Piggly Wiggly in North Charleston, South Carolina, has weathered some challenges over the past few decades. It began in the 1990s when the city decided that the retail center shared by The Pig, a BI-LO and a few other businesses should be blocked off from the main road. “Immediately, that BI-LO bailed out,” said Craig […]
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Food Lion Feeds Launches Annual Campaign For Summer Meals
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds has launched its fourth annual “Summers Without Hunger” campaign, which aims to address food insecurity by helping to provide 16 million meals this summer. Through the campaign, which runs through June 27, customers have the opportunity to make a difference by making a $5 cash donation at checkout in-store […]
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Publix Pharmacies, OrderInsite Solutions Partner For Hurricane Season
Nashville, Tennessee-based OrderInsite, a technology platform for pharmacies to manage, monitor and master their prescription drug inventory, is helping Lakeland, Florida-based Publix pharmacies prepare for hurricane season. OrderInsite’s automated technology will help the grocer implement an action plan at a corporate level so pharmacies in the impacted regions can focus on customers. It’s important for […]
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Emphasis At PWADC Is On Building From Within To Help Throughout
Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. started in 1959 when 27 Piggly Wiggly owners formed the distributing company in an effort to obtain greater buying power. The company began with a single warehouse, called the Birmingham Food Terminal, with a rented outside freezer and refrigeration facilities. In 1967, the company – known then as the “Birmingham […]
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Shares Plans For First Tennessee Location
BJ’s Wholesale Club plans to open a new club June 14 in La Vergne, Tennessee. The club, at 543 Industrial Blvd., marks the first BJ’s Wholesale Club in Tennessee. This opening will bring the number of U.S. clubs to 238, expanding the company’s footprint to 19 states. The club has a BJ’s Gas location on-site, […]
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B&W Foods Ownership Preaches ‘Value Of The Piggly Wiggly Brand’
Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. has been a part of Jay Welborn’s entire life. Welborn, co-owner of B&W Foods in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has partnered with PWADC for 23 years. His father, Jimmy, the founder of B&W, had previously worked for the distributor beginning in 1980. His late father worked his way up from a retail […]
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Retailers Relish Family Feel Of Doing Business With Piggly Wiggly Alabama
Anthony Marino, Keith Milligan, Steve Garrett and Cody McDaniel are retailers who are part of Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. All own their respective stores and some have been buying from the company for decades. “I can’t remember the year when it happened, but it’s been, I would say, probably one of the best moves […]
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Industry Veteran Who Later Became An Owner Reflects On Storied Career
Lynn Willard has been working with Piggly Wiggly since he was 16, starting as a part-time bagger. He continued into college, eventually deciding to leave school – and the grocery industry. But that didn’t last long. “I said, ‘You know what? I miss the grocery business.’ I enjoyed it a lot,” he said. “I really […]