Americans will spend more than ever as they put on their favorite green outfits to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. Spending for the holiday is expected to reach $5.3 billion, an all-time high in the survey’s 13-year history. More than […]
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Schnucks Sets Opening Date For Ferguson, Missouri, Store
Schnucks will open its doors in Ferguson, Missouri, and North St. Louis County on Wednesday, March 29, as it completes the move from its nearby Cool Valley location. A short ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. and feature St. Louis vocalist Charles Glenn singing the National Anthem. Leading operations at the Ferguson location […]
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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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Price Chopper-Market 32 Delivers On Make-A-Wish Request
A challenge recently was issued to Price Chopper-Market 32 to participate in a campaign to help fund a local Make-A-Wish request. “This Make-A-Wish campaign for Kacey Sisco was special because our teammates knew her story, had heard about her struggles and her progress, and wanted to help fulfill her wish to visit Hawaii,” said Mona Golub, Price […]
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Strack & Van Til To Close Five Stores In April
Strack & Van Til will close five stores, including its longtime store in Merrillville, Indiana, reports nwi.com. In addition to the Merrillville store at 7201 Taft Street, the Highland, Indiana-based supermarket chain will shutter four Illinois stores, including a Strack & Van Til and an Ultra Foods in Chicago on April 30. A company spokesman told […]
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New Texas Walmart Features Chobani Café
A new Walmart Supercenter at 25800 Kuykendahl Road in Tomball, Texas, that opened last month features the first Chobani Café outside New York. The 2,000-s.f. space inside The Woodlands area’s newest Walmart features Mediterranean-inspired dishes. “We have lots of fans in Texas, and there’s such an interesting food culture happening, so it’s a perfect fit […]
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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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Trends In Supermarket Advertising And Promotions
Aptaris and dunnhumby have released the second annual study, “Advertising and Promotional Practices Among U.S. Supermarket Retailers,” providing an in-depth review of grocery industry best practices with a look at expected changes in the coming years. With responses from nearly 70 food retailers representing more than 4,600 stores across 34 states, the study details growing investments in […]
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S.O.S Soap Pads Marking 100th Anniversary
S.O.S Soap Pads are celebrating a century of cleaning as 2017 marks the brand’s 100th anniversary. Developed in 1917 by a cooking utensil salesman named Irwin Cox, the scrubbers were designed to help his customers keep their new pans shiny. Cox’s wife called the pads S.O.S, which stood for “Save Our Saucepans.” When S.O.S pads […]
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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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Safeway To Unveil Renovated Severna Park, Maryland, Store On March 18
Safeway will unveil renovations at its supermarket in the Benfield Village Shopping Center at 540 Benfield Road in Severna Park, Maryland, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 18. “We are pleased to share renovations that will enhance our Severna Park neighbors’ grocery shopping experience,” said Dan Valenzuela, president of Safeway’s Eastern Division. […]
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United Fresh Reveals 25 Retail Produce Manager Award Honorees
Marking its 13th year of recognizing exceptional retail produce managers, the United Fresh Produce Association has revealed the winners of its 2017 Retail Produce Manager Awards. The group of 25 produce managers represents supermarket banners, commissaries and independent retail stores from 14 different states and two Canadian provinces. The winners will be the honored guests at the United […]
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ShopRite’s First Woman Store Director Retires
ShopRite Supermarkets’ Linda Lussier, the company’s first woman store director and current director of labor relations, has retired after 43 years of service. ShopRite Supermarkets is a subsidiary of Wakefern Food Corp., a U.S. retailer-owned cooperative whose members own and operate hundreds of supermarkets in the Northeast under several banners. Lussier, who resides in Blooming Grove, […]
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Product Revamps, Marketing Efforts Help Frozen Food Manufacturers Compete With Growing Fresh Segment
The frozen food market has proven to be largely resilient in the face of both fresh food and meal kit trends. Sales have been steady, if unspectacular, since 2012, according to market research firm Packaged Facts in a new report, “Frozen Foods in the U.S.: Hot Meals, Sides, and Snacks, 6th Edition.” Packaged Facts estimates […]
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Bashas’ Teams With Instacart For Same-Day Grocery Delivery
Bashas’ shoppers who live in Arizona’s Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and Ahwatukee areas now can get their groceries delivered through Instacart. “We’ve received an overwhelming number of requests from Bashas’ customers asking for their groceries to be delivered through our service,” said Instacart GM Sean Twersky. “That’s why we’re especially pleased to […]
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Being In The Running: Driving Deli Image And Reputation
by Anne-Marie Roerink/Principal, 210 Analytics; and Rick Stein/VP of fresh food, FMI Opportunities for deli growth are bright. These departments allow shoppers to have a hand in preparing tonight’s dinner—or not. The deli can offer a complete meal solution as an alternative to cooking, or a ready-to-eat (side) dish in combination with items cooked from scratch. […]
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Hispanic Markets Abound, Reflect Diversity Of Dallas-Fort Worth Metro
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Southwest The population of Dallas-Fort Worth hit 7.3 million in mid-January. That is one million more people than were counted in the 2010 U.S. Census. The number also includes nearly a half-million unauthorized immigrants, according to the Pew Research Center. It found that most of the 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants living in the […]
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One In Three Shoppers Forecasted To Order Groceries Online This Year
“E-grocery” is growing fast and is here to stay, as 31 percent of U.S. shoppers are expected to order groceries online in 2017, up from 19 percent in 2016. That’s according to Unata’s 2017 Grocery eCommerce Forecast. The report from Unata, which provides digital solutions for grocers, was completed in partnership with Brick Meets Click. It surveyed more […]
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Publix Posts 4Q And Annual Increases
Publix’s sales for the fourth quarter of 2016, a 14-week period, were $9.1 billion, an 11.1 percent increase from the previous year’s $8.2 billion, a 13-week period. The additional week in the fourth quarter of 2016 increased sales by 7.4 percent. Comparable-store sales for the fourth quarter of 2016 increased 2.2 percent. Net earnings for […]