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. […]
Category: Southeast
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast
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 […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southeast
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 […]
Posted inFeature, Guest Contributors, Southeast
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 […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, BJ's Wholesale Club, Southeast
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 […]
Posted inSoutheast, Corporate Store News
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 […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
Publix Surpasses Billion Pounds Of Donated Food
Publix Super Markets has exceeded 1 billion pounds of food donated through its Good Together program, which began in 2009. The milestone was shared at the company’s Hunger Summit Feb. 27. The event brought together Publix leaders and Feeding America partner food bank representatives from across the Southeast to collaborate on ways to get food into […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
Publix Opens New Miami Store Feb. 27
Publix Super Markets opened a new 53,287 square-foot store Feb. 27 at Briar Bay Shopping Center, 13005 SW 89th Place in Miami. The supermarket offers departments for grocery, dairy, frozen food, seafood, meat and fresh produce, as well as a full-service bakery, deli, pharmacy and an adjacent Publix Liquors. There is also a seating area […]