Jul 23, 2024
Rosauers Supermarkets has signed a long-term lease at the Jackrabbit Crossing development in Belgrade, Montana, just northwest of Bozeman, according to Venture West Development, a real estate firm handling the project. The company said Jackrabbit Crossing is positioned to meet the needs of the rapidly growing Gallatin Valley community, which boasts a population of 127,880…
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Jul 8, 2024
The SpartanNash Foundation will donate $260,000 to organizations whose missions closely align with its giving pillar of Heroes – including Convoy of Hope, Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember – following its annual in-store fundraiser. Learn more from The Shelby Report here.
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Jun 25, 2024
Pocahontas IGA in Marlinton, West Virginia, has been named one of the 2024 U.S. Retailers of the Year by the Independent Grocers Alliance, the highest honor the organization bestows upon its retail members. Owner Rob Hilleary and his team were nominated by their wholesaler, Merchant Distributors Inc., for their innovative store operations and for moving the independent…
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Jun 12, 2024
Big Y opened a new family market at 14 Candlewood Lake Road in Brookfield, Connecticut, marking the first of three locations planned in the state for this year. The Brookfield market offers a comprehensive shopping experience, featuring a bakery, full-service butcher shop and a seafood department that will receive fresh, sustainable catches six times a…
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May 3, 2024
SpartanNash’s Our Family Scholarship program is expanding in its second year to help more students with larger scholarships. The $2,500 scholarships recognize students who demonstrate a dedication to community involvement. Those who live in one of the states served by SpartanNash-owned stores or the company’s independent customers are eligible to apply online for the scholarship…
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Apr 24, 2024
Big Y has been making significant strides in enhancing its stores across the region, opening 26 locations since 2022. These remodels align with the company’s broader strategy to focus on sustainability and modernize its retail spaces to create a more enjoyable shopping experience. The new store design incorporates modern elements to inspire guests and reflect…
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Apr 24, 2024
SpartanNash’s annual in-store foundation for Special Olympics, which ran March 20-April 6, collected $240,000 from community members and the SpartanNash Foundation. Donations support Special Olympics athletes in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Funds raised in each state go to the corresponding local Special Olympics affiliate. “We are proud…
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Apr 11, 2024
ShopRite has announced the return of its annual fundraising campaign to benefit Make-A-Wish® Hudson Valley, which will kick off on Sunday, April 14th and will run for two weeks to help fulfill the charity organization’s mission to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Twenty-seven ShopRite stores throughout the Hudson Valley, one store in Northeast New York,…
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Apr 11, 2024
SpartanNash is expanding its partnership with Simbe Robotics to bring Tally robots to dozens more of its locations. The food solutions company initially launched Tally at 15 of its stores in May of last year, and will now deploy the robots at 60 additional stores throughout SpartanNash’s Midwest footprint. The robotics company’s Store Intelligence platform offers real-time inventory…
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Mar 4, 2024
Dierbergs has begun a register donation campaign that aims to make a positive impact on healthcare in The Nuba Mountains in Sudan. Through April 8, customers will be able to donate to African Mission Healthcare through Dierbergs Heart of Nuba campaign. Tom Catena, an American doctor, helped to establish Gidel Mother of Mercy Hospital, a 435-bed facility, which…
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Mar 4, 2024
PepsiCo went out big for the first global redesign of the Pepsi brand in 14 years. The company literally went out with the new look, launching digital installations above major landmarks around the world, including The Q2 arena in London and the Nile River in Egypt. In some areas, the displays were accompanied by light shows.…
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Feb 2, 2024
SpartanNash has been named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group for its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. The company received the award based on quantitative data from an employee survey as well as other qualitative scoring methods. “Creating an environment where every associate belongs and feels empowered to do their…
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Jan 19, 2024
ShopRite has partnered with the Kellogg Co. – now known as WK Kellogg Co and Kellanova – to donate $100,000 to 10 Feeding America network food banks in Northeast communities where the grocer has stores. The donations, which were collected at in-store events through the summer and fall, will allow food banks to buy nearly…
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Jan 19, 2024
Darren Caudill, who joins Wakefern Food Corp. as chief sales officer this week, brings to the cooperative more than four decades of experience working in grocery wholesale and retail. In his new role, Caudill will lead center store, Own Brands and fresh and prepared foods departments, along with digital and innovation, marketing, merchandising and sales…
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Jan 18, 2024
KeHE Distributors’s new 360,000-square-foot distribution center in Miami began operations in December, allowing for more product innovation and assortment benefiting its retail partners in the Southeast. Operating across five temperature zones, it features an air-conditioned dry warehouse space, freezer and cooler, as well as rooms for ice cream and flex/fresh. “We appreciate the local officials…
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Dec 11, 2023
“It’s been a good ride.” Reflecting on his 48-year career in the grocery industry and upcoming retirement, David Smith, president and CEO of Kansas City-based Associated Wholesale Grocers, said it will be the people he will miss the most – co-workers, AWG member retailers and vendors. Shelby Publishing is inducting Smith into its Food Industry Hall…
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Dec 1, 2023
Pontiac Street Market in the heart of 46806 has 8,000 grocery items and is still stocking, local officials said Thursday at a media tour before the Nov. 6 opening. The 6,500 square foot grocery store, bigger than a bodega or corner grocery store but not as huge as a large chain food store, is going…
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Nov 16, 2023
A (very smart) friend has been urging me for weeks to try the gumbo at the Robért Fresh Market location on Elysian Fields, saying it’s one of the best in the city. Who am I to refuse a recommendation like that? The gumbo comes in two options, seafood or chicken and sausage. I asked the guys at…
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Aug 15, 2023
Even more powerful than finding a solution to a problem is turning a problem into a solution. That’s essentially what Divert Inc. — a West Concord, Mass.-based impact technology company on a mission to convert wasted food into energy — is doing. The company provides an end-to-end solution that it says prevents waste by first maximizing the…
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Aug 7, 2023
Overland Park, Kansas-based Storewise has introduced PriceFind, a new competitive pricing tool delivering visibility to competitors’ pricing on hundreds of key value items. As a result of this new tool, independent grocers will know where their KVI prices stand amongst certain regional and national players local to them. Key benefits of the new PriceFind tool by Storewise include…
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