Publix Super Markets last week opened its newest Savannah store on Skidaway Island. Located at 6 Westridge Road in The Village on Skidaway Island shopping center, the 28,800-s.f. store in Chatham County is the fifth Savannah store for the Lakeland, Florida-based grocer. The newest store is open 7 a.m.-10 p.m. every day. Publix operates nearly […]
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Georgia Beer Industry ‘Legend’ Dies At 77
Longtime Georgia beer industry executive Mr. Henri Leon Farmer Jr. died Monday, Dec. 8. He was 77. Funeral services were held last Friday. Mr. Farmer, who is described as an industry “legend” by many, spent 55 years in the beer industry and served as former president and chairman of the board at Leon Farmer & […]
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Johnsonville Opens Its First Retail Store In Naples, Florida
Johnsonville Sausage has brought its “big taste” to Naples, Florida, with the opening of its only retail location, the Johnsonville Sausage Marketplace. The store opened earlier this month with a day-long celebration that attracted nearly 13,000 southwest Floridians, who not only got a glimpse of the company’s first retail store, but also enjoyed Johnsonville’s fresh […]
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Owner Of NaturAlmond Launches Georgia Grinders Peanut Butter Line
After the coast-to-coast success of NaturAlmond’s line of Almond Butters, sold nationally at The Fresh Market and Sprouts Farmers Markets as well as regionally in Whole Foods, Kroger and hundreds of specialty gourmet shops, company owner Jaime Foster has launched a line of handcrafted peanut butters under the newly created Georgia Grinders brand. The Georgia […]
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Alliance Retail Group Grows To More Than 600 Stores
The number of independent supermarkets served by Alliance Retail Group (ARG) now totals more than 600, the Tennessee-based group said this week. These stores represent the largest independent self-negotiating group in the country with locations in 19 states and a combined retail volume of more than $3.5 billion. “With the opening of our office in […]
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Some Tennessee Grocery Stores May Have To Wait An Extra Year To Sell Wine
Tennesseans overwhelmingly voted for wine in grocery stores during the election earlier this month, with a referendum passing in every single community that put it on the ballot. Under the law as it’s written now, wine cannot be sold in grocery stores until July 2016 but, for stores within 500 feet of an existing liquor […]
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Bi-Lo, Harveys And Winn-Dixie Stores Now Accepting Apple Pay
Bi-Lo Holdings, parent company of Bi-Lo, Harveys and Winn-Dixie, is now accepting Apple Pay at all of its stores across the Southeast. “Customers want a shopping experience that is convenient, easy and secure, which is why we’re so pleased to announce support for Apple Pay,” said Bert DuMars, VP of digital marketing at Bi-Lo Holdings. […]
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The Fresh Market Opening Several Stores Next Month
The Fresh Market plans to open at least three stores next month—in Dallas, Texas, Durham, North Carolina, and Plantation, Florida. The more than 24,000-s.f. Dallas store will be the North Carolina-based company’s fifth in Texas and be located at 7331 Gaston Avenue in the Arboretum Village shopping center. It is slated to open Dec. 3. […]