Instacart, which delivers groceries from multiple local stores within an hour, will now deliver groceries from Fresh & Easy stores in the Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas. This is the first time that Fresh & Easy has offered its customers delivery. Instacart customers will be able to choose from Fresh & Easy’s […]
Tag: Supermarkets
Posted in, Independent Store News, Midwest
Fresh Encounter Acquires Chief Super Market Chain
Fresh Encounter, headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Defiance, Ohio-based Chief Super Market chain. The acquisition incorporates all Chief Super Market retail locations—Boots BBQ, Chief Kitchen and Chief Smokehouse—into the Fresh Encounter retail business. The combined companies will operate 36 stores in Ohio and Indiana and employ approximately […]
Posted in, Midwest, Perishables, Suppliers
Sushi Maker Opening New Manufacturing Facility In Chicago
Fuji Food Products, a fresh food manufacturing division of Meruelo Group and the largest provider and distributor of pre-packaged sushi in the U.S., is opening a new manufacturing facility in South Elgin, Illinois, near Chicago. Set to be fully operational in December, the 40,000-s.f. plant located on Schneider Drive will produce and specialize in fresh, […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, Southeast, Store News
Bi-Lo, Harveys And Winn-Dixie Stores Now Accepting Apple Pay
Bi-Lo Holdings, parent company of Bi-Lo, Harveys and Winn-Dixie, is now accepting Apple Pay at all of its stores across the Southeast. “Customers want a shopping experience that is convenient, easy and secure, which is why we’re so pleased to announce support for Apple Pay,” said Bert DuMars, VP of digital marketing at Bi-Lo Holdings. […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Northeast
Associated Food Stores Signs Supply Agreement With C&S
New York-based Associated Food Stores has signed an agreement for C&S Wholesale Grocers to be its primary supplier. C&S will provide warehouse, transportation and procurement services. Associated Food Stores licenses the names Associated, Compare, Met, Met Fresh and Metropolitan City Markets to more than 350 independently owned and operated supermarkets. “With the acquisition of the assets of […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
The Fresh Market Opening Several Stores Next Month
The Fresh Market plans to open at least three stores next month—in Dallas, Texas, Durham, North Carolina, and Plantation, Florida. The more than 24,000-s.f. Dallas store will be the North Carolina-based company’s fifth in Texas and be located at 7331 Gaston Avenue in the Arboretum Village shopping center. It is slated to open Dec. 3. […]
Posted in, Northeast, Store News
Price Chopper Says It Will Modernize Stores Under New Market 32 Banner
Price Chopper on Tuesday said it is unveiling a new banner for its stores—Market 32—and promised the new brand would change food shopping for the grocer’s customers by modernizing its stores and offering new services and products. Market 32 stores will begin rolling out across the New York-based chain’s six-state footprint this spring. “Market 32 […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, West
Bashas’, Kettle Heroes Popcorn Partner For Veterans Day Benefit
In recognition of Veterans Day, Bashas’ stores in Arizona’s Valley donated $1 for every 6.3-oz. bag of Kettle Heroes popcorn purchased on Tuesday to Military Assistance Mission, an Arizona nonprofit that provides financial and moral aid to current Arizona active duty military, their families and wounded warriors. Kettle Heroes also had a truck set up […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Publix Offering Veterans Day Discount To Military Personnel
Publix will honor the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, along with their families, by offering a 10 percent discount on Tuesday in recognition of Veterans Day. To qualify for the discount, active and retired military personnel and family members will need to present a form of military identification. Examples include: a military […]
Posted in, Southwest, Store News
H-E-B Launches Nutrition Services In Select Texas Stores
H-E-B has partnered with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to launch H-E-B Nutrition Services. Registered dietitians and nutritionists will be in select stores throughout Texas providing affordable nutrition education and care, including private one-on-one consultations, grocery shopping tours, cooking demonstrations, group health classes, kids cooking classes, “lunch-and-learn” sessions, disease management classes and more. The announcement […]
Posted in, Southwest, Suppliers
