The Shelby Report’s Southwest VP Tom Maloney was present for the opening of the new Fry’s Marketplace in Phoenix on July 15. The store is located at 1311 E. Bell Road. The 124,070-s.f. Marketplace features a wine bar that serves a wide selection of wines as well as local craft beer; a specialty cheese shop; […]
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Cumberland Farms Says Shoppers Saved $50M With SmartPay Check-Link, And More….
C-Store News In Brief… Cumberland Farms claims its customers have saved $50 million through its free SmartPay program since its launch in January 2013. SmartPay Check-Link users automatically save 10 cents on every gallon of gas, and SmartPay mobile app users receive a free Farmhouse Blend coffee, free Chill Zone beverage or free bottle of […]
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Kroger’s New Atlanta Store Generates Buzz
If social media is any indication, the new Kroger at Glenwood Place in east Atlanta has been very well received. One of the biggest draws appears to be a wine and beer bar inside the store. Many are calling it the “KroBar,” and joking (at least partially) that people will gladly be grocery shopping in […]
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Alaskan Brewing Co. Beers Debuting In Ohio
Craft beer pioneer Alaskan Brewing Co. is making its Ohio debut on July 15 at 5:30 p.m. at Jungle Jim’s International Market located at 5440 Dixie Highway in Fairfield. The launch expands statewide the week of July 18. Ohio represents the easternmost migration for the Juneau-based brewer, and its most recent geographical expansion since Michigan was added in […]
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Dick’s Fresh Market Celebrates New Store Opening In Menomonie, Wisconsin
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Doug Rinehart, president and CEO of Dick’s Fresh Market, saw opportunity when the fourth generation of the family running a store on 9th Street in Menomonie, Wisconsin, decided to leave the grocery business. The store was founded 155 years ago, during the Civil War, and the same family had operated it […]
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Krinos Foods Invests In a New Facility In The Bronx, N.Y.
Krinos Foods, a global importer, distributor and manufacturer of Greek, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern specialty foods in North America, has opened the doors to its state-of-the-art, 100,000-s.f. facility in the Bronx section of New York City. Krinos Foods outgrew its longtime Long Island City location and invested $25 million into its new Bronx operational facility. […]
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Topco Associates, IGPS Logistics Launch Total Pallet Management Program, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Topco Associates LLC, a major retail cooperative in the United States, and iGPS Logistics, a plastic pallet pooling service provider in North America, have expanded their business relationship to provide a Total Pallet Management program (TPM) to Topco’s member-owners and customers. The pallet management service involves handling all pallet platforms […]
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Harps Details Plans For Acquired Walmarts, Holds Job Fairs
Springdale, Arkansas-based Harps Food Stores has released more details on changes the employee-owned chain will make to nine Walmart Express properties it acquired in June, including opening dates, which stores will close and when job fairs will be held to staff others. Three of the acquired stores are located in Missouri, in Anderson, Seligman and […]
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Hannaford Opens New Concept Store In Bedford, New Hampshire
Hannaford Supermarkets unveiled its largest new concept supermarket in New Hampshire with a grand opening celebration June 18 in Bedford, New Hampshire. Eric Blom, Hannaford spokesperson said the 68,000-s.f. Bedford Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy represents a new design concept for the grocer, providing additional conveniences and products while maintaining the everyday low prices available at […]
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Development Plans Continue On New Brooklyn Wegmans, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… Building plans continue for New York City’s first Wegmans Food Market, set to open at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 2017. Wegmans will initially hire 450 people, including 150 people in full-time positions. It is projected that the number of full-time positions may grow to as many as 250, with as […]
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Kroger Achieves 50th Quarter In A Row Of ID Sales Growth
For the first quarter of fiscal 2016, The Kroger Co.’s identical (ID) supermarket sales growth, without fuel, of 2.4 percent. That marks Kroger’s 50th consecutive quarter of positive identical supermarket sales growth, excluding fuel. Kroger also reported reported net earnings of $680 million, or $0.70 per diluted share vs. $619 million, or $0.62 per diluted […]
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Wrigley Adds Skittles Line, Jobs To Factory In Illinois
On June 14, Wrigley’s Mars Inc. subsidiary opened a state-of-the-art addition to its Yorkville, Illinois, factory. The Yorkville expansion is the result of a $50 million investment by Mars that adds 145,000 s.f., a new Skittles line and 75 new jobs—a 25 percent increase in the workforce at the facility. “Mars has a long-standing history […]
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Texas-Based NaturalShrimp Will Expand In Three States
NaturalShrimp Inc. has announced its domestic expansion plans for three regional shrimp production systems in Texas, Nevada and New York. The regional facilities will include sales, packaging and shrimp plant management along with its patented water treatment systems and technology for growing shrimp in an indoor environment. Dallas and San Antonio, Texas, will remain the […]
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Dollar General Opens Its 13th Distribution Center In San Antonio, Texas
Dollar General held a grand opening for the discount retailer’s 13th distribution center on June 4. The distribution center in San Antonio, Texas, represents a local investment of approximately $100 million and the creation of more than 500 local jobs. “Dollar General is excited to celebrate the grand opening of our San Antonio distribution center,” […]
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Evans Brewing Co. Bolsters Distribution To Washington
Craft beer maker Evans Brewing Co. has expanded its product distribution to Washington with the signing of an agreement with Browar Polska Inc. to distribute the company’s core year-round packaged beers to retailers in the state. Evans Brewing 22-oz. bottles are landing on shelves in the Washington market now. Washington has traditionally been a key […]
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2016 North Fla. Market Profile: SNAP Changes, Fierce Competition
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps, in Florida has seen two big changes this year—one proving a positive for retailers; another impacting their bottom line, and not for the good. In January, the work requirements for food assistance for an Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) […]
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Earth Fare Opens Fourth Ohio Store
Earth Fare opened its fourth Ohio location yesterday in The Venue at Belden, located at 3939 Everhard Road in North Canton. Every item in the new 24,000-s.f. store is free of artificial fats, trans-fats, colors, preservatives and sweeteners and high fructose corn syrup, as well as bleached or bromated flour. Its meat, seafood and poultry […]
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Greenridge Farm Expanding Into Midwest Costco Stores
Beginning this month, consumers will find Greenridge Farm artisanal sausages in Costco stores in 13 states, including Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas and Iowa. The products will be available in 3-lb. packages at Costco vs. its standard 14-oz. packages available at neighborhood grocery stores. Greenridge Farm […]
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Smart & Final’s Net Sales Up Double Digits In 1Q
Smart & Final Stores, the value-oriented food and everyday staples retailer, reported May 3 that its net sales increased 10.5 percent to $908.5 million in the 12-week first quarter ended March 27. Its comparable store sales growth was 2 percent, and it operated 290 stores at quarter-end, including 143 Smart & Final Extra! stores, which […]
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Whole Foods Market Announces Upcoming Store Locations
In its second quarter earnings report, Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market said it has signed leases for six new stores and renegotiated leases for three of its stores in development to be 365 by Whole Foods Market stores instead of traditional Whole Foods Markets. The new leases for Whole Foods Market stores include Santa Monica, […]