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BuzzFeed News
April 28, 2018
24 Grocery Stores That Are Straight-Up Living In The Future. Um, my grocery store needs ALL of these things. Posted on April 28, 2018, at 12:38 p.m.. Stephen LaConte. BuzzFeed Staff. Share On facebook Share ÷ Share On vk Share ÷ Share On pinterest Share On pinterest Pin ÷ Share On lineapp ÷ Share On twitter Share.
The Spoon (blog)
April 28, 2018
This week certainly kept us busy. Bear Robotics, which we were the first to cover, got a $2M investment, and Amazon opened the door to in-car grocery delivery. We also explored meat alternatives, from a tour of JUST's cultured meat lab to Omnipork's plant-based pork. Most excitingly of all, we had our firstÃÂ ...
KWQC-TV6
April 27, 2018
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) -- Two Schnucks stores in Rockford will close down for good this summer after the St. Louis-based company announced plans to shutter the stores. Schnucks says the stores in the 2600 block of N. Mulford Rd. and in the 3100 block of N. Rockton Ave. will close on July 8, 2018.
Delish.com
April 27, 2018
If you want to try Baskin-Robbins' brand-new flavors, don't head to a scoop shop. The ice cream brand's newest trio of flavors are only sold in grocery stores, joining Baskin favorites like Mint Chocolate Chip and Jamoca Almond Fudge in the freezer aisle. While the location might throw you for a loop, theÃÂ ...
FOX10 News
April 26, 2018
Downtown's Serda Brewing is taking their operation to the next level -- canning their beer. You'll soon be able to purchase the locally brewed craft beer at local grocery and convenience stores. "I'm kind of like a little kid in a candy store because I can sit here all day and kind of watch this stuff happen all dayÃÂ ...
The Villages Daily Sun
April 26, 2018
Publix at Spanish Plaines Plaza takes the spotlight today because of the reopening, but it is one of 14 grocery stores that serve residents in The Villages and surrounding communities. It takes that many to serve an area that includes the nation's fastest-growing metropolitan statistical area over the lastÃÂ ...
Union of Concerned Scientists (blog)
April 26, 2018
How many times have you heard that when you shop locally, farmers win? Families shop at farmers markets, school districts procure locally-grown and raised items, and restaurants curate seasonal menus at least in part because they believe they are supporting the economic viability of local producers.
89.3 KPCC
April 16, 2018
But food discarded off the shelf is just one way that grub gets trashed. There's other waste along a grocery store's supply chain —rejected crops at farms, for example — that's often overlooked. So The Center for Biological Diversity and The "Ugly" Fruit and Veg Campaign recently asked the 10 largest U.S.ÃÂ ...
Triad Business Journal
April 3, 2018
Asheville-based natural foods grocer Earth Fare Inc. is closing two of its metro Atlanta stores due to “real estate challenges.” The stores in Peachtree Corners and at the Emory Point development (near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) will close at the end of the month. “As part of Earth Fare'sÃÂ ...
WFMZ Allentown
April 3, 2018
Commissioners approved liquor licenses for two Giant Food Stores, located on 3926 Linden Street and 2918 Easton Avenue, as well as for the Friendly Food Mart at 4209 ... Since the state does not offer a separate license for grocery stores and convenience stores, the store must offer seating for 30 people.
Fresno Bee
April 3, 2018
Low-cost grocery store chain ALDI is planning to open two new stores in the central San Joaquin Valley – and probably more in the rest of the Valley. The Bee reported the German grocery store giant's interest in Hanford and Porterville last summer. Commercial real estate firms reported that leases wereÃÂ ...
TAPinto.net
April 3, 2018
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Kings Food Markets is continuing its fight against hunger by once again partnering with Grow It Green Morristown, a nonprofit focused on making fresh, local food and outdoor spaces accessible for all. Kings has been a supporter of Grow It Green for several years and is renewing theirÃÂ ...
ABC15 Arizona
April 2, 2018
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - A woman was caught stealing purses from unsuspecting grocery store customers, making nearly $8,000 in six months according to police. Scottsdale police report that since September, they had been getting reports of purse thefts in grocery stores. Store surveillance video reportedlyÃÂ ...
Tulsa World
April 2, 2018
A Tulsa planning commissioner said last month that grocery stores are not opening in north Tulsa in part because grocers are concerned about theft and an inability to hire employees. “There have been grocery stores in north Tulsa, Albertsons, most recently Las Americas” said John Dix. “Las Americas wasÃÂ ...
Real Views (blog)
April 1, 2018
While sprawling grocery stores still loom large over the U.S. retail landscape, growing numbers of smaller stores with more limited inventories are popping up across the country. Major chains like Aldi and Trader Joe's, which flourish in compressed spaces, have steadily been opening stores in urbanÃÂ ...
