Bi-Lo Holdings, which plans to close 23 stores in six states, has identified the Bi-Lo and Winn-Dixie locations that will shutter by Nov. 19. Bi-Lo spokesman Brian Wright told the Jacksonville Daily Record by email this week that the company notified employees and local community leaders of the store closings Oct. 3. The stores are […]
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Harris Teeter Debuting Old Town Alexandria Store Later This Month
Harris Teeter will open its newest Virginia store at 735 St. Asaph Street in Alexandria on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The Old Town store will be the 45th store in the state and the second in Alexandria for the North Carolina-based grocer, which is owned by The Kroger Co. The Old Town Harris Teeter will be […]
Posted in, Store News, West
Stater Bros., LifeStream Blood Bank Partner For Drive That Begins Monday
Stater Bros. is partnering with LifeStream Blood Bank in an ongoing effort to boost local, life-saving blood reserves. Each month, San Bernardino, Calif.-based Stater Bros. hosts blood drives at selected supermarkets. For October, blood drives will be held at the following Stater Bros. Supermarket locations: • Oct. 6, 11365 Bryant St., Yucaipa, 1-6 p.m. • Oct. 13, […]
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Susser Petro To Acquire Mid-Atlantic C-Stores, Also Buying Aloha Petro
Susser Petroleum Partners (SUSP) and Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) announced today the first dropdown transaction between ETP and SUSP. In addition, SUSP announced an agreement to acquire Hawaii-based Aloha Petroleum Ltd., closing of a new $1.25 billion revolving credit facility, and its plan to change the partnership’s name to Sunoco LP. Dropdown of MACS and […]
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SFA Adds Retailer Network Committee Members
The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has elected four members to its Retailer Network Committee for a two-year term. “The committee’s mission is to build a community of specialty food merchants that facilitates communications and relationships among all constituents in our industry and helps all segments to grow and succeed,” according to Ron Tanner, VP of […]
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Duval County, Fla., Publix Renovations Near $10M
Publix Super Markets continues its pursuit of renovating its Duval County, Fla., grocery stores. The latest under review for remodeling is in Bartram Park at 13820 Old St. Augustine Rd., the Jacksonville Daily Record reports. McIntyre Elwell & Strammer General Contractors is the contractor for the proposed $575,000 construction project of the 44,840-s.f. store. The […]
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Family Dollar Rejects Dollar General Bid
Family Dollar Stores Inc. on Thursday said its board of directors has unanimously rejected the non-binding proposal made by Dollar General Corp. on the basis of what the company calls “antitrust regulatory considerations.” In addition, the Family Dollar board unanimously reaffirmed its recommendation in support of the merger agreement with Dollar Tree Inc. Read more […]
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Publix Raises Record $3.2M For CMN Hospitals
Publix Super Markets customers and associates heeded the call to “put their money where the miracles are” by showing immense support for local sick and injured kids during this year’s Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals in-store campaign. The fundraiser, held May 22-June 13, resulted in a campaign life record of $3,224,766 for 21 Southeast regional […]
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Durham Kroger Customers Donate 1,960 Pounds Of Goods To Food Bank
The Kroger Co. says customers at its Durham, N.C., store on Hillsborough Road donated 1,960 pounds of goods during the “Fill the Bus” food drive at the store last Saturday. The food drive was made possible through a partnership with the Durham Area Transit Authority, and all of the donations will go directly to the […]
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Registration Begins For NGA 2015 Show
The National Grocers Association (NGA) has opened registration for The NGA Show, to be held in Las Vegas on Feb. 8-11. “The NGA Show is exclusively designed for the independent supermarket channel offering over 30 educational workshops and general sessions geared specifically for independent grocers in addition to an expansive exhibit floor. The show also […]
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Dollar Tree To Buy Family Dollar For $8.5B
Two discount giants based in the Southeast are coming together. Chesapeake, Va.-based Dollar Tree said this morning that it plans to purchase Family Dollar Stores, headquartered in Matthews, N.C., in a cash and stock transaction valued at $8.5 billion, or $74.50 per share—a 22.8 percent premium over Family Dollar’s closing price as of July 25. […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Northeast
Roche Bros. Opening Second Brothers Marketplace Store Next Week
Roche Bros. will open its second Brothers Marketplace store Wednesday, July 30, in Medfield, Mass. The neighborhood market will provide customers with a one-stop grocery shopping and dining experience with a carefully curated selection of local, fresh and specialty foods. The market will emphasize local producers and vendors that have been handpicked by store associates, […]
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Grocery-Related Companies Hold Majority Of Top 10 ESOPs In U.S.
The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) compiles a list of the top 100 companies that are at least 50 percent owned by an ESOP or other qualified plan in which at least half of full-time employees may participate. The Employment Ownership 100 2014 list shows that six of the top 10 employee-owned companies in the […]
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Publix Teams With Atlanta Community Food Bank On Free School Supply Program
Publix Super Markets and the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) have launched a new partnership to get free school supplies to teachers and students in need. The Publix Tools for Back to School campaign will be unveiled in more than 1,000 Publix stores July 24 and will raise funds to donate school supplies across Georgia, […]
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Fresh Thyme Opening First Ohio Store Next Month
Grand opening celebrations for Ohio’s first Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will be held in the Dublin community Wednesday, Aug. 13. The store is located at 6670 Sawmill Rd. in Columbus. “Fresh Thyme is honored to be welcomed by the community in Dublin,” CEO Chris Sherrell said. “This grand opening celebration is one way for Fresh […]
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Kroger Bagger Crowned Georgia’s Best
Kevin Davis, a 21-year-old who works at Kroger No. 619 in Griffin, has taken home Georgia’s Best Bagger title. Davis beat out three other grocery baggers during two rounds of competition Thursday evening during the 2014 Georgia Food Industry Association (GFIA) Convention’s opening night party at Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Fla. It was […]
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Yumz Express Kiosks To Be Offered At Gulf-Branded Retail Locations
Gulf Oil LP, one of the fastest growing branded marketers of energy products in the U.S., has selected Yumz Gourmet Frozen Yogurt as a preferred vendor for its Yumz Express offering. Yumz Express is an innovative self-serve, compact frozen yogurt kiosk. “Gulf Oil is pleased to add Yumz Gourmet Frozen Yogurt as one of our […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, West
Lucky’s Market Will Open First Wyoming Store Early Next Year
Lucky’s Market plans to open its first Wyoming store in Jackson Hole in early 2015. The 11,500-s.f. store will employ about 100 people and be located at 974 W. Broadway, bringing a wide selection of organic, specialty and gluten-free items to the popular mountain town. “We are excited to bring reasonably priced healthy foods to […]
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Safeway Receives National Animal Welfare Award
Safeway received the Henry Spira Humane Corporate Progress Award from The Humane Society of the United States. The grocery chain—the second largest in the country—earned the award for its work in 2013 to end the extreme confinement of pigs in its supply chain. In the pork industry, most breeding pigs are confined for virtually their […]
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Vallarta In Fresno Hosting MDA Check Presentation Today
California’s Vallarta Supermarkets will present a check to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) at 11 a.m. Pacific time today at the Vallarta store at 4831 Butler Ave. in Fresno. Each year, the Vallarta chain dedicates one full month to allow customers and visitors to make donations to the MDA; cashiers invite customers to donate at […]