Feb 8, 2022
Mobile, Alabama-based Greer’s Markets is entering its 106th year of business in 2022. The company has stayed in the Greer family, and four members of the fifth generation recently helped design and build a new concept store in downtown Mobile. Greer’s St. Louis Market is named for its location on St. Louis Street. The new…
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Feb 8, 2022
The National Grocers Association will be hosting its annual industry show February 27 – March 1, 2022, at Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Make sure to plan ahead to stay on target — Check out these can’t miss sessions for your trip to one of the entertainment capitals of the world.
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Feb 8, 2022
New Jersey-based ShopRite has been named the Most Trusted Grocery Retailer in the Northeast in a new survey conducted in partnership with Newsweek magazine and the consultancy firm, BrandSpark International. To identify the winners, Newsweek and BrandSpark International surveyed 3,200 U.S. adults nationwide to capture their opinions of grocery stores across the region. Each retailer was judged according…
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Jan 26, 2022
Following a season of giving at the end of 2021, the DeMotte location of Strack and Van Til donated over $15,000 to local food banks. This donation was a culmination of the November and December round-up program, in which customers were invited to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar and donate the change…
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Jan 21, 2022
Sendik’s Food Markets will open its newest store at 1408 Summit Ave. in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, this fall. The new 60,000-square-foot store will bring an array of fresh and homemade products to shoppers. “Along with the City of Oconomowoc, I have had a vision for this development for years,” said Stu Wangard of Wangard Partners, the…
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Jan 20, 2022
Amid the nationwide winter surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Redner’s Markets has reintroduced a wage increase that had been instituted at the onset of the pandemic. Reading, Pa.-based Redner’s said yesterday that all hourly store associates will receive a wage hike of $1 per hour, starting with the week ended Jan. 15. The…
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Dec 13, 2021
Harps Food Store on Friday kicked off electronic benefits transfer (EBT) SNAP ((Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payment for same-day delivery via Instacart. With this program, EBT SNAP participants are now able to use their benefits to access fresh food and pantry staples online from 67 Harps locations across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. The launch…
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Dec 13, 2021
As supermarket leaders grapple with all the business in 2021 — in newer ways such as online, curbside pickup, delivery and contactless checkout methods — what do they expect for 2022? When asked to rank their hopefulness about the next five years, one-third of independent grocers said they were “less hopeful” about the “overall success…
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Nov 29, 2021
Kellogg Company and Associated Wholesale Grocers donated $22,000 to Feeding America network food banks, with the donation being made through AWG Cares, the employee-managed charitable foundation of AWG. “We share Associated Wholesale Grocers and its member retailers’ commitment to ensure families are fed and fulfilled, and we’re proud to stand alongside them to support our communities,”…
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Nov 12, 2021
“This company invests in their associates. They promote from within and encourage giving associates opportunities to grow and reach their career goals. The amount of support both emotionally and financially is unmatched.” Click here to learn more.
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Oct 15, 2021
Big Y has partnered with East Longmeadow to give out flu shots to residents at a drive-thru clinic located at the town’s fire department. Big Y healthcare workers there told 22News the flu shot is also available at the store’s pharmacies. “You definitely should get the flu vaccine,” Jennifer Salvon, a pharmacy operations manager at…
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Oct 15, 2021
Grocery Innovation Trends are Driving Today’s Natural Shopper The greatest business challenge of the last 18 months hasn’t been simply that there was a disruption to our daily lives, but rather that there was continuous disruption. Everyone was having to make decisions about their business with the hope that there would be some consistency to…
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Sep 27, 2021
Weis Markets celebrated the remodel and reopening of its Lewisburg store with three charitable donations totaling $3,000. As a result of the remodel, the store now features a drive-thru pharmacy, new décor, expanded variety and wider aisles, company officials said. As part of it reopening celebration, the Weis Markets store donated $2,000 to the food…
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Jul 26, 2021
Big Y Foods plans to hold mobile clinics for COVID-19 shots over the next two weeks in the parking lots of selected stores in Massachusetts. The Springfield, Mass.-based regional grocer said the clinics will be held Thursdays through Saturdays this week and next week in the parking area of its Big Y World Class Market…
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Jul 26, 2021
The SpartanNash Foundation – the charitable organization operated by grocery retailer and distributor SpartanNash – recently joined with store guests and company associates to raise $330,000 on behalf of nonprofit organizations Team Red, White & Blue, Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember. This is part of its commitment to building stronger communities and helping those who served. “As a leading distributor of…
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Jul 20, 2021
Rosie, an e-commerce solution for independent retailers and wholesalers, surveyed more than 5,000 online grocery shoppers in June to gain insight into their shopping habits. According to survey results, most (80 percent) plan to continue placing grocery orders online at the same rate or more in the coming 12 months. Additionally, the most popular reason…
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Jul 9, 2021
Retailers need to ask themselves how they meet the needs of shoppers who have a new outlook on food, work and daily life, says SPINS’ senior VP of retail Dawn Valandingham is a contributor to Supermarket News and senior vice president of retail at SPINS, a leader in data and retailer solutions for the natural products industry. She…
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Jul 9, 2021
Save A Lot is stepping up its store updates to keep pace with numerous other grocery operators that have turned their attention to refreshing their locations, including fellow discounter Aldi. Save A Lot’s updates include wider aisles, improved lighting and more private label and regionally sourced products. And they’re being financed in part by independent…
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Jul 6, 2021
The St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Coborn Family Foundation has made a $1 million pledge to the Great River Children’s Museum. Additionally, the company says it is recognizing 10 St. Cloud area non-profit organizations with $10,000 gifts to commemorate Coborn’s 100th anniversary celebration. Local charitable organizations receiving $10,000 gifts from the company include Boys and Girls Clubs of…
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Jul 6, 2021
Weis Markets has announced that this year’s Paws for Pets campaign has raised $391,999 for over 120 local animal shelters and rescue organizations within its service area. The four-week program spanned the month of May, in which customers donated at both self- and full-service checkouts by rounding up purchases or donating one to five dollars.…
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