Ferrero USA plans to expand its industrial facility located in Franklin Township, Somerset, New Jersey. The $9 million investment will bring nearly 100 jobs to the area and bring the facility up to a total of 67,000 s.f. for packaging and warehousing. In attendance at the ground breaking ceremony was Paul Chibe, president and CEO, as well as […]
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ShopRite To Cut Ribbon For New Store In Riverhead, New York
ShopRite plans to cut the ribbon on a full-service supermarket in Riverhead, New York, with a ceremony set for 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21. Located at 1510 Old Country Road in the Riverhead Centre Plaza, the 60,000-s.f. supermarket is owned by K Thompson Foods LLC, a family-run company operated by Ken Thompson and his […]
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Whole Foods Market Opens Store In South Capitol Hill
Whole Foods Market in South Capitol Hill opened its doors to the public Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. The new 35,000-s.f. store is located at 101 H St. SE and is the sixth Washington, D.C., location for the company. “This store is uniquely designed for the South Capitol Hill shopper,” said Nick DiMarco, the store’s […]
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Walmart Plans New High-Tech Grocery DC In California
In the coming weeks, Walmart will be breaking ground on a new project in Shafter, California—the retailer’s first high-tech distribution center for fresh and frozen groceries. “As Walmart transforms to better serve customers, the question is, what does the distribution center of the future look like?” wrote Elizabeth Walker of Walmart corporate affairs in a blog […]
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Publix Opening New Store In Madison, Alabama, Oct. 24
Publix Super Markets will open a new store on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 7 a.m. at Madison Commons Shopping Center on Hughes Road in Madison, Alabama. The store will host a ribbon-cutting at 6:45 a.m. “Publix is known for providing excellent customer service in a bright and inviting environment filled with lots of fresh products,” […]
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Smart & Final’s 200th Extra! Store Opens In Long Beach
Smart & Final Stores, a warehouse grocer, opened its 200th Smart & Final Extra! location Oct. 17 at 4480 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach, California. Regular store hours are 6 a.m.-10 p.m. every day of the week. The 30,000-s.f. store on Atlantic Avenue and E. 45th Street offers products in both household and club sizes at warehouse prices without a […]
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Prime Delivery From Whole Foods Reaches Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Others
Amazon has launched grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Annapolis, Cleveland, Louisville, North and Central New Jersey and Pittsburgh, as well as additional locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prime members in those cities now can shop through Prime Now for thousands of items, including fresh produce, meat and seafood, […]
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7-Eleven Opening First Sports Venue Location At Texas Motor Speedway
7-Eleven Inc. is off to the races. The convenience retailer will open its first location at a professional sports venue this month. The store will open at Texas Motor Speedway in time for the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Playoff weekend from Oct. 27 until Nov. 5. The tripleheader features the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World […]
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Fresh Market Opens Larger Charlotte, North Carolina, Store
The Fresh Market on Oct. 4 opened its new store in Charlotte, North Carolina’s Strawberry Hill development. The new, larger building replaces the retailer’s original store in the same development. “Our new location gives us more space to offer easy, delicious meals, inspiring ingredients and everything in between,” the company says. Fresh Market celebrated the […]
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Loop Neighborhood Opens Two New Locations
Loop Neighborhood, an all-in-one convenience store and marketplace, has opened two new California locations in Silver Creek and Norco. Loop was built upon the philosophy that nutrition and convenience should not be mutually exclusive. To do this, the company says it set out to change the conventional image of convenience stores in order to redefine what […]
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New Stater Bros. Store Planned For Ontario, California
A new Stater Bros. Market is coming to the southwest corner of Ontario Ranch Road and Haven Avenue in the city of Ontario, California. The new site, which will be built from the ground up, will anchor the New Haven Marketplace, developed by Frontier Real Estate Investments LLC. The company expects to break ground on […]
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Rouses Celebrates Covington, Louisiana, Store Opening
Rouses Markets and the Rouse family celebrated the grand opening of their 58th location on Sept. 26. The 35,000-s.f. store anchors the Copperstill Marketplace at the southeast corner of Highway 1077 and Highway 1085 in Covington, Louisiana. The store was a year in the making and features “all of the bells and whistles,” says Rouses. […]
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Publix To Create 700 New Jobs With Corporate Office Expansion
Publix today revealed plans to expand its headquarters in Lakeland, Florida, and add 700 additional jobs by the end of 2027. Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Publix President and CEO Todd Jones made the announcement at a press event today. Since construction on Publix’s current corporate office was announced in 2001, Publix has entered three […]
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Pez Candy And Zaini Announce U.S. Distribution Agreement
Pez Candy Inc. has entered into a distribution agreement with Luigi Zaini S.P.A., of Milan, Italy, for licensed products in the U.S. Pez will begin distribution with the introduction of the Zaini Crockki brand, an Italian confectionery producer. Four years ago, the Zaini team collaborated with experts to develop a new product with limited amounts of sugars […]
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Albertsons On Broadway Makes Its Debut In Boise
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest, Southwest Albertsons on Broadway opened its doors 79 years to the day that Joe Albertson opened his first cutting-edge, innovative store just a few miles down the road at 16th and State streets. In his obituary in 1993, the amenities in that first store were described as “unheard of in markets of […]
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Rouses Makes Calcasieu Parish, La., Debut With Sulphur Store
Rouses Markets opened its first store in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on Sept. 12, marking the retailer’s 57th location. Customers were lined up outside the store at 800 Carlyss Boulevard in Sulphur long before doors opened at 7 a.m. Donny Rouse, CEO, personally greeted customers as they entered. Opening-day festivities included a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the mayor […]
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De Wafelbakkers Expanding Georgia Production Center
De Wafelbakkers, a pancake manufacturer, will invest $15 million to expand its production facility in Henry County, Georgia, reports Area Development News. The project is expected to create 83 jobs. According to state officials, this investment and job creation represents the first part of a planned two-phase expansion. De Wafelbakkers opened its Henry County facility in […]
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H-E-B Opens 10th Central Market Store In Texas
Central Market, a banner of H-E-B, opened the doors of its newest location at the corner of Midway Road and Northwest Highway in Dallas, Texas, last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This store marks the company’s 10th specialty retail location in Texas, and the third location in Dallas. Central Market Midway brings 250 jobs to […]
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Aldi To Hire More Than 100 In Georgia Sept. 17
Aldi will host a one-day hiring spree on Monday, Sept. 17, for all store locations in Georgia. These hiring events will focus on filling more than 100 positions across Georgia as well as the Asheville and Greenville region. “Aldi is nationally recognized for its commitment to employees,” the company says, noting that it offers “generous […]
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Walmart Opens Cocoa, Florida, Distribution Center
Walmart celebrated the grand opening of its new $145 million grocery distribution center in Cocoa, Florida in late August. Company officials were joined by the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast (EDC) and community leaders, including Gov. Rick Scott, at the opening. The event was a celebration of a multi-year effort, supported by local […]