Austin, Texas-based Upshop has appointed Mike Sanders as CEO, with predecessor Shamus Hines transitioning to a strategic board role, helping guide the company’s continued global expansion. Under Hines’ leadership over the last eight years, Upshop has grown into the global leader in unified store operations, achieving: The industry’s first fully unified SaaS platform for food […]
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Posted inProduce News, Association News, News, Southwest
IFPA’s The Retail Conference: Shaping Tomorrow’s Business, Today
Hundreds of representatives from throughout the full retail supply chain convened April 30-May 1 for networking and consumer insights at IFPA’s The Retail Conference in Dallas. In its fourth year, the produce conference attracted key industry retailers, suppliers and solutions providers. The event’s limited registration continues to create networking opportunities that foster partnerships. This was […]
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The United Family Donates 50K Pounds Of Apples To Fight Hunger
The United Family donated 50,000 pounds of apples to food banks and pantries in Texas and New Mexico throughout May as part of the annual Take a Bite Out of Hunger program, which is in its 15th year. Through a partnership between The United Family and FirstFruits Farms, more than 650,000 pounds of apples have […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Harps Food Stores, News, Southwest
Harps To Acquire Doc’s Food Stores In OK
Harps Food Stores Inc., has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Doc’s Food Stores Inc., an independent grocery retailer with multiple locations across Oklahoma. The stores are in the following towns: Bixby, Collinsville, Coweta, Fairview, Glenpool, Newkirk, Okmulgee, Oologah, Sapulpa and Watonga. While the timing has not been finalized, both parties anticipate completing the […]
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H-E-B Celebrates Grand Opening Of Melissa, TX Store
The 136,000-square-foot store that H-E-B debuted May 14 in Melissa, Texas, joins seven other locations and two Joe V’s Smart Shops the retailer has opened in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The new store is at 1230 Central Expressway, where U.S. 75 and Highway 121 meet in Collin County, north of Dallas. “We’re thrilled to open […]
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Natural Grocers Offers Premium Eggs At Low Prices For Rewards Members
Lakewood, Colorado-based Natural Grocers has begun a new partnership with specialty egg brand, Contented Hen. Known for its commitment to humane animal welfare and environmentally-conscious practices, Contented Hen sources eggs from small family farms that are certified by American Humane and/or Certified Humane. To celebrate this new partnership, Natural Grocers is offering {N}power members special, […]
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Mother, Daughters Aspire To Serve More Houston Food Deserts
Eladia Ayala has had an affinity for food since she was a young girl in Mexico in the 1970s. She started cooking early, having closely watched her mother create dishes like tamales and tacos and whip up frozen sweets. Eventually, she sold her own creations at her town’s central market on Saturdays. During the week, […]
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Walmart Celebrates Supercenter Grand Opening In Cypress, TX
Walmart is celebrating the grand opening of its new supercenter in Cypress, Texas — the company’s first ground-up site in four years and the first new-construction “Store of the Future” in the U.S. This milestone marks a step forward in Walmart’s plan to build or convert more than 150 stores over the next several years […]