Mauldin, S.C.-based Bi-Lo has updated 22 of its stores over the past year. The newly-updated stores can be seen throughout the grocery chain’s four-state footprint in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Last month alone, BI-LO added five stores to its renovations list. Locations in Statesboro, Ga., two stores in Augusta, Ga., Greenville and […]
Tag: Supermarkets
Posted in, Northeast
Meijer Hosts Online Gingerbread Creation Contest
Michigan-based Meijer’s online program, called “Gingerbread Bites Back,” invites shoppers to submit their funniest or most off-the-wall submissions for a photo contest of the most original gingerbread creation (person or house); a video project capturing an interesting take on people baking or eating gingerbread; or a contest inviting people to place downloadable gingerbread imagery in […]
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Delhaize Group Plans 450 New Stores in Next Three Years
Brussels, Belgium-based Delhaize Group, an international food retailer, plans to further accelerate store openings in its newer operations and achieve annual revenue growth of 5 to 7 percent within three years. Additional cost savings will be generated and used to invest in the sales building initiatives that will support accelerating growth, according to the company. […]
Posted in, Southeast
Sweetbay Recognized with EPA ENERGY STAR Certification
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Tampa-Fla.,-based Sweetbay Supermarket with Energy Star certification for continued energy consumption reductions, as well as a strong corporate commitment to promoting superior energy performance. Of the more than 1,570 grocery stores acknowledged by the EPA for earning Energy Star labels for superior energy efficiency, only 170 were […]
Posted in, Northeast
Shaw’s Supports Local Food Banks with Spirit of Giving 2011 Food Drive
Shaw’s Supermarkets®, part of the nationwide Supervalu® family of grocery stores, recently kicked off its Spirit of Giving Food Drive, encouraging customers to give back to those in need this holiday season. The program allows shoppers to purchase pre-assembled food bags at Shaw’s locations that will then be donated to local hunger relief partners and […]
Posted in, Northeast
Fairway Market Opens First Store in Queens
Fairway Market, the specialty food market, opened Nov. 16 in Douglaston, Queens, offering area shoppers a combination of specialty, organic and traditional foodstuffs at everyday value prices. The store, which is the ninth for the company and the first in New York City’s largest borough, is located at 242-02 61st Ave. in the Douglaston Plaza […]
Posted in, Southeast
Winn-Dixie Opens Coral Way Store Featuring Bilingual Décor Package
On Nov. 15 Winn-Dixie Stores celebrated the completion of its seventh state-of-the-art transformational store and the first to have a bilingual décor package. The newly renovated store is located at 3275 SW 22nd St. in Miami. “This store exemplifies our commitment to South Florida guests and serves as a one-stop grocery destination catering to the […]
Posted in, West
Your Local Market Opens in Bellevue
At precisely 11:11 a.m. on Nov. 11, Your Local Market opened its doors at a former Safeway location at the corner of 4th and Bellevue Way NE in Bellevue, Wash. Local shoppers, community leaders and businesspeople helped store founders and staff celebrate the opening. “After a lot of hard work, we’re delighted to welcome shoppers […]
Posted in, West
Superior Grocers and Its Foundation Raises $600,000+
Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s largest independent supermarket chains, raised more than $600,000 through its annual Golf Tournament held Oct. 29 at the JW Marriott Resort in Palm Desert. Funds have been donated to various schools and non-profit organizations in Southern California communities. In 2011, the Superior Foundation has awarded scholarships to more than […]
Posted in, Southeast
Winn-Dixie Making Revamped Coral Way Store A Center of Celebration
Winn-Dixie Stores is inviting guests to experience its newly remodeled Coral Way store throughout November, December and January. To commemorate the grand reopening of the Miami-area store, special events will be held that help to highlight the new store offerings including cooking demonstrations, live entertainment, giveaways and more. Store #251, located at 3275 SW 22nd […]
Posted in, Northeast
Largest Wegmans Now Open in Massachusetts
Wegmans Food Markets’ newest store is its largest. And it’s also the New York-based chain’s first store that is classified as being in New England. The store that opened Oct. 16 in Northborough, Mass., is 138,000 s.f. A Wegmans press release says that shopping at the megastore will be “fun,” and that every customer will […]
Posted in, Southeast
Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open Raises Record Amount
With the $1.8 million check for the Winn-Dixie Foundation are (left to right): PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem; Mary Kellmanson, group VP of marketing for Winn-Dixie Stores, and the president of the Winn-Dixie Foundation; Peter Lynch, Winn-Dixie chairman, CEO and president; Nationwide Tour President Bill Calfee; and Ray De Riggi, president of Dole Fresh Vegetable, […]
Posted in, West
Fresh & Easy to Launch ‘Thank You’ Card for Loyal Customers
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is rolling out its new Friends of Fresh & Easy “thank you” card to all its stores following a successful trial of the program at seven stores in Bakersfield, Calif. Fresh & Easy had originally planned to trial the card this fall and roll out the program to all stores […]
Posted in, West
Second California Sunflower store to open Oct. 12
Sunflower Farmers Market, the full-service natural and organic grocer famous for offering “serious food at silly prices,” is opening its second store in the California market. On Oct. 12, Sunflower will open its new store in Modesto, located at 1700 McHenry Ave. in the McHenry Village Shopping Center. Grand opening festivities will include special savings […]
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Tyson voluntarily recalling packages of ground beef
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is voluntarily recalling retail packages of ground beef sold in Georgia and other states. The affected ground beef, which might contain E. coli, was shipped by Tyson (NYSE: TSN) to distribution centers in Ohio, Indiana, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. […]
Posted in, Southwest
Winn-Dixie Expands fuelperks! Throughout Central Florida
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., is expanding the fuelperks! Rewards® Program throughout Central Florida. This expansion will include 62 Winn-Dixie stores in Orlando and Daytona, Fla., areas, and guests using the new Winn-Dixie Customer Reward Card (CRC) can begin earning significant fuel discounts at more 150 participating Shell stations. Winn-Dixie guests have already saved more than $26 […]
Posted in, Midwest
Sunflower Farmers Market Set to Open Third Store in Denver
Boulder, Colo.-based Sunflower Farmers Market has announced it will open its thirteenth store in Colorado in late 2012, making it a baker’s dozen for the store’s home state. The new 26,000-s.f. Denver location will be on East Colfax Avenue between Garfield and Monroe Streets. The full-service grocer is expected to bring 100 jobs to the […]
Posted in, Southwest
Sunflower Farmers Market Announces Second Oklahoma Location
Sunflower Farmers Market, the full-service natural and organic grocer famous for “serious food at silly prices,” has announced it will open its second Oklahoma store in Edmond in 2012. The new market will be a free-standing store located at 24 E. 2nd St., on the southeast corner of E. 2nd and S. Broadway, and will […]
Posted in, Southeast
BI-LO Adds to Corporate Office
BI-LO today announced two key new hires, Joan Miszak and Bruce Steadman. Both Miszak and Steadman will be holding management positions within the company’s corporate office, headquartered in Mauldin, S.C. Miszak joins BI-LO as the SVP of human resources and organizational effectiveness. In this role, she will be responsible for leading all human resources and […]
Posted in, West
Kroger to Expand Store Brands
The Kroger Co., parent of Smith’s Food and Drug Stores, King Soopers and City Market, are buying its corporate brands at a faster rate than national brands, and the grocery giant is working to expand its offerings, reports the New Mexico and Denver business journals. Corporate-brand sales by Cincinnati-based Kroger represented 27 percent of grocery […]