The Shelby Report: Food City Named 2023 Southeast Retailer Of The Year
Food City, The Shelby Report of the Southeast’s 2023 Retailer of the Year, has grown exponentially over the years through acquisition and natural growth. The privately held, family-owned company began as an 800-square-foot […]
Wakefern Appoints Mike Stigers as New President
Wakefern Food Corp.’s board of directors appointed industry veteran Mike Stigers as its new president, following Joe Sheridan’s retirement after 47 years with the cooperative. Wakefern, which had record sales […]
Community Involvement Is ‘Secret Sauce’ For Piggly Wiggly Midwest
Headquartered in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Piggly Wiggly Midwest has been a regional institution since 1911. Founded as the Schultz Brothers Co. by brothers Herman, Arthur and Oscar Schultz, the company was […]
The Local Checkout: Midwest family-owned grocer celebrates 97 years with special visitor
Sendik’s Food Market is owned by the Balistreri family and has been serving the greater Milwaukee community since 1926. To celebrate the historic anniversary, the grocery retailer has various events planned. “The […]
Progressive Grocer: Isom IGA Reopens in Kentucky
Isom IGA grocery store in Isom, Ky., has reopened its doors after devastating floods shut it down last July. After nearly nine months of repairs, the store has planned several events […]
Food City to build new ‘state-of-the-art supermarket’ in Kentucky to replace existing store
Food City is planning to build a new supermarket in South Williamson, Kentucky, with an opening date this fall, the Abingdon, Virginia-based grocery retailer announced Friday. The 51,300-square-foot supermarket will […]
NGA, RangeMe Team Up to Streamline Product Discovery for Indie Grocers
The National Grocers Association (NGA),the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, has partnered with leading online product discovery platform RangeMe to help independent grocers efficiently discover innovative brands and […]
Rosie Keeps Focus On Independent Grocers As Part Of Instacart
Last year was an eventful one for the e-commerce company Rosie, as it was acquired by Instacart. Rosie founder Nick Nickitas termed the acquisition “a massive win for independent grocery.” […]
SpartanNash takes part in Turkey-Syria earthquake relief efforts
Grocery distributor donates urgent supplies as hundreds of thousands lack shelter and basic needs SpartanNash is donating emergency supplies to survivors of massive earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria earlier […]
Big Y Offers Discounted Education Rates With Fisher College
Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y Foods has partnered with The Fisher College Graduate Professional Studies department. Through its corporate advantage program, Fisher College will offer online courses for Big Y Foods employees to provide them […]
