Different locations will get their own set of upgrades, touching both products and store facilities.
Category: Southeast
The Shelby Report of the Southeast covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Ahold Delhaize, Featured News, Food Lion, Southeast
Food Lion Adding 6 More Stores, Reaching 10 New In ’26
The grocer says these openings are a “runway into 2027,” when it plans more new stores within its 10-state footprint.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Food City, Southeast
Food City Replacement Store In VA Opens Sept. 16
The company’s history in the Smyth County community stretches back nearly half a century.
Posted inProduce News, Association News, Featured News, Grocery Research, Southeast
SEPC Study Identifies 4 Forces Reshaping Produce Purchases
Study author Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics presented the findings, which included the impacts of GLP-1 medications.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Bakery News, Deli News, Featured News, News, Produce News, Southeast
The Fresh Market Voted Best Grocery Store In USA Today 10Best
The North Carolina-based specialty grocer repeated its five-category sweep from last year.
Posted inProduce News, Packaging News, Southeast, Suppliers, Supply Chain News
Crawford Packaging Opens Its First U.S. Facility In Central FL
The Canadian company said the location supports its growing produce packaging business and provides enhanced service to an important agricultural region.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, IGA, News, Southeast
Greenwood Market Place In MS Chosen To Host IGA 100th Celebration
It is one of only five stores in the IGA network selected to host a Community Day Celebration as part of the alliance’s anniversary festivities.
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Southeast
Dollar Tree Q2 Sales Rise 7 Percent As Shoppers Seek Value
In consumables categories, comparable store sales were up 5.8 percent during the quarter.
Posted inMarketing News, Equipment & Technology, Online Grocery Technology, Southeast, Suppliers
Bay Food Brokerage Launches Retail Division, Hires Schneider To Lead
The division helps food manufacturers bridge the gap between gaining retail distribution and executing at store level, the Tampa-based broker said.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Ahold Delhaize, News, Southeast
Charles Town, WV, Martin’s Store Remodel Now Complete
With a grand reopening set for Sept. 4, the store stayed open through several months of major renovations.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, News, Southeast
Repaired, Refreshed Save A Lot In Georgetown, KY, To Reopen
The store owned by Anchor Foods was unexpectedly closed last summer when a vehicle crashed into the building’s façade.
Posted inSustainability News, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
Publix Commits $1M To Nature Conservancy Projects
The funding will go toward projects restoring Florida’s Indian River Lagoon and South Carolina longleaf pine forest.
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Southeast, The Kroger Co.
Kroger, MUST Expand School Pantry Network in Atlanta
Kroger’s Atlanta Division and MUST Ministries opened a food pantry at South Atlanta High School expected to serve about 150 families each month.
Posted inProduce News, Association News, News, Southeast
NC Sweetpotatoes In The Running For Coolest Thing Made In NC
North Carolina sweetpotatoes are officially in the running to be named one of the coolest things made in North Carolina. The North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission announced that the crop has been selected among 88 nominees in the NC Chamber’s seventh annual Coolest Thing Made in NC competition, which celebrates products made in the state and […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, News, Southeast
Houchens Food Group Debuts New Food Saver Banner
The price impact format’s first three stores are in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Celina and Decherd, Tennessee.
Posted inNews, Association News, Produce News, Southeast
SEPC To Unveil GLP-1 Findings At Southern Innovations
This year’s study draws on 1,500 consumers, along with an additional sample of 150 medication users.
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Equipment & Technology, Featured News, Midwest, News, Southeast
ECRS Honors Erewhon, Coborn’s, Turnip Truck Among Ignite 2026 Award Winners
Erewhon Market earned the top honor as ECRS recognized retailers and partners across nine award categories at its record-setting Ignite 2026 conference in Nashville.
Posted inFeatured News, Corporate Store News, News, Southeast
New Oakwood Marketplace Showcases The Best Of Kroger
The 123,000-square-foot store represents a $49.2 million investment for the grocer’s Atlanta Division.
Posted inGrocery Research, National, News, Southeast, Southwest
Feeding America’s Latest Hunger Study Finds Rural South Hit Hard
Data from food banks in Texas and Georgia illuminate food insecurity and other issues residents are facing.
Posted inNews, Featured News, Independent Store News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
Publix Signs Lease For Another Louisville Store
The grocer’s Kentucky growth continues with the store in the Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, to be known as Publix at Mid City Market.