FreshDirect, an online fresh food retailer in the Northeast, is expanding its service to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. FreshDirect says it will start delivering farm-fresh produce, high-quality meat, seafood, dairy, prepared meals, and grocery and household staples to the doors of residents living in D.C., Arlington and McLean, Virginia, and Bethesda, Maryland, beginning April […]
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Stavis Seafoods Opens Additional Facility In Peabody, Massachusetts
Stavis Seafoods of Boston has opened an additional 40,000-s.f. warehouse facility, located just north of Boston in Peabody. The new facility will serve as the primary home for the company’s line of frozen seafood products. It will enable the company to put most of its frozen inventory under one roof, improving order fulfillment and warehouse efficiencies, […]
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Weis Markets Unveils Flagship Community Market
Weis Markets has debuted its flagship store in Enola, Pennsylvania, featuring the company’s new community market design. The 65,000-s.f. supermarket’s layout features a food court offering a selection of fresh cooked meals and hand-rolled sushi made in the store, service-focused fresh departments and more. The Enola location has the company’s first in-store pub, complete with a rotating […]
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New Seasons Market Plans First San Francisco Store
Portland, Oregon’s New Seasons Market plans to open its first San Francisco store—a 29,000-s.f unit at 555 Fulton Street between Laguna and Octavia streets. The store will be part of the Fulton Street Ventures development project; an opening date has not been set. “We are excited to come to San Francisco and join the Hayes […]
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Raley’s, Nob Hill Foods Expand eCart Online Services To Bay Area Stores
Raley’s and its Nob Hills Foods banner have expanded their eCart program to many of their Bay Area stores. The enhanced system improves upon the current online order and curbside pickup solutions across all existing e-commerce-enabled locations, according to the West Sacramento, California-based grocery chain. The platform, according to Raley’s, is part of the company’s commitment to making […]
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Wegmans Will Anchor New Upscale Development In Chantilly, Virginia
A new ground-up development in Chantilly, Virginia, called The Field at Commonwealth will be anchored by a 120,000-s.f. Wegmans Food Market. Construction on the $45 million development has begun, with an estimated 2018 completion. “The Field at Commonwealth is going to transform the Chantilly and Westfields area into a vibrant retail corridor in northern Virginia,” […]
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Four Generations Open Fourth Edwards Cash Saver
Four generations of the Edwards family attended the grand opening of their new Edwards Cash Saver in Beebe, Arkansas, on Feb. 1. Patriarch Oral Edwards, founder of the Edwards grocery chain, cut the ribbon as company president, Steve Edwards, welcomed a crowd to the new store. The first 100 customers received a bag full of Best […]
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Raley’s Nob Hill Foods To Anchor New Luxury Apartment Development
Nob Hill Foods, a banner of Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, will anchor Monticello Apartment Homes, a new master-planned luxury apartment community in California’s Santa Clara region. The new store is slated to open in October. “We’re excited to bring the first full-service grocery store to the neighborhood,” said Dave Moore, president of Irvine Co. Retail […]
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Stop & Shop Unveils Plans For Supermarket In Mixed-Use Development
Stop & Shop has filed a letter of intent with the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) outlining plans for a new state-of-the-art supermarket at the site of its existing store at 60 Everett Street in Allston, Massachusetts, as part of a broader, new mixed-use residential community. Known as Allston Yards, the proposed project is fully […]
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WinCo Foods Opens DC In Denton, Texas
WinCo Foods opened a new distribution center on Tuesday—an 800,000-s.f. facility in Denton, Texas. The $135 million DC is located at 300 S. Western Boulevard. Boise, Idaho-based WinCo opened its first Texas stores in 2014 and now operates nine units in the state. The new DC, which will support stores in Texas and Oklahoma, includes […]
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NOCO Express Opens New Buffalo Store
NOCO Express recently hosted a grand opening celebration at its newest Buffalo, New York, store at 2058 Delaware Avenue. The family-owned and locally operated c-store chain purchased the former Sunoco location in 2016 and recently completed a three-month interior and exterior remodel. The company says the store, which was closed during the renovations, debuts a redesign […]
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Aldi Rolling Out $1.6B Store Remodel Program
Aldi plans to remodel more than 1,300 U.S. stores by 2020, costing the retailer an estimated $1.6 billion, the company said Wednesday. The grocery chain says the upgraded stores will deliver “on its customers’ desire for a modern and convenient shopping experience with a focus on fresh items, including more robust produce, dairy and bakery […]
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Newly Remodeled Liberty IGA And Ace Hardware Now Open In Kentucky
Liberty, Kentucky’s fully remodeled Liberty IGA store reopened its doors Jan. 18, with a ribbon cutting to celebrate. The store was expanded by about 6,000 s.f., approximately 5,300 s.f. of that in an adjacent Ace Hardware store. The store now is more than 20,000 s.f. The overall shopping center where the store is located also […]
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99 Ranch Makes East Coast Debut In Former New Jersey Pathmark
Asian supermarket chain 99 Ranch Market has opened its flagship East Coast store—at 561 U.S. 1 in Edison, New Jersey. The store debuted last month in a former Pathmark unit in the Wick Shopping Plaza. The Pathmark closed in 2015 after the failure of A&P. The 60,000-s.f. Edison store underwent a full interior remodel. It features […]
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J.M. Smucker Co. Plans Manufacturing Facility For Its Uncrustables Sandwiches In Colorado
The J.M. Smucker Co. plans to build an additional Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwiches manufacturing facility in Longmont, Colorado, near Denver. Construction will start this spring with production expected to begin in 2019. The new facility will help meet growing demand for Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwiches, which are pre-made frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that consumers simply […]
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Oklahoma’s Crest Foods Makes Plans For Ninth Store
Crest Foods says it will open its ninth store late this year or in early 2018 in Edmond, Oklahoma. The chain, operated by third-generation owner Bruce Harroz, who serves as president, plans for the new store to be located on the northwest corner of Sooner and Covell. Additional details were not immediately available, but Crest […]
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Lidl: ‘We Are Actively Preparing A Number Of Sites In New Jersey’
While not identifying specific locations, Lidl, a German-based supermarket company entering the U.S., says it definitely is interested in operating stores in New Jersey. “We are early along in our U.S. expansion and are not addressing individual site locations at this stage. However, I can tell you that we are actively preparing a number of […]
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Sanderson Farms Opens New Facility In St. Pauls, North Carolina
Sanderson Farms, the third largest poultry producer in the U.S., this month opened a new $155 million processing plant and wastewater treatment facility in St. Pauls, North Carolina. The 180,000-s.f. plant accompanies an existing 65,000-s.f. hatchery located in Lumberton, as well as a feed mill in Kinston, making it the company’s 11th fully integrated poultry […]
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New Lee’s MarketPlace In Utah’s Foxboro Community Marks Fifth Store For Grocer
The new Lee’s MarketPlace store in North Salt Lake in the Foxboro Shopping Center celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19. “We are grateful for the opportunity to serve North Salt Lake and the surrounding areas. Lee’s is known for our signature friendly guest service and community involvement. […]
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Fairway Market Opens New Store In Brooklyn’s Georgetown Neighborhood
New York’s Fairway Market on Jan. 18 opened what it calls an “expansive new one-stop shopping destination” in Brooklyn’s Georgetown neighborhood. Featuring a fresh look and layout with a retro warehouse feel, the store debuted at 2149 Ralph Avenue with a large selection of quality products, the grocer says. Fairway says the new Georgetown location has been streamlined for an enjoyable […]