New Channels News In Brief Sam’s Club is expanding its prescription savings program enabling its Plus and Business Plus members to receive certain generic prescriptions at no charge or for $4 or $10. Five generic prescriptions used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and men’s and women’s health issues are free in specified quantities in 35 […]
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Posted in, Independent Store News, Midwest
Natural Grocers Opening First North Dakota Store, Another In Portland
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage plans to open its first North Dakota store at 4517 13th Avenue SW in Fargo. An opening date has not been announced. The Denver-based natural and organic chain also will open its ninth Oregon store in Portland, at Barbur Boulevard and Capitol Hill Road. The company also has not announced […]
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New England Ice Cream Purchases Bliss Bros. Dairy
New England Ice Cream Co. of Taunton, Massachusetts, has purchased Bliss Bros. Dairy of Attleboro, Massachusetts. Bliss Bros. has been a family-owned company since 1929, although the family has owned a dairy farm dating back to the 1600s. Bliss Bros. owns its own restaurant in addition to distributing ice cream to about 400 other restaurants. […]
Posted in, Albertsons, Amazon Fresh, Northeast, Whole Foods
Energizer Holdings To Split, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Energizer Holdings Inc. will split into two new companies, with a target date of July 1. The Personal Care Division will be named Edgewell Personal Care and will become an independent company. The Household Product Division will retain the Energizer Holdings Inc. name and logo… Amazon.com plans to expand its […]
Posted in, Albertsons, Corporate Store News, Executive News, West
Former Safeway, Smart & Final And Trader Joe’s Execs Join Haggen Pacific SW
In addition to Haggen Pacific Southwest CEO Bill Shaner, SVP of Operations Wendy Oliver and SVP of Marketing Chris Linskey, Haggen now has several other senior executives to help lead the rollout of the Haggen brand in Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. • Rich Winters is VP of fresh foods. He formerly was VP of […]
Posted in, Coborn's, Corporate Store News, Executive News, Midwest, Women In The News
Coborn’s Inc. Adds Seven To Leadership Team
St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Coborn’s Inc. has hired several new leaders as it builds its growing corporate team. These new hires work across numerous corporate departments in support of store operations, according to the company. Leadership team additions include: • Scott Morris, SVP of center store Morris has 27-plus years of grocery leadership experience, most recently […]
Posted in, Northeast
Gulf Oil Customers Can Earn Gas And Electricity Credits
Gulf Oil LP, a Framingham Massachusetts-based branded marketer of energy products, has launched a customer loyalty program to reduce its consumers’ Gulf Electricity bills and allow the shoppers to earn free gasoline at Gulf stations. Gulf enlisted Billaway as its loyalty platform provider to enable Gulf Electricity customers to convert qualified spending on everyday purchases to […]
Posted in, Northeast
New England Food Show Draws Great Crowds
The National Restaurant Association will be managing the New England Food Show (NEFS) in 2016, but this year’s show, held March 15-17 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCES), drew great crowds on its first two days. Many independent operators and food service managers and chefs attended the show, which was held at the […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Southwest
Couche-Tard To Acquire 21 Stores, 151 Dealer Sites In Southwest
Alimentation Couche-Tard has signed, through its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary Circle K Stores, an agreement with Cinco J, (doing business as Johnson Oil Co.), Tiger Tote Food Stores and their affiliates to acquire 21 stores, 151 dealer fuel supply agreements and five development properties. The 21 stores and development properties are located in Texas with 151 dealer […]
Posted in, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast, Suppliers
Acme Smoked Fish Corp. Opens Largest Smoked Salmon Facility In U.S.
