Publix Super Markets debuted two North Carolina stores in May – one in Charlotte and the other in Rolesville. The Rolesville location opened May 21, while the Charlotte store followed on May 28. The 46,791-square-foot stores marked their grand openings with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and gave out commemorative reusable bags to the first 95 customers […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, Executive News, News, Northeast
Market Basket Board Of Directors Suspends CEO, Begins Investigation
The executive committee of the Market Basket Board of Directors has placed CEO and minority shareholder Arthur T. Demoulas and several other employees on paid administrative leave, effective immediately, while an investigation is conducted into the CEO’s conduct. The investigation will include a review of allegations that Demoulas began to plan a disruption of the […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Northeast, Wakefern
Price Rite Marketplace Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Promotions, Events
Price Rite Marketplace will mark its 30th anniversary in June with special promotions and events. Starting May 30, the grocer is launching promotions on produce, specialty meats and everyday essentials in-store and online. Also planned are in-store celebrations, including vendor demonstrations and employee appreciation cookouts at all locations. Price Rite Marketplace, which opened its first […]
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ARS Supports Night For Sight Gala In NYC
Allegiance Retail Services (ARS) supported the Foundation Fighting Blindness’ Night for Sight Gala on May 15 at Guastavino’s in New York City. The annual event brings together leaders from fashion, food and finance to raise funds for advancing treatments and cures for blinding diseases. This year, the foundation presented its Visionary Award to Michael Tarloff, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Feature, News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
Publix Celebrates Opening Of New Supermarket In Gainesville, GA
Publix Super Markets held a grand opening celebration May 28 for a new 48,387-square-foot store at 3715 Wahoo Falls Trace in Gainesville, Georgia. The supermarket is the second the grocer has opened over an eight-month span in the Northeast Georgia city, following the Sept. 12 debut of its store at 2155 Limestone Ridge. For the […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Grocery Store Layout, Lowes Foods, News, Southeast
Lowes Foods Expanding With Locations In NC, SC
Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Lowes Foods is expanding in the growing Triangle region of North Carolina, as well as the South Carolina Lowcountry. The Triangle stores will be in: Wendell, North Carolina, at Wendell Falls Parkway and Eagle Rock Road; and Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, at Old Honeycutt and Purfoy roads. In addition, the company will convert […]
Posted inDeli News, Feature, News, Northeast
Caraluzzi’s Commits To Taking Back Sandwich Biz
Caraluzzi’s Markets made a proactive decision to take back the sandwich business that it was seeing migrate to franchise sandwich shops in the areas around its four stores in Connecticut. Mark Caraluzzi, president and CEO of the family-owned company that has been in business for 75-plus years, said that in the past, customers knew they […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, West
Market Of Choice Opens New Store In Hillsboro, OR
Market of Choice, Oregon’s largest independent, family-owned grocer, recently held a grand opening for its 12th store in the state, located at 3515 SE Cornelius Pass Road in Hillsboro. The 35,000 square-foot store is the cornerstone of the new Reed’s Crossing Town Center development, offering a selection of conventional, natural and specialty products. “We are […]
Posted inExecutive News, Coborn's, Midwest, News
Coborn’s Names Coborn Wright President
Coborn’s has shared that fifth-generation family member Emily Coborn Wright was promoted to president May 21. Her promotion marks a milestone in the company’s continued growth and legacy, as she brings a lifelong commitment to its mission, backed by a record of operational excellence, innovation and strategic leadership. Throughout her career at Coborn’s Inc., she […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Deli News, Hannaford Supermarkets, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, News, Northeast
Hannaford Brings Back Prepared Lobster Rolls For Summer
Hannaford Supermarkets is celebrating summer by bringing back its fresh lobster roll, available in the deli department at all 189 of the grocer’s stores through Labor Day, Sept. 1. Priced at $9.99, the roll is prepared in-store daily and features North Atlantic lobster tossed with mayonnaise and breadcrumbs on a bed of green leaf lettuce […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Raley's, West