Colorado Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Food Labeling Measure
Colorado voters overwhelmingly defeated Proposition 105 this week by a more than two-to-one margin. The labeling proposal would have mandated a food labeling system for Colorado that currently does not exist in any other state. A broad coalition of Colorado farmers, ranchers, businesses, taxpayers and consumers joined together from across the state to oppose the measure. “This […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Southeast, Store News
Tenn. Group Is Optimistic Wine Measure Will Be Overwhelmingly Approved
Red White and Food campaign manager Susie Alcorn says the group is “cautiously optimistic that wine in retail food stores will be approved in all 78 eligible municipalities” in Tennessee, based on partial reported results. At least one municipality in the state—McKenzie—has officially passed the referendum and, based on unconfirmed reports, it appears the measure […]
Posted in, Grocery News, Suppliers, West
Oregon’s GMO Labeling Initiative Remains Too Close To Call
Measure 92, Oregon’s mandatory GMO-labeling initiative, remained too close to call Wednesday morning. KGW.com reports that, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, the Secretary of State’s office showed the measure failing by about 51 to 49 percent. However, the Yes on 92 campaign said it likely would be a few days before the race is […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Publix Posts 5.1 Percent Sales Gain For 3Q
Publix Super Markets’ sales for the third quarter of 2014 were $7.4 billion, a 5.1 percent increase from last year’s $7 billion. Comparable-store sales for the third quarter of 2014 increased 5 percent. The Lakeland, Florida-based grocer announced the results Tuesday. Net earnings for the third quarter of 2014 were $384.2 million, compared to $359.9 […]
Posted in, Store News, West
Fry’s Food Stores, Smith’s Ratify Labor Agreement With UFCW In Arizona
Associates of Fry’s Food Stores and Smith’s Food and Drug in Arizona have ratified a new labor agreement with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 99. “Fry’s is pleased to reach an agreement that is good for our associates. The agreement offers our associates a competitive compensation package,” said Fry’s President Steve McKinney. “This agreement comes […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Northeast
Weis Markets’ Same-Store Sales Up 2.6 Percent In 3Q
Weis Markets on Friday reported that its third quarter sales increased 3.4 percent to $683.9 million, while its comparable store sales increased 2.6 percent compared to the same period in 2013. The company’s third quarter net income increased 17.2 percent to $13.7 million compared to $11.7 million for the same period in 2013. During the […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Executive News, Southeast, Women In The News
Newlands Campbell Resigns As President Of Food Lion
Food Lion President Beth Newlands Campbell has resigned, effective Nov. 1. She is leaving the company for personal and professional reasons, the Salisbury, North Carolina-based grocer said Thursday. Meg Ham of Bottom Dollar will succeed Newlands Campbell. Food Lion and Bottom Dollar are both owned by Delhaize America. “We are extremely pleased to tap into […]
Posted in, Feature, Grocery News, National, Shelby Signature Content
The Art Of Pricing—Is Walmart’s Price First Smart?
Some experts claim the U.S. economy has nearly recovered. Now if someone could convince American consumers the economy is better, retailers across all sectors would jump for joy. Unfortunately, that doesn’t look promising. Today, nearly half the U.S. population thinks the United States is still in recession, according to a recent Wall Street Journal poll. […]
Posted in, Marketing News, National, Organic Natural
BrandStorm Launching New Natierra Superfoods Brand
BrandStorm Inc. is unveiling a new umbrella brand for its lines of superfoods, gourmet salts and on-the-go snacks. Inspired by CEO Thierry Olliver’s decade of world travels, Natierra not only harmonizes Himalania and Nature’s All Foods product lines, it fuses the spirit of adventure and the celebration of health and community to bring conscious consumers […]
Posted in, National, Produce News
Specialty Fruits, Veggies Provide For Spooky Yet Healthy Halloween Offering
Frieda’s Produce says Halloween is the perfect time to feature specialty produce at retail, since shoppers will be receptive to creepy looking fruits and vegetables to add to their healthy Halloween snacks and meal plans. “The scary looking produce provides fresh inspiration for shoppers to keep up with their healthy lifestyle during the candy-centric holiday,” […]