Stater Bros. is hosting the 21st annual Loma Linda Chamber of Commerce Business Expo on Wednesday in the parking lot of its Loma Linda store at 25630 Barton Rd. The expo will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Stater Bros., which also is one of the local businesses to participate in the expo, will have […]
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Natural Grocers Opening Second Utah Store Today
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is opening its second Utah location today, at 1075 North Main St., Suite 110, in Logan. “We are thrilled to expand our nutrition expertise and delicious food options to Logan,” said Kemper Isely, co-president of Colorado-based Natural Grocers. “We look forward to engaging with the local community about healthy living.” […]
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Remodel Complete At Western Market Rocky Ridge
Western Market’s Rocky Ridge location in Vestavia, Ala., hosted a re-grand opening ceremony at the newly remodeled store Wednesday. A ribbon cutting was celebrated with a wine tasting and snacks. The store, at 3350 Morgan Dr., now includes a new seafood and custom-cut meat case, frozen yogurt bar, homemade fudge, new cheese shop, salad bar,wing […]
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Mariano’s Debuts Its Largest Store In Chicago’s Ravenswood Neighborhood
Roundy’s opened Mariano’s Ravenswood, located at 1800 W. Lawrence Ave., on Tuesday. The 80,500-s.f. Chicago store is the largest to date for Mariano’s. “At our largest store yet, shoppers will have a chance to experience the full range of features that make Mariano’s shopping experience unlike anywhere else,” said Bob Mariano, chairman and CEO of […]
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Buehler’s Opens Liquor Agency Inside Of Ashland Supermarket
Buehler’s Fresh Foods in Ashland, Ohio, on Thursday opened Ashland Liquor Agency inside of the supermarket—completing the transfer and relocation agreement with Longbrake Carryout to purchase the Ashland Liquor Agency. “This is the first of future Ohio liquor agencies inside Buehler’s Fresh Foods locations, with Wooster Milltown slated to open in June of 2014,” said […]
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Vallarta Opening New Store In Hesperia On Wednesday
Following the opening of a second Oxnard, Calif., store last week, Vallarta Supermarkets plans to open another new store Wednesday, April 9–in Hesperia. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin at 7:30 a.m., with the store opening for business at 8 a.m. The store, located at 17390 Main St., is 42,000 s.f. and will provide the local […]
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Gelson’s Debuts La Cañada Flintridge, Calif., Store
Gelson’s opened its newest supermarket Thursday in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif. The store, at 635 Foothill Blvd., marks the Southern California grocer’s 18th location. Features include: • A spacious service deli, featuring Wolfgang Puck Express (freshly made pizzas, sandwiches, salads); chef-prepared gourmet salads; on-site sushi chef; smoker for tri-tip and brisket sandwiches with “melt-in-your mouth” […]
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Trader Joe’s Debuts First Tampa, Fla., Store
Trader Joe’s hosted a grand opening celebration of its Tampa, Fla., store on Friday—the company’s first store in the area. The 12,500-s.f. South Tampa store is located at 3808 West Swann Ave. and managed by Aimee Pawelek, who comes from Trader Joe’s in Knoxville, Tenn. She has been with the company for six years. The […]
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WinCo Opening Second Bakersfield, Calif., Store On Thursday
WinCo Foods will open its newest supermarket at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 27, in Bakersfield, Calif. The store is the company’s second in Bakersfield and occupies approximately 88,000 s.f. and reflects WinCo’s newer décor package that WinCo says creates a solid, clean feel that highlights products, including the hundreds of new WinCo Foods private label items […]
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Publix Now In Business In North Carolina
Publix Super Markets has officially opened its doors in North Carolina. It debuted its first store in the state this morning in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County). Located in the Ballantyne Town Center, at 11222 Providence Rd. W., the 56,445-s.f. store includes a pharmacy and the many other features of a traditional Publix store. The Lakeland, Fla.-based […]
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Giant Food, BrightFarms To Sell Local Produce From Wash., D.C., Greenhouse Year-Round
Giant Food and BrightFarms are joining forces to deliver year-round local produce to Giant stores throughout the Washington metropolitan area. Situated near Giant’s store at 1535 Alabama Ave. in southeast Washington, D.C., the 100,000-s.f. facility will be the largest urban greenhouse of its kind in the world, the companies say. BrightFarms anticipates completing the greenhouse […]
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Newport Avenue Market Astounds Feeding Agency With Donation
Newport Avenue Market in Bend, Ore., is celebrating a mission accomplished: The company’s “Food for February” campaign held in December resulted in a fresh food donation that will produce 5,000 meals per month for nearly five months. The December campaign raised $12,668.24 from customer donations. Inspired by that level of generosity from its shoppers, Newport […]
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The Fresh Market Opening Alexandria, Va., Store Wednesday
The Fresh Market is opening a new store in Alexandria on Wednesday, marking the specialty grocer’s 12th store in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The store, at 3680 King St., is located in the Bradlee Shopping Center. “We are excited to open our new store in Alexandria and to expand our reach in Virginia,” said Craig Carlock, […]
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AG New England Acquires Bi-Wise Market, Will Operate As Sully’s
Bi-Wise Market of Allenstown, N.H., is selling its business to Associated Grocers of New England. “Bi-Wise Market has been in operation since August of 1966 and was founded by ‘Mighty’ Mike Genest and continues to be run by the Genest family,” says Mike Bourgoine, president and CEO of AG of New England. “Since that time, […]
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Mrs. Green’s Opens First Virginia Store Today
Mrs. Green’s Natural Market is opening its first Virginia store today at 12995 Fair Lakes Shopping Center in Fairfax. The new store boasts 100 percent organic produce, a fresh bakery and gourmet coffee bar, all-natural vitamins and supplements as well as prepared meals, among other features. Mrs. Green’s says it is a neighborhood store, passionately […]
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Publix To Open First North Carolina Store Next Month
Publix Super Markets will officially enter the North Carolina market next month as it opens its first store in the Tar Heel State. The long-awaited Charlotte area store in Ballantyne is located at 11206 Providence Rd. W. and is expected to open by the end of February. The store’s groundbreaking was held last March, and […]
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Fields Foods Opens In St. Louis
Fields Foods, a locally owned and operated grocery store specializing in locally produced food products, opened its doors in St. Louis on Saturday. Located at 1500 Lafayette Ave. near the south side of the city, the store is dedicated to bringing fresh, high-quality foods to residents of St. Louis, which has several urban food desert […]
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Construction OK’d For Earth Fare In Jacksonville
Earth Fare is closer to opening its first Jacksonville, Fla., grocery store in the Atlantic North center now that the city approved a construction permit for the building’s shell at a project cost of $1.04 million. The Jacksonville Daily Record reports that the city approved a permit Friday for Target Contractors Inc. to build the […]
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Kroger Opens First Hilton Head Island Store
Kroger’s first grocery store on Hilton Head Island, S.C., opened Wednesday. The new 86,000-s.f. store at 42 Shelter Cove Lane brings about 250 jobs to the area, as well as an array of products, amenities and services to include a pharmacy with drive-thru; Starbucks Coffee; Murray’s Cheese; beer and wine offerings; Cigar Humidor; chef-prepared hot […]
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Market Street Opens Flower Mound Store
Leaders from United Supermarkets and the Flower Mound community cut the ribbon Wednesday on the company’s newest Market Street location. It is the Texas company’s 12th store bearing the Market Street banner, seven of which are in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Located at 3800 Long Prairie Rd., the store is part of the “River Walk […]