Food City named Mitch Cochran as its 2025 Jack C. Smith Store Manager of the Year during a meeting Feb. 27 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The award is named in memory of the company’s founder and former chairman of the board. Cochran, who manages Food City No. 743 in Cleveland, Tennessee, achieved outstanding performance across a […]
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Ahold Delhaize USA Enhances In-Store Advertising With Inmar Intelligence
AD Retail Media, the retail media arm of Salisbury, North Carolina-based Ahold Delhaize USA, is enhancing the way shoppers engage with products at the point of purchase through its in-store advertising. Through a partnership with Inmar Intelligence, AD Retail Media will offer advanced in-store advertising solutions for CPG partners at Ahold Delhaize USA’s local brand […]
The Fresh Market Opens First Spirits & Wine Store In Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
The Fresh Market opened its first Spirits & Wine store March 7 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The new Spirits & Wine site is located adjacent to The Fresh Market’s store and features a wide selection of premium spirits, wines and craft beer, as well as assorted mixers, snacks, glassware and wine by the glass. […]
ECRS Unveils POS Solutions, AI Innovations At NGA Show
ECRS unveiled its latest innovations at the 2025 NGA Show, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and customer service in grocery retail. The Boone, North Carolina-based company demonstrated several new offerings to independent grocers attending the gathering Feb. 23-25 at the Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas. CartCheck Bottom of Basket Detection System CartCheck is […]
Healthy Choice Wellness Offers Unified Rewards Program Across All Banners
Healthy Choice Wellness Corp., a holding company operating 19 natural and organic grocery stores across six states, has launched a revamped fully-integrated rewards program across all banners, offering discounts, special pricing and other promotions. “It has been widely acknowledged that strong loyalty programs increase customer engagement and retention, encouraging more frequent shopping while reducing customer […]
Florida Leads In Navigating Southeast Latino Grocery Landscape
by Diana Leza Sheehan / founder, principal consultant, PDG Insights In this new series, we explore the opportunity created for retailers by targeting Latino grocery consumers across the United States. In this article, we focus on the Southeast. For context, the Latino population in 2024 reached about 66 million, or about 19.5 percent of the […]
BJ’s Wholesale Club Opens In Myrtle Beach, SC
BJ’s Wholesale Club opened a new store with a BJ’s Gas location Feb. 28 at 136 Las Palmas Drive in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina “At BJ’s Wholesale Club, we’re dedicated to serving the families who depend on us,” said Ryan Gavin, club manager. “We bring unbeatable value and savings of up to 25 percent off […]
SEG Celebrates American Heart Month With $130K Donation
In recognition of American Heart Month in February, Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company of Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, donated $130,000 to the American Heart Association in support of its “Life is Why” campaign. Throughout a three-week community donation program, SEG and its associates and customers contributed to funding for research, survivor support services […]