Chester News
March 16, 2018
Hal Crenshaw has sold one of Lancaster and Chester County's most recognizable small businesses, Crenco Food Stores, which grew out of the company his father started a half century ago. The group of five convenience stores was purchased this week by Virginia-based GPM Southeast, the sixth-largestÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 16, 2018
Four Winn-Dixie grocery stores in Sarasota and Manatee counties are closing. [Herald-Tribune archive / 2014 / Dan Wagner]. By Staff Report. Friday. Posted at 3:44 AM Updated at 8:14 AM. Share. The chain's other 11 local stores will remain open during bankruptcy, parent company says. Four Winn-DixieÃÂ ...
WWBT NBC12 News
March 15, 2018
Minneapolis-based Supervalu said in a statement Wednesday evening that 20 Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy grocery stores in Virginia and one in North Carolina will be sold for $43 million in cash. Kroger's Harris Teeter brand is acquiring 10 of the stores, while its Mid-Atlantic Division will acquire anotherÃÂ ...
Eastern Echo
March 11, 2018
The Echo decided to compare the prices of on-campus fare to the prices at off-campus grocery stores. The selected products for comparison were Aquafina 20oz bottles of water, Nature Valley Oats and Honey bars, brown sugar Pop-Tarts and a 20oz bottle of Pepsi. The stores we'll be pulling prices fromÃÂ ...
NowThis News
March 11, 2018
Salvation Army is opening nonprofit grocery stores to put healthy food options in area that are food deserts. It's the country's first nonprofit grocery store — the goal of the store is introducing a sustainable model so that communities can eat healthier, smarter and cheaper. It's called DMA foods, referring toÃÂ ...
Nonprofit Quarterly
March 9, 2018
Access to affordable, healthy food is pivotal in creating healthy communities and long-term positive health outcomes for individuals and families. Unfortunately, that opportunity does not exist for everybody in the United States. According to the USDA, nearly 40 million people live within a food desert,ÃÂ ...
Eater Seattle
March 9, 2018
PCC will open a grocery store at the base of Rainier Square tower in 2020. Courtesy of PCC. Welcome back to Eater News, a semi-regular round-up of mini news bites. Have info to share? Email intel to seattle@eater.com. PCC Community Markets will open a store downtown, anchoring the new RainierÃÂ ...
Valley News Live
March 5, 2018
Customers gear up for winter storm at grocery stores. Error loading player: No playable sources found. Posted: Sun 7:39 PM, Mar 04, 2018 |. Updated: Sun 10:47 PM, Mar 04, 2018. FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) “When it comes to North Dakota, I never trust the weather,” says Cashwise Manager, Chrystal Enger. Some inÃÂ ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 5, 2018
It is with heartfelt sorrow that I learned that McGinnis Sisters Special Food Stores is closing its two remaining locations (March 1, “McGinnis Sisters Special Food Stores Are Closing”). I have been a patron of McGinnis Sisters for the past 25 years and loved supporting their small independent food market.
Westfair Online
March 3, 2018
Price Rite Marketplace operates 65 grocery stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, ... While that places it ahead of competitor Whole Food Markets, which reported full-year revenue of $16.03 billion, Wakefern is still well behind largerÃÂ ...
Dayton Daily News
March 3, 2018
Kohl's will cut five to 10 stores in half and put ALDI in the other half of the stores, Kohl's CEO Kevin Mansell told securities analysts Thursday after the company reported positive fourth-quarter financial results. û TRENDING BUSINESS NEWS: 5 retailers taking a stance on gun control. ALDI will be separateà...
Fortune
March 2, 2018
If you want to understand the kind of thinking fueling Kohl's (kss, +5.94%) return to form of late, look no further than its newly announced partnership with discount grocer Aldi. The company, which on Thursday reported its largest quarterly comparable sales gain since 2001, is planning to free up space atÃÂ ...
Tribune-Review
March 2, 2018
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board officials say sales at state-owned liquor stores missed their growth projections for the first part of the fiscal year, and increasing competition from grocery stores selling wine may be partly to blame. In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday,ÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
March 2, 2018
I've been going to Asian grocery stores in Chinatown and the suburbs with my Chinese-Indonesian mother since I was a small child. This month, I asked her to point out some items that were must-haves for someone looking to make Asian food in their own kitchens. From fresh produce to canned goods,ÃÂ ...
NPR
February 24, 2018
Every morning at a supermarket called Auchan in central Paris, Magdalena Dos Santos has a rendezvous with Ahmed "Doudou" Djerbrani, a driver from the French food bank. Dos Santos, who runs the deli section of the store, is in charge of supervising the store's food donations. She sets aside preparedÃÂ ...