Raley’s To Anchor Development in Madera County, CA
Riverstone, a community in California’s Central Valley, will add 61,000 square feet of new retail space headlined by a Raley’s Supermarkets store. The new Riverstone location marks the second store in Madera County for Raley’s, a division of The Raley’s Companies, Located in the Riverwalk at Riverstone, the 40,000-square-foot store will feature a contemporary grocery […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Northeast, ShopRite
Zallie Family Markets Celebrates 2025 Hall Of Fame Inductees
Zallie Family Markets, a family-owned company that operates 11 ShopRite stores in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, held its annual “Service Awards Dinner” on May 15, honoring 77 employees who had reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 or 50 years of service. The Quarter Century Club also was announced, giving special recognition to those achieving […]
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Best In Class: Fueling Memorial Day Grilling Sales
Memorial Day weekend (May 24-26) is just around the corner, signaling the unofficial start of summer and a prime opportunity for grocers to capture significant sales. New data from Numerator, based on a survey of 5,900 U.S. consumers, offers insights into shopper intentions, helping grocers optimize their strategies for the holiday. The good news for […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Vallarta Supermarkets, West
Vallarta Supermarkets Celebrates Store Opening In Colton, CA
Vallarta Supermarkets will open a new 43,931-square-foot store June 4 at 1250 Washington St. in Colton, California. The location, which has created numerous new job opportunities, will feature the full suite of Vallarta’s signature departments, each of which reflects and celebrates the traditions and tastes of Latin America. The store boasts a modern store design […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Meijer, Midwest, News
Meijer, WK Kellogg Co. Support Detroit Middle School Sports
Meijer and WK Kellogg Co. recently partnered to support the next generation of student athletes in the Detroit area, donating $25,000 to strengthen middle school sports programs at five schools. Through the Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Mission Tiger program, Great Oaks Academy, Trillium Academy, Detroit Achievement Academy, Center Line Prep and the Detroit Lions Academy each received $5,000 to enhance their athletic programs […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Market Profile, News, Southwest
Mother, Daughters Aspire To Serve More Houston Food Deserts
Eladia Ayala has had an affinity for food since she was a young girl in Mexico in the 1970s. She started cooking early, having closely watched her mother create dishes like tamales and tacos and whip up frozen sweets. Eventually, she sold her own creations at her town’s central market on Saturdays. During the week, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
New Publix Opens In Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Publix opened its newest location May 8 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The 54,964-square-foot store is located in the Promenade Shopping Plaza at 9900 Alternate A1A. “We are excited to welcome customers to their new Publix,” said Lindsey Willis, Publix media relations manager. “We look forward to introducing them to an array of new offerings […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Meijer, Midwest, News
Meijer Opens New Ohio Supercenters In Austintown, Medina, Richmond Heights
Meijer opened three new 159,000-square-foot supercenters May 8 in Northeast Ohio, bringing a new shopping destination for customers in Austintown, Medina and Richmond Heights. Meijer offers an expansive farm-fresh produce section featuring hundreds of USDA-certified organic items as well as a deli and meat department. Meijer supercenters also feature full-service pharmacies and general merchandise, including baby and pet […]
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Allegiance Retail Services Promotes Rahman, Zambo To New EVP Roles
Allegiance Retail Services has promoted two senior associates, Samer Rahman and Donna Zambo, to the positions of EVP, effective immediately. “These promotions reflect the continued growth of our cooperative and the expanded leadership roles of both Samer and Donna,” said Joseph Fantozzi, president and COO of Iselin, New Jersey-based Allegiance Retail Services. “I am proud […]
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Growing GF Buche Co. Remains Passionate About Helping Those In Need
Fourth-generation South Dakota grocer RF Buche has a passion for retail but an even greater passion for helping people. That sentiment stems from a lesson he learned at age 7 from his father. While helping out in the store, he saw his dad quietly slip some cash to a mother in the checkout line who […]