Giant Food Stores , headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, celebrated the achievements of its employees at its annual business meeting last week. More than 30 awards were presented recognizing the recipients’ commitment to the company, dedication to customer service and driving new initiatives. “It’s impossible to be more proud than I am of this team, and […]
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Compass Marketing’s Smart Retail Label Network Utilized By First Retailer
Compass Marketing, a provider of marketing and technology solutions, announced that Leeward Market is the first retailer using the Smart Retail Label (SRL) Network in the store allowing customers to communicate directly with the brands they are considering for purchase. Both companies are located in Annapolis, Maryland. Leeward Market has attached SRL tags to products […]
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Price Chopper Enterprises Promotes Casie Broker To CMO
Price Chopper Enterprises (PCE) in Overland Park, Kansas, has promoted of Casie Broker to CMO. Broker has been with the PCE for the past eight years, most recently as VP of marketing. In her new role, her responsibilities expand to include all Price Chopper brand marketing and IT-related marketing activities. Her most recent accomplishments include successfully […]
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Big Y Foods Names New District Director In Massachusetts
Big Y Foods has appointed David Murphy as district director to oversee daily operations for 14 stores in central and eastern Massachusetts. He will support Big Y’s programs and policies in these stores and report to Nicole D’Amour Schneider, VP of supermarket operations for Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y Foods Inc. Murphy has more than 40 years […]
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Wegmans Expands Curbside Grocery Pickup To All Rochester Stores
Wegmans now offers curbside grocery pickup service at all of its Rochester, New York, stores. “Our customers are busy, so when it comes to grocery shopping they appreciate a range of options that allow them to get the task done with ease, when and how they want,” said Erica Tickle, Wegmans e-commerce group manager. “Now, […]
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Seasons Scarsdale Prepares For March Grand Reopening
Seasons Scarsdale will host a grand reopening event featuring gourmet food tastings, giveaways, appearances from kosher lifestyle influencers and activities for kids. After a brief closing, the location in Scarsdale, New York, will host a celebration at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, at 1104 Wilmot Road. From a small 2,500-s.f. corner-store location, the Scarsdale […]
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Independent Grocery Stores Experience ‘Significant Growth’ With Mercato
Mercato, an online ordering and delivery marketplace for independent grocers, is helping food retailers “significantly increase” online sales, with some more than tripling year-over-year, the company says. Mercato analyzed year-over-year and fourth quarter 2018 sales for retailers on the Mercato.com platform and found there were sharp increases ranging from 45 percent to 400 percent, with additional increases […]
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Giant Opens Beer & Wine Eatery At Pennsylvania Store
Giant Food Stores has opened a new Beer & Wine Eatery at its Bradford Plaza location in West Chester. Situated at 700 Downingtown Pike, the 161,000-s.f. shopping center is exclusively leased and managed by Levin Management Corp. (LMC). Giant customers will find hundreds of domestic, imported and craft beers coupled with an extensive wine selection in the Beer & […]
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Associated Supermarket Group Establishes Loyalty Marketing Program
Associated Supermarket Group (ASG), based in New York, and Wonder Rewards have entered a partnership that establishes “Wonder Rewards” as a loyalty marketing program for ASG’s banner stores and independents. Wonder Rewards was formally introduced at the Feb. 7 ASG Retailer Summit as part of “What’s New for 2019 in Technology” for driving sales, profitability and improving […]
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Three Giant Heirloom Market Locations Planned For Philadelphia
Giant Food Stores of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will expand in Philadelphia with the opening of three more Giant Heirloom Market stores during 2019. Building on the success of the first location of this urban store concept in the Graduate Hospital area, the new stores will bring a format and assortment specially curated for each of the unique Philadelphia neighborhoods […]
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Inserra Supermarkets Celebrates Opening Of ShopRite Of Wyckoff
Inserra Supermarkets Inc., based in Mahwah, New Jersey, hosted a ribbon-cutting at its newest store, the ShopRite of Wyckoff, New Jersey, on Jan. 13. The new supermarket is located at 430 Greenwood Avenue and will be run by the Inserra family. ShopRite of Wyckoff features a wide selection of groceries including both store and national […]
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Giant Food Promotes Healthy Eating With Celebrity Campaign
Giant Food Stores is participating in a national celebrity campaign featuring local sports icons promoting fruits and vegetables. The FNV campaign, which stands for “fruits and veggies,” developed by Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), was created to use the power of marketing and celebrity endorsements to change the way children and young adults think about […]
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Kind Healthy Snacks President John Leahy To Retire
Kind Healthy Snacks‘ longtime President and COO John Leahy is retiring from the company. Mike Barkley, who joined the company in 2010, will replace Leahy and lead the company into the future as Kind sets its sights on innovation and category disruption. Leahy will leave behind a legacy of achievement, transparency and compassion but will […]
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Ravitz Family Markets Celebrates Kayco-Kedem Partnership
Ravitz Family Markets, with headquarters in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, is celebrating its 30-year partnership with Kayco-Kedem, a family-owned food manufacturer. In a recent interview, Harold Weiss, long-time executive with Kayco, recounted his long association with ShopRite and the member-owner families that belong to Wakefern and operate ShopRite stores. “Around 30 years ago, products imported from […]
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ShopRite Makes Newsweek’s List For “America’s Best Customer Service”
ShopRite has been named to Newsweek’s 2019 “America’s Best Customer Service” list, which recognizes companies for building key relationships with customers and providing top-notch shopping experiences. ShopRite, based in Keasbey, New Jersey, was among the top three supermarkets singled out by Newsweek for receiving high marks from customers in a recent survey of regional and […]
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Safeway And Baltimore Humane Society Partner To Help Federal Workers
Safeway Supermarkets and The Baltimore Humane Society, through the Bmore Kind Pet Food Bank, will be distributing dog and cat food donated by Safeway to help employees without paychecks who are struggling to make ends meet during the partial government shutdown. For more than five years, the no-kill shelter has been assisting pet owners who have […]
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iFresh Opens An Asian-American Supermarket On Long Island
iFresh Inc. has celebrated the opening of its first supermarket on Long Island, in Glen Cove. The grand opening was held on Jan. 19, with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and lion dance performances. Attending the celebration were Long Deng, iFresh chairman and CEO; Harvey Leibowitz, independent director and chair of the iFresh audit committee; E. Cox, […]
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Big Y Opening Marlborough, Connecticut, Store Jan. 24
Big Y will celebrate the opening of a new 53,935-s.f. store located at 7 East Hampton Road Route 66 in Marlborough, Connecticut, on Jan. 24. The Springfield, Massachusetts-based retailer will host an opening ceremony at 10:30 a.m. State and community officials as well as representatives from local school districts are expected to be in attendance. As […]
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Big Y To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Bags In 2020
Big Y Foods Inc., based in Springfield, Massachusetts, will eliminate single-use plastic bags at checkouts from its supermarkets and specialty stores as well as its Big Y Express Gas and Convenience stores in 2020. The company has been complying with single-use plastic bag bans in six of the local communities in Massachusetts (Adams, Amherst, Great Barrington, Lee, […]
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Whole Foods Opens In Chappaqua, New York
Whole Foods Market recently opened a new 40,000-s.f. store in Chappaqua, New York, located at 480 N Bedford Road. “We feel privileged to be part of this significant moment for this great community,” said Alex Saa, store team leader and a Hudson Valley resident. “Whole Foods Market is proud to be able to offer the highest quality […]