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Moose’s Market Owner Enjoys Freedom Of Being An Independent Grocer

For Amy Parnell, being an independent grocer isn’t just a business model – it’s her passion. As owner of Moose’s Market in Higginsville, Missouri, she has spent the past nine years shaping the store on her own terms, guided by lessons learned growing up in the grocery business and her love for serving people. “I […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Midwest, News, Schnucks

Schnucks To Build Replacement Store In Creve Coeur, MO

Schnuck Markets Inc. is finalizing plans to replace its store at 10650 Olive Blvd. at North Spoede Road in Creve Coeur, Missouri, with a new 68,0000-square-foot location in the adjacent Olia Village mixed-use master development. The current 36,500-square-foot store, which opened in 1967, is one of the oldest and smallest locations that Schnucks operates. An […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, National, News, Walmart

Walmart Commits $750,000 To Support Tornado Relief Efforts

Walmart Inc., along with Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation, is committing $750,000 to support tornado relief efforts in Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri communities after recent severe storms left thousands of residents with damage to their homes and many others without electricity. Following the storms – particularly in St. Louis and London and Somerset, Kentucky […]

Posted inMidwest, C-Store News, Home Page Slider

Casey’s General Stores Set To Build Distribution Center In Joplin, Missouri

Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores Inc. says it plans to build a state-of-the-art warehouse, logistics and distribution facility in Joplin, Missouri. The new facility is the company’s third distribution center and initially will serve approximately 400 to 600 of the company’s stores. Casey’s operates more than 2,100 convenience stores throughout the Midwest and South. “Joplin […]

Posted inGrocery News, Center Store, Private Label Brands, Southeast, Suppliers

Golding Farms Foods Acquires Arcobasso Foods To Enhance Its Offerings

Golding Farms Foods, a Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based manufacturer of private label and branded sauce and condiment products, has acquired Arcobasso Foods Inc., a manufacturer of refrigerated dressings, sauces and beverage mixers. Golding Farms says the acquisition will enhance its product offerings and capabilities in several high-growth categories and establishes a national manufacturing footprint to supply […]

Posted inHome Page Slider, Aldi, Corporate Store News, Midwest, Store News

Aldi Opening Three Stores Across The Midwest This Month

As Aldi continues its national growth initiative, the Batavia, Illinois-based retailer is opening three Midwestern stores this month. On Jan. 10, the retailer opened a new store in Livonia, Michigan, at 29330 Schoolcraft Road. It will open two more stores on Jan. 24—one in Excelsior Springs, Missouri (2351 Vintage Drive), and one in Fairview Heights, […]

Posted inSoutheast, Home Page Latest News, Store News

Schnuck Markets To Acquire 19 Shop ‘N Save Stores From Supervalu

Supervalu Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 19 of its 36 Shop ‘n Save grocery stores, primarily located in the St. Louis, Missouri, area, to Schnuck Markets Inc. The transaction is planned to occur with a staggered close process expected to finish by late October 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. As […]

Posted inDollar General, Corporate Store News, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Midwest, Store News, Supply Chain News

Dollar Tree Opens $110M Distribution Center In Warrensburg, Missouri

Dollar Tree Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its new distribution center in Warrensburg, Missouri, July 11 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by associates and their families, management and representatives from the local community. The new DC is Dollar Tree’s 23rd such facility. “We are pleased to celebrate the grand opening of our new Warrensburg distribution […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Bakery News, Corporate Store News, Grocery News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Midwest, Produce News, Store News

Schnucks Opening First Warrenton, Missouri, Store This Fall

Schnuck Markets Inc. will open a new 37,000-s.f. store in Warrenton, Missouri, this fall. Hiring will begin about six weeks prior to opening, with Schnucks adding 71 jobs to the local economy. The store, which is already under construction at Highway 47 and Veterans Parkway, will be the grocer’s first Warrenton location. “The loyalty of […]

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Price Chopper Opens New Store In Grain Valley, Missouri

Price Chopper opened the doors to its newest store, located in Grain Valley, Missouri, at 1191 N.E. McQuerry Road on Jan. 17, following a ribbon cutting at 8:45 a.m. The new store is owned by the Cosentinos, a family that operates additional stores in Kansas and Missouri. The Grain Valley location joins the Price Chopper […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Equipment & Technology, Grocery News, Home Page Latest News, Industry News, Midwest, Packaging News, Suppliers

Frick’s Quality Meats Breaks Ground On Washington, Missouri, Expansion

Frick’s Quality Meats Inc. has broken ground on a 28,320-s.f. expansion of its existing 120,000-s.f. facility in Washington, Missouri. The expansion represents a $11.5 million investment in the region and will create 40 new jobs. Frick’s Quality Meats is a family-owned company that makes smoked meats and sausages with distribution to grocery retailers in 44 […]