The concept started on the back of Marshall Beall’s pickup truck, moved to Cathy Bryant’s kitchen sink and now can be found in more than 5,000 stores across Louisiana, Mississippi and parts of Texas. Swamp Seeds, a Cajun concoction of sunflower seeds roasted in crawfish boil is literally and figuratively one of the hottest products […]
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Southern Season Plans New Store In Charleston
Southern Season plans to open a store in Charleston, S.C., in the early summer of 2013. The 44,000-s.f. store will be owned by The Beach Co. and located at the Brookgreen Town Center on Coleman Boulevard in Mount Pleasant. The store will include one of the world’s largest gourmet food markets with a vast selection […]
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New 7-Elevens Signal Growth In Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami has become home to three new corner store-type 7-Elevens, a sign of growth in the area, the South Florida Business Journal reports. The new stores are smaller than a typical 7-Eleven, do not include a parking lot and focus on grab-and-go options for the increasing number of residents and workers in the downtown […]
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Kroger Marketplace Slated To Open In Gainesville, Ga., In 2014
A Kroger Marketplace store is coming to Gainesville, Ga. The 123,000-s.f. store will anchor a new shopping center, East Holland Market, at the intersection of Jesse Jewell/Limestone Parkway. The complex will offer an additional 20,000 s.f. of retail space. In addition, nine outparcels will be created on both sides of Jesse Jewell Parkway and 26 […]
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Former Publix President Mark C. Hollis Passes Away At 78
Mark C. Hollis, retired Publix president and director emeritus, passed away early this morning at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 78 Hollis was born and raised in Lakeland, Fla. His Publix career spanned nearly 60 years, beginning in 1946 at the age of 12 where his first job was bagging potatoes. He worked in […]
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Top Tennessee Legislators Endorse Wine In Grocery Stores
The two top Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly have endorsed the sale of wine in grocery stores, The Associated Press reports. According to the Memphis Business Journal, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, speaker of the Senate, and House Speaker Beth Harwell told the AP they support the sale of wine in supermarkets “I think opponents […]
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US Foods Opening First Chef Store In Charlotte
Food company and distributor US Foods has taken 30,000 s.f. in the vacant former Walmart building on Eastway Drive in Charlotte and is opening a food and restaurant supply store in the space. It will offer more than 4,000 staples and specialty products for chefs, restaurant owners and food industry professionals, the Charlotte Business Journal […]
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Suspected Shoplifter Dies At Metro Atlanta Walmart
The Black Friday shopping weekend took a tragic turn early Sunday morning when a suspected shoplifter died while being apprehended by employees and a contract security officer outside a Lithonia, Ga., Walmart, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Two store employees who helped catch and subdue the suspect before police arrived have been placed on leave. The […]