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. […]
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Fleet Advantage’s Growth Continues, Adds To Executive Team
Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing and lifecycle cost management, continues to grow its clean diesel initiative, highlighted by improvements in key business metrics, on-boarding of new clients, additional business from existing clients, new Class-8 orders in excess of 1,800 tractors and lease origination volume exceeding $200 million for […]
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Publix Offering Veterans Day Discount To Military Personnel
Publix will honor the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, along with their families, by offering a 10 percent discount on Tuesday in recognition of Veterans Day. To qualify for the discount, active and retired military personnel and family members will need to present a form of military identification. Examples include: a military […]
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Tenn. Group Is Optimistic Wine Measure Will Be Overwhelmingly Approved
Red White and Food campaign manager Susie Alcorn says the group is “cautiously optimistic that wine in retail food stores will be approved in all 78 eligible municipalities” in Tennessee, based on partial reported results. At least one municipality in the state—McKenzie—has officially passed the referendum and, based on unconfirmed reports, it appears the measure […]
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Publix Posts 5.1 Percent Sales Gain For 3Q
Publix Super Markets’ sales for the third quarter of 2014 were $7.4 billion, a 5.1 percent increase from last year’s $7 billion. Comparable-store sales for the third quarter of 2014 increased 5 percent. The Lakeland, Florida-based grocer announced the results Tuesday. Net earnings for the third quarter of 2014 were $384.2 million, compared to $359.9 […]
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Newlands Campbell Resigns As President Of Food Lion
Food Lion President Beth Newlands Campbell has resigned, effective Nov. 1. She is leaving the company for personal and professional reasons, the Salisbury, North Carolina-based grocer said Thursday. Meg Ham of Bottom Dollar will succeed Newlands Campbell. Food Lion and Bottom Dollar are both owned by Delhaize America. “We are extremely pleased to tap into […]
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Publix To Reopen Monument Road Store In Jacksonville On Thursday
Publix will reopen its Monument Road location in Jacksonville at 8 a.m. Thursday. The store replaces an older one that was torn down to make room for the new, larger store. “We are extremely excited about the reopening and look forward to serving our customers and the community again,” said Dwaine Stevens, media and community […]