be able to deliver to […]
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Miami Development Addition Will Include New Whole Foods Market Alongside Existing Target
A new ground-up development addition in Miami, Florida, called Pinecrest Place will be anchored by a 46,000-s.f. Whole Foods Market store. The development will add 70,000 s.f. to a retail space that already includes a 173,000-s.f. Target. Construction on the $16.4 million project is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2018. “Pinecrest Place […]
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Publix Sets Sights On Growing Its GreenWise Market Stores
Publix Super Markets plans to “reignite” its GreenWise store concept, the company said March 31. The first newly redesigned GreenWise will be located near Florida State University at the southwest corner of Gaines Street and Railroad Avenue in Tallahassee, Florida, and is expected to debut in late 2018. “We are committed to being the retailer […]
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Vowell’s Market Place Launches ‘Shop, Drop & Roll’ Online Shopping Service
Mississippi’s Vowell’s Market Place is adding online shopping at its stores in Forest, Byram and Starkville. The service, named “Shop, Drop & Roll Powered by Rosie” will allow customers to shop online (excluding alcohol and tobacco products) in the stores and have those items available for pickup within three hours. The service launches April 5. […]
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Giumarra Forecasts Excellent Vidalia Onion Volumes This Spring
Vidalia onion season officially kicks off April 12, according to the Vidalia Onion Committee—and Giumarra Southeast says it is offering promotable volumes of the summer favorite, packaged in the Nature’s Partner brand. Shipments will begin the third week of April and continue through the end of July. “Growing conditions in South Georgia have led to […]