Azalea Fresh Market Archives
Posted inIndependent Store News, Association News, Guest Contributors, IGA, National, News

Column: Why Are There So Many Food Deserts In America?

By Ashley Page, VP of marketing and public affairs for the Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) Most Americans, and certainly those of us in the grocery business, have grown used to seeing a bounty of food in our local grocery store. Rows of vibrantly colored fruits and vegetables, fresh meat and dairy and a huge variety […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Association News, IGA, News, Southeast

Azalea Fresh Market Opens As Atlanta’s First Municipal Grocery Store

Atlanta, in partnership with Invest Atlanta and Savi Provisions, has opened Azalea Fresh Market, a first-of-its-kind municipal grocery store in the city’s downtown. Located in the historic and repurposed Olympia Building, Azalea officially opened to the public Sept. 8. On that first day, the store welcomed 728 customers and brought in several thousands of dollars […]