Acme Smoked Fish Corp., the Brooklyn, New York-based manufacturer of Acme, Blue Hill Bay, Ruby Bay and Great American smoked and cured seafood, has opened its largest cold smoked salmon facility in Wilmington, North Carolina. The 100,000-s.f. state-of-the-art facility initially will produce 10 million pounds of cold smoked salmon per year. Located to complement Acme’s […]
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New York-Based Acme Smoked Fish Opens SE Facility, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Acme Smoked Fish Corp., manufacturer of Acme, Blue Hill Bay, Ruby Bay and Great American smoked and cured seafood, has opened its largest cold smoked salmon facility in Wilmington, North Carolina. The 100,000-s.f. state-of-the-art facility was built to initially produce 10 million pounds of cold smoked salmon per year. The […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, National, Southwest
Lucky’s Market Plans Six New Stores Nationwide
Following its most recent store opening late last month in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Lucky’s Market plans to debut six new stores across the country in the near future. The Colorado-based grocer says it will open stores in Plantation, Florida; Traverse City, Michigan; Bloomington, Indiana; Rock Hill, Missouri; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; and Iowa City, Iowa. Opening […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Southeast
Sheetz Opening New North Carolina Stores Today
Sheetz is opening new stores at 5230 Beauchamp Lane in Winston-Salem and 2350 South Main Street in Lexington, North Carolina, today. “Sheetz is experiencing a lot of growth companywide, and we have done a tremendous amount of growth in the North Carolina market,” said Sheetz’s Ryan Sheetz. “North Carolina is a great fit for us. […]
Posted in, Store News, West
WinCo Opening New Store In Chandler, Arizona, On Thursday
WinCo Foods will open its first store in Chandler, Arizona, on Thursday. It will mark the Boise, Idaho-based grocer’s sixth store in the state. The approximately 85,300-s.f. Chandler store is located at 222 W. Willis Road. It will initially employ about 150 people, 140 of whom have been hired locally. The store will feature the […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Southwest
Texas Tea Available At Sprouts Beginning This Month
Texas Tea says it will continue major expansion outside of its home state of Texas this month with distribution in all Sprouts locations. Late March is the target date when four flavors of all-natural Texas Tea will be available for sale nationwide at all Sprouts Farmers Market stores. “We are looking forward to our launch […]
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Piggly Wiggly In Kewaskum, Wisconsin, Completes Expansion And Remodel
Geidel’s Piggly Wiggly in Kewaskum, Wisconsin, will host a grand reopening celebration Wednesday, March 11. The store at 940 Fond du Lac Avenue recently completed a 9,000-s.f. addition, bringing the store to 36,000 s.f. Additionally, the store’s interior was renovated. Locally operated by fifth-generation owner Mike Geidel, the Kewaskum Piggly Wiggly store expanded every department […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southwest
Natural Grocers’ First Fayetteville, Arkansas, Store Opening In March
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will open its first Fayetteville, Arkansas, store March 10 at 4116 N. College Avenue. Natural Grocers says it will provide the Fayetteville community with fresh produce that is only USDA Certified Organic as well as other healthy, affordable natural and organic groceries. The store will feature a mix of national brands […]
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Fresh Thyme To Open Its First Dayton Area Store In March
The first Fresh Thyme Farmers Market in the Dayton, Ohio, area will celebrate its grand opening March 25 in the Sugarcreek Township community. The store will be located at 4317 Feedwire Road. “We couldn’t be happier about opening a store in the Sugarcreek Township and Centerville communities,” said Fresh Thyme CEO Chris Sherrell. “Our passion […]
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Natural Grocers Opening Wichita Store Feb. 24
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will open its second Wichita, Kansas, store Feb. 24 at 10520 West 13th Street N. The Colorado-based grocer says it will provide the Wichita-Maize community with fresh produce that is only USDA Certified Organic as well as other healthy, affordable natural and organic groceries. The store will feature a mix […]
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P&G Building State-Of-The-Art Manufacturing Plant In West Virginia
The Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) will build a multi-category manufacturing facility in Berkeley County, West Virginia, in the eastern panhandle of the state near the town of Tabler Station. When the plant opens in 2017, it will be one of the most advanced and sustainable plants among P&G’s global manufacturing and supply chain operations, the […]