West Des Moines-based Hy-Vee Inc.’s latest location at 1300 West Burlington Ave. in Fairfield, which opened April 12, is not only the company’s second LEED-certified store, but it also is one of less than 15 supermarkets in the country that has achieved U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) GreenChill Gold-Level certification.
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Posted in, West
Sunflower Farmers Market Opens First California Store
Sunflower Farmers Market, the full-service natural and organic grocer famous for “serious food at silly prices,” opened its first store in the California market on May 11 at 424 Roseville Sq. Sunflower Farmers Market currently has 33 stores throughout six Southwestern states, but this is Sunflower’s first foray into California. The new store will also […]
Posted in, Northeast
A&P Completes Auction of 25 Superfresh Stores
Montvale, N.J.-based Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. (A&P) recently completed the auction of 25 southern Superfresh locations, as it continues to fully implement its comprehensive financial and operational restructuring. The winning bids, which are subject to approval from the bankruptcy court before the sales would be completed, will be listed in motions of […]
Posted in, West
Fresh & Easy Announces San Francisco Opening Dates
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market revealed the opening dates for its first two stores in San Francisco. These store openings will create more than 50 good jobs and the company is currently accepting applications for positions on its website at www.freshandeasy.com/joinus. Fresh & Easy will open two stores in San Francisco this summer at 32nd […]
Posted in, Southeast
Western Boca Raton to get Fresh Market
The Fresh Market is coming to western Boca Raton. The Greensboro, N.C.-based chain of gourmet supermarkets plans to open its 25th store in Florida at 20409 S. State Road 7 on June 8, reports the South Florida Business Journal. “We are excited to open our store in west Boca and to expand our reach in […]
Posted in, Amazon Fresh, Corporate Store News, West, Whole Foods
Walmart Testing Grocery Delivery in California
Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart is testing home grocery delivery in San Jose, Calif., as the world’s largest retailer ratchets up competition with online retailer Amazon.com. With the new “Walmart To Go,” customers can order up groceries, health and beauty products such as soap, shampoo and over-the-counter medicines, and household supplies like paper towels and laundry detergent […]
Posted in, Beverage News, C-Store News, Southwest
Grocers Lose Fight Over Full-Strength Beer
A legislative effort to let Colorado grocery and convenience stores sell full-strength beer died in a landslide on the House floor Monday after a month of intense debate on the subject, reports the Denver Business Journal. House Bill 1284, sponsored by Reps. Larry Liston, R-Colorado Springs, and Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, pitted those stores against locally […]
Posted in, Beverage News, C-Store News, Center Store, Marketing News, National, Southeast
Diet Coke Passes Pepsi
As the soft drinks industry tries to recover from a long slide, Coca-Cola Co. has new bragging rights in its rivalry with PepsiCo reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Sales of Coca-Cola and Diet Coke dipped by half a percentage point and one point, respectively, in 2010. But sales of Pepsi-Cola fell 4.8 percent. Beyond the sales […]
Posted in, National, Southeast
Ingles Founder Dead at 77
Robert P. “Bob” Ingle, founder and CEO of Ingles Markets, died at the age of 77 Sunday, reports the Asheville Citizen-Times. Ingle, fresh out of college, took out a mortgage on his mother’s house in 1963 and founded Ingles grocery store chain on Hendersonville Road in Asheville. The store did $8,500 in sales its first […]
Posted in, Center Store, National
Chef Tyler Florence Teams up With Alexia Foods to Make Everyday Meals Extraordinary
Preparing quick, gourmet-inspired meals just got easier thanks to celebrity Chef Tyler Florence and Alexia Foods. Florence has created four recipes to pair alongside some of Alexia’s most popular premium, all-natural side dishes. From an open-faced, pulled pork sandwich and spicy coleslaw served with Alexia’s Spicy Sweet Potato Julienne Fries to Turkey Meatloaf paired with […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southeast
CVS Completes Union Avenue Purchase
CVS Care Corp. has officially closed on the former Union Avenue United Methodist Church building at Cooper and Union in Memphis, Tenn., clearing the way for the company to build a drug store. Operating as CVS 4992 TN LLC, Rhode-Island based CVS purchased the building for $2.25 million from St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. CVS […]
Posted in, Ellerbee Buzz, Shelby Content, Southeast
Grocers Overcome Challenges Severe Weather Brings
Even the mighty fell—sorta. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. managed to open its headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., on Feb. 9, but employees did not have to report if they couldn’t safely travel to work. A foot of snow had fallen on Northwest Arkansas. Some parts of Oklahoma saw two feet of snow. In the northeast corner of […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southwest
HGMRA/Kroger Breakfast
Nov. 12 • Houston Racquet Club • Houston, Texas Kroger is aggressively pursuing growth and remodel improvements in the Southwest Kroger Marketing Area (KMA), which encompasses Texas and Louisiana. Bill Breetz, president of the Southwest division, outlined Kroger’s work this year and its plans for the future at a breakfast meeting of the Houston Grocery […]