Hope Springs Water, a nonprofit based in Athens, Texas, announced it is expanding its bottled water into three more states via a partnership with Amarillo, Texas-based Panhandle Pure. The Shelby Report of the Southwest’s Jan Meade caught up with Amanda Bennett, Hope Springs Water’s director of development and administration, to learn the history of the company […]
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Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest
Two Joe V’s Smart Shops By H-E-B Set For Dallas, TX
H-E-B has shared plans to open two Joe V’s Smart Shop by H-E-B stores in Dallas, the first locations the retailer will open outside the Houston area. H-E-B will build a Joe V’s Smart Shop at 4101 W. Wheatland Road. The other location is planned at 5204 S. Buckner Blvd. The Wheatland store is expected […]
Posted inPackaging News, Southwest, Sustainability News
Walmart Introduces Sustainable, Waste-Reducing Options
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has announced new sustainability steps to reduce the amount of packaging waste associated with online orders. This includes moving from plastic to recyclable paper mailers, right-sizing cardboard box packaging, giving customers the option to consolidate shipping on e-commerce orders, opting out of single-use plastic bags for online pickup orders and last mile delivery […]
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H-E-B Unveils New E-Commerce Fulfillment Center
San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B showcased its new e-commerce fulfillment center May 30 in Plano, Texas. The facility will serve H-E-B’s new stores in north Texas with an automated fulfillment process. This is the company’s first service center of its kind in the area and is set to add 125 jobs, according to Joe Fairchild, facility […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Southwest
Natural Grocers To Hold Grand Reopening June 8 In Amarillo, TX
Natural Grocers has announced the plans to relocate a store to a renovated and larger space in Amarillo, Texas. The store at 7400 SW 34th Ave. will close at 5:30 p.m. on June 5 and will reopen on June 8 at 7441 Hillside Road. The official ribbon-cutting and donation ceremony with community leaders will take place at 8:20 a.m. […]
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BuzzBallz Founder Reflects On Success Of Her Business
Reflecting on BuzzBallz, LLC/Southern Champion’s rise to one of the country’s leading ready-to-drink cocktail brands, CEO/founder Merrilee Kick said she learned that “you had to build it yourself.” Thirteen years after building a company from “nothing to something,” Kick is being honored as one of Shelby Publishing’s 2023 Southwest Women of Influence. Kick left her […]
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United Supermarkets Opens New Location In Wichita Falls, TX
The United Family debuted a new United Supermarkets location with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and store tour May 23 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Opened to the public on May 24, this store marks the company’s fourth location in the city, in addition to a location in nearby Burkburnett. Now the 98th location for The United Family, this […]
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Walmart Opens First Market Fulfillment Center In Arkansas
Walmart opened its first Market Fulfillment Center May 22 at 406 S Walton Blvd. in Bentonville, Arkansas. The center is built within the store and is powered by a proprietary storage and retrieval system named Alphabot. Walmart believes fulfillment through digitization and connecting its store and supply chain assets end to end will transform fulfillment, customer satisfaction […]