On May 13, Acme Markets employees represented by United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1776 Keystone State approved a new four-year contract that improves wages and protects benefits for thousands of Acme members who serve Philadelphia-area customers. The new contract covers 3,300 union members working in more than 40 Acme Markets locations. Negotiations began in […]
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ShopRite Opening New Store In Cromwell, Connecticut
ShopRite plans to open a state-of-the-art, full-service supermarket at 45 Shunpike Road in Cromwell, Connecticut, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to be attended by community leaders on Saturday, May 18, at 8 a.m. Cromwell Mayor Enzo Faienza and representatives of the local council, chamber of commerce and area nonprofit groups are expected to attend the grand […]
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Stop & Shop Launches ‘Bags 4 My Cause’ Reusable Bag Campaign
Stop & Shop has launched Bags 4 My Cause, a chainwide program that allows customers to support local nonprofit organizations while also helping the environment. Each time a customer purchases a Bags 4 My Cause community bag, a reusable shopping tote, the Quincy, Massachusetts-based company will donate $1 of those proceeds to a local nonprofit […]
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Giant Food Stores To Open Walnutport, Pennsylvania, Store May 17
Giant Food Stores will open its new Walnutport, Pennsylvania, store on Friday, May 17, at 8 a.m. The new 55,000-s.f. store located at 300 S. Best Avenue will operate 6 a.m.-midnight seven days a week and bring approximately 200 full- and part-time jobs to the community. Steve Bowlby, a 27-year grocery veteran, is the store […]
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Weis Markets Launches 11th Annual Paws For Pets Program
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has launched its 11th annual Paws for Pets program, a company-wide initiative that collects donations, pet food and supplies for local animal shelters and rescue organizations. During the month-long program which ends May 28, customers can donate $1, $3 or $5 at the register or give online at WeisMarkets.com. All contributions will go […]
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Big Y Food Safety Director To Retire; Company Seeks Replacement
After 26 years at Big Y, Cas Tryba, director of food safety and quality assurance, has announced his retirement as of July 26. Tryba created the food safety department at Big Y, headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. During his tenure, he developed extensive food safety training programs, processes and procedures for the chain along with a […]
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Burns’ Family Supermarkets To Present $10,000 Check To American Red Cross
Nine local Fresh Grocer and ShopRite supermarkets, owned and operated by the Burns family, raised $10,000 for the American Red Cross during the seventh annual fundraiser held in March in honor of National Red Cross Month. The monthlong fundraiser was supported by both corporate and customer donations. All proceeds will help the Red Cross deliver […]
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Dumbo Market’s New Brooklyn Store Opening April 26
Brooklyn-based Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc., a chain of primarily independently owned and corporate grocery stores, will open its newest Dumbo Market location at 66 Front Street in Brooklyn on Friday, April 26. To celebrate, Dumbo Market is hosting a grand opening celebration at 10 a.m. Congressmember Nydia Velazquez and Key Food executives including CEO […]
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Giant Eagle Using Autonomous Solution To Take Digital Inventory
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Giant Eagle unveiled a pilot program with Simbe Robotics to deploy Tally, the autonomous, shelf-auditing and inventory analytics solution, in the Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Akron areas. Tally is ensuring products are on shelves when and where customers expect them to be, allowing store associates to focus on customers. In the pilot program, Tally […]
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Redner’s To Cut Ribbon On Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Store
Redner’s first Fresh Market, located in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, will open in the Berkshire Square Shopping Center on Thursday, April 11. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will precede the store’s 8 a.m. opening. Redner’s Fresh Market, measuring at approximately 54,000 s.f., will feature locally grown produce, farm-fresh meats and dairy products. The store will offer grab n’ go, […]
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Asian Food Markets To Open At New Jersey’s Plainsboro Plaza
Asian Food Markets, a chain of grocery stores focusing on East Asian packaged, fresh and prepared food, has signed a lease for a 43,152-s.f. anchor space at Plainsboro Plaza Shopping Center in Plainsboro, New Jersey, which is owned by Onyx Equities. The store is projected to open in the next several months, according to a […]
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Giant Food To Open New Olney, Maryland Store; Old Location Will Close
Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C., regional grocery chain headquartered in Landover, Maryland, will open a new store at 6 a.m. on Friday, April 12, at 18140 Village Center Drive. The store will feature more than 40,270-s.f. of selling space. The location will be the grocer’s first store to be entirely comprised of a new […]
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Wegmans Harrison Hiring Employees Ahead Of Spring 2020 Opening
Wegmans Food Market in Harrison, New York, the Rochester-based supermarket chain, is now seeking 220 full-time employees to staff the new 121,000-s.f. store in advance of the spring 2020 opening. Full-time jobs include positions from customer service and entry-level management to a wide range of culinary positions such as chefs and line cooks. The Harrison […]
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Big Y Foods Announces Company-Wide Appointments
The management of Big Y Foods, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, has announced the following appointments: Tracy Dobosz, store manager, Springfield, Massachusetts, Big Y Express Vittorio Contabile, senior network engineer, Springfield, Massachusetts, Store Support Center Sean Achorn, center store sales manager, Springfield, Massachusetts, Fresh Acres Market Yvonne Forget, bakery sales manager, South Hadley, Massachusetts, World Class […]
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Giant Food Donates 3,000 Hams To Food Banks In Time For Easter
Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Markets will donate 3,000 hams to its partner food banks to help feed those in need this Easter. An annual tradition for Giant, headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the ham donations support the company’s mission of ending hunger in the communities the company serves as well as giving back to […]
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Foodtown Of Morningside Heights Opens In Manhattan
The grand opening of the Foodtown of Morningside Heights was held on March 29, at the store located at 1316 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan. The store is owned and operated by Gabriel Estevez. The newly renovated supermarket offers an enhanced selection of fresh produce and quality meats; expanded deli and bakery departments; and local favorite items to […]
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Giant Food To Open Warrington, Pennsylvania, Store On April 5
Giant Food Stores will celebrate the grand opening of a new store located at 1661 Easton Road, Warrington, Pennsylvania, on Friday, April 5, at 8 a.m. The new store replaces Giant’s current store located at 2395 York Road, Jamison, which will close for business on April 4 at 6 p.m. Approximately 50 additional full-and part-time […]
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Tops Marketplace In Connecticut Suffers Devastating Fire
Tops Marketplace, an IGA grocery store in Southington, Connecticut, suffered a devastating fire on March 3. Fire officials have declared the store a total loss. There were no injuries reported. According to the store’s Facebook page, a Tops Marketplace Community Rebuild Fund has been organized by Tops Marketplace. The fund can be accessed at GoFundMe.com […]
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Giant Food Launches Bags-4-My-Cause Program
Giant Food Stores is empowering customers to support their favorite local nonprofit while helping the environment with its new Bags-4-My-Cause program. Each time a customer purchases a Bags-4-My-Cause reusable shopping bag with a giving tag, they can direct a $1 donation to a local nonprofit of their choice. If the customer does not direct the donation […]
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Food Universe Opening A New Location On Long Island
The newest Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc. Food Universe banner store opens at 520 South Broadway, Hicksville, New York, on March 15. To celebrate, Food Universe will host a grand-opening at 10 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, product sampling and entertainment for the family. Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Key Food executives including CEO […]