The new Bashas’ Diné Market in Sanders, Arizona, is the grocer’s first new-build store since 2009. A special grand opening celebration was held Wednesday, April 3. Representatives of the Navajo Nation, members of the Na’Ha’Ta Dzill Commission and members of the Basha family were on hand for the grand opening ceremony. The Na’Ha’Ta Dzill Veterans […]
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Vons Opens Replacement Store On California’s Catalina Island
Vons celebrated the grand opening of its newest store, No. 3280, on Catalina Island, California, Jan. 30. This store, located at 240 Sumner Avenue in Avalon, replaces store No. 2272, which closed Jan. 29. Vons is the only grocery store on the island, located 26 miles off the coast of Southern California, and has been […]
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H-E-B Opens Multi-Level Store In Houston’s The Heights
H-E-B opened its newest multi-level location in the Heights community of Houston, Texas, at 2300 N. Shepherd Drive (at 24th Street) on Jan. 30 at 6 a.m. The new 92,000-s.f. store features expansive shopping options and covered parking. It is equipped with elevators and escalators so customer can easily navigate the double-story structure. “We appreciate […]
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RaceTrac Opens Its 500th Store In Hapeville, Georgia
RaceTrac opened its 500th store on Dec. 5 at 1180 Virginia Avenue in Hapeville, Georgia. In celebration, RaceTrac offered free medium fountain drinks to the first 500 guests at the new store. The 500th guest also received a $500 RaceTrac gift card. “We are thrilled to reach this incredible milestone,” said Billy Milam, president of RaceTrac. “In 2018, we’ve continued […]
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Safeway Introduces AI-Powered Clinics To Phoenix Market
Safeway, in conjunction with AdviNow and Akos, hosted a grand opening event debuting artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, virtual medical clinics inside its Phoenix-area stores on Nov. 29. Akos, a virtual health solutions company, has launched the clinics, which it says are the first of their kind, in five Safeway stores. The AI-powered medical clinics feature telehealth […]
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Giant Food Opens New Herndon and Alexandria, Virginia, Stores
Giant Food has opened two new stores in Virginia this month, replacing smaller stores. The new locations, in Herndon and Alexandria, offer “enhanced benefits and expanded departments” for local shoppers, says Giant. See photos from the new stores’ grand openings below. The new Herndon store opened at 2425 Centerville Road on Nov. 9, and the Alexandria store opened at 6200 Little River […]
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New Piggly Wiggly Opens In St. Matthews, South Carolina
Independent Piggly Wiggly store owner Gary Jones, with the support of C&S Wholesale Grocers, on Nov. 14 celebrated the grand opening of his new store in St. Matthews, South Carolina, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The store, located at 615 Harry C Raysor Drive, is in a building that formerly housed a Bi-Lo store. Piggly Wiggly […]
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New Rouses Market Opens In Moss Bluff, Louisiana
Rouses Markets opened a new store in Moss Bluff, Louisiana, at 1351 Sam Houston Jones Parkway at 7 a.m. on Oct. 24. The Rouses Markets team spent nearly a year preparing to open the new store, the company’s second store in Calcasieu Parish. Rouses entered Calcasieu Parish on Sept. 12 with the grand opening of […]
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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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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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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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Natural Grocers Opening Relocated Santa Fe Store Oct. 4
Natural Grocers will open its relocated Santa Fe, New Mexico, store at 1090 S. St. Francis Drive on Oct. 4. The new 20,850-s.f. store will open at 8 a.m. with a grand reopening celebration and ribbon cutting. At the reopening, Natural Grocers will host a Grocery Giveaway Sweepstakes in which nine customers will win Natural Grocers gift cards ranging in value […]
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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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SpartanNash Completes Transition Of Two Minnesota Econofoods
SpartanNash on Sept. 12 celebrated the grand reopening of its newest Family Fare Supermarkets in Northfield and Red Wing, Minnesota. The retailer invested $3 million in the Northfield store, located at 601 Division Street, and $500,000 in the Red Wing store, located at 615 Main Street. The stores, which previously operated under the Econofoods banner, […]
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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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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 […]
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Sprouts Coming To Vacaville, California, Sept. 12
Sprouts Farmers Market will open a new store in Vacaville, California, on Sept. 12, offering locally made products from Northern California-based producers, including BRU Broth, Casa Sanchez, Clover Stornetta Dairy, Preservation & Co., and Bay Area Bee Co. Sprouts will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new store, located at 1041 Helen Power Drive, before doors open at 7 a.m. The public is invited to join […]
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First Basics Market Store Sets Opening Date
From grilled meat tacos with summer squash and sweet corn salad, to angel hair pasta with Willamette Valley tomatoes and fresh herbs, the new Basics Market opening next month at 5035 NE Sandy Boulevard in Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood will feature recipes and seasonal ingredients, nutrition classes and interactive cooking demos. The public is invited to […]
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Matherne’s Opens Grocery Store On LSU Campus
Matherne’s Market has opened a grocery store in the Nicholson Gateway corridor on Louisiana State University’s (LSU) campus as the anchor retail tenant. The 17,500-s.f. store, which hosted a soft opening Aug. 24, mimics Matherne’s downtown location, focusing on more fresh food options and prepared foods featured in a modernized market space. The Nicholson Gateway […]
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Walmart Opens New Distribution Center In Mobile, Alabama
Walmart hosted a grand opening celebration this week to commemorate the official opening of its new $135 million distribution center in Mobile, Alabama. The event was a culmination of a multi-year effort, supported by state and local officials and community members, intended to strengthen Walmart’s supply chain network. During the ceremony, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and local officials highlighted the many benefits the new […]