Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. (PWADC), a supermarket warehouse cooperative serving more than 240 stores in the Southeast, is offering its retail members the eGrowcery digital commerce platform. PWADC said it selected eGrowcery to deliver a combination of unified commerce and fulfillment technology, as well as joint retail marketing promotion to ensure operational success. “eGrowcery […]
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Piggly Wiggly’s Bullard Got Education In More Than One Form In The Army
ROFDA Member: Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. Editor’s note: The following is a portion of 2018’s ROFDA Report honoring ROFDA vets. The full report is available in the December 2018 editions of The Shelby Report. David Bullard, president and CEO of Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. (PWADC), took a break from college to serve in […]
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New Piggly Wiggly Opens In St. Matthews, South Carolina
Independent Piggly Wiggly store owner Gary Jones, with the support of C&S Wholesale Grocers, on Nov. 14 celebrated the grand opening of his new store in St. Matthews, South Carolina, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The store, located at 615 Harry C Raysor Drive, is in a building that formerly housed a Bi-Lo store. Piggly Wiggly […]
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Rosie Bringing E-Commerce To 270 Southeastern Piggly Wiggly Stores
Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. (PWADC) has selected Ithaca, New York-based Rosie Applications to implement online shopping at its more than 270 retail locations across the Southeast. Given the growth in consumer demand for online shopping services, PWADC says it wanted a partner that would exceed customer expectations and help their stores grow revenue in […]
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Independent Piggly Wiggly Owners Acquire Two South Carolina Bi-Lo Stores
Lynn and Cindy Willard, owners of nine Piggly Wiggly locations in South Carolina, have purchased two former Bi-Lo stores from Southeastern Grocers. The stores are located at 9616 Highway 78 in Ladson and 208 E. McIntyre Street in Mullins, South Carolina. The transactions were closed in mid-May, and the acquired stores were rebranded under the […]
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Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly To Open Eighth Wisconsin Store
Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly has signed an agreement to open a Piggly Wiggly store in Port Washington, Wisconsin. This will be the company’s 8th Piggly Wiggly store. Fox Bros. owns and operates stores in Hartland, Oconomowoc, Slinger, Hubertus, Jackson, Saukville and Hartford, all in Wisconsin. The grand opening date for the Port Washington store has […]
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Independent Piggly Wiggly Owners To Purchase Six SEG Stores
Three independent Piggly Wiggly store owners, with the support of C&S Wholesale Grocers, have entered into a definitive agreement with Southeastern Grocers to acquire three Bi-Lo stores in South Carolina and three Harveys Supermarkets in Georgia. This arrangement is in conjunction with the restructuring support agreement announced by Southeastern Grocers on March 15. Piggly Wiggly […]
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Independent Grocer Manning Rethinks How Things Are Done
Danny Manning has come a long way since he started as a bagger at 15 years old at a Food Town store in Eight Mile, Alabama. He moved to stocking, found favor with the company and got a produce rack about a year later. Once he graduated from high school, Manning went on to study […]
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Camellia Brand Beans Gain Distribution Through Publix
Camellia Brand Beans have gained 1,000 new points of distribution via Publix grocery stores in six states—Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia—for its Camellia Red Kidney Beans, Great Northern and Large Lima Beans. “With the Publix gains, Camellia Brand is emerging as a leader in the dried bean aisle. We’re excited to offer […]
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AGA Honors Retailer, Wholesaler And Vendor Of The Year At Luncheon
The Alabama Grocers Association (AGA) held its annual Food Industry Finest Luncheon on Nov. 2, honoring its Retailer, Wholesaler and Vendor of the Year award winners. Speakers included Speaker of the Alabama House, Mac McCutcheon, President Pro Tempore of the Senate Del Marsh and motivational speaker Jeremiah Castille. More than 150 people attended the event […]
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Bo Jackson Says: Brand Name Is Meaningless Without A Reputation For Quality
Vincent “Bo” Jackson, a Heisman Trophy winner, a two-sport athlete and a businessman with more than two decades of experience, doesn’t take a half-hearted approach to anything if his track record is any indication. And the zealousness that has defined his athletic career also characterizes his more recent business ventures, including VEJ Holdings LLC, a […]