Inc.com
February 23, 2018
Why Scan-and-Go Technology Is Surging in More Grocery Stores. Supermarket chains are investing in new technologies to better compete with Jeff Bezos's e-commerce giant. By Anne D'Innocenzio. AP Retail Writer. WRITE A COMMENT. This image is hidden. Click to adjust visibility. Add Image. CREDIT:ÃÂ ...
MyAJC
December 31, 1999
I've been going to Asian grocery stores with my Chinese-Indonesian mother since I was a small child. I asked her to point out some items that were must-haves for someone looking to make Asian food in their own kitchens. From fresh produce to canned goods, these are her recommendations to start yourÃÂ ...
MyDaytonDailyNews
December 31, 1999
Online grocery shopping is expected to reach $100 billion in worth as early as 2022, according to retail trade group FMI. About 70 percent of shoppers will occasionally shop online for their groceries by that year, according to the retail trade and research groups. “Consumers have redefined and are going toÃÂ ...
CSPDailyNews.com
December 31, 1999
"We are very excited about these five Crenco Food Stores. Hal Crenshaw and his employees have been dedicated to making their customers feel like the No. 1 priority. We plan to continue serving their customers with the same dedication and enthusiasm,” said Arie Kotler, CEO of GPM. “Bringing theseÃÂ ...
CNBC
December 31, 1999
Grocery store openings declined 29 percent last year as expansion plans cooled and some supermarkets prepared to file for bankruptcy in the year Amazon acquired Whole Foods, according to a new report from Jones Lang LaSalle. But investments in grocery-anchored shopping centers in 2017 climbedÃÂ ...
La Crosse Tribune
December 31, 1999
Quillin's Inc. announced Friday that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Village Market in Viroqua and Second Street Market and Liquor Store in Reedsburg, Wis., from Ted and Fred's Inc. “These store have loyally served shoppers in these communities for over 20 years. We are excited about theÃÂ ...
Quartz
February 18, 2018
Bloomberg reports that Winn-Dixie parent Bi-Lo and Tops Friendly Market could both declare bankruptcy this month, an ominous shakeout in a grocery industry that is bracing for new competition from Amazon and its newly acquired Whole Foods subsidiary. Dig a little deeper and the situation is moreÃÂ ...
MediaPost Communications
February 16, 2018
With Amazon's recent expansion of Prime Now, a service that can get grocery orders into shoppers's hands in two hours or less, food retailers are looking for ways to fend off the e-commerce giant with their own digital efforts, according to a new report from the Food Marketing Institute and Nielsen. AmazonÃÂ ...
Philly.com (blog)
February 15, 2018
Weavers Way is one of the longest-running of Philadelphia-area food co-ops, launched in 1973 when neighbors in West Mount Airy formed a produce-buying club in a church basement. Soon after, they opened a store at Carpenter and Greene Streets and expanded to Chestnut Hill in 2010. In OctoberÃÂ ...
www.localmemphis.com
February 15, 2018
MEMPHIS, Tenn (localmemphis.com) - Three Mid-South communities already facing limited options for groceries after Kroger stores pulled out two weeks ago are getting some disappointing news. City leaders thought they had found replacement stores, only to learn of an unexpected road block. MemphisÃÂ ...
Greatist
February 8, 2018
If eating healthy was easy for everyone, there would be a mini Whole Foods on every street corner, whether you're in New York of Tennessee, and they would be selling their products for cheap ($3 coconut oils for all!). Factors like where we live, how much money we make, and access to education wouldn'tÃÂ ...
The Courier-Express
February 8, 2018
In the past decade the city has lost two sizable grocery stores — BiLo and Shop 'N Save. “A lot of people stop us and talk about what we want,” Radkowski said. “We do have options but obviously folks want something else.” According to an online map from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, St. Marys isÃÂ ...
Food & Wine
February 8, 2018
When I heard the news that Sahadi's, a family-run food emporium that's been a staple in Brooklyn for 70 years, was expanding for the first time, I wanted to shout in a register that would rival Eagles fans last Sunday night. This is a grocery store expansion, so I'll forgive anyone who just cocked an eyebrow.
Chicago Tribune
February 6, 2018
Have you ever gone into your grocery store just to pick up a head of broccoli and walked out with a cart full of snack foods? It's happened to all of us, and it's no accident on the supermarket's part. The way these stores are organized and the strategies they use for getting you to buy specific items areÃÂ ...
WDIV ClickOnDetroit
February 6, 2018
Looking to keep that New Year's Resolution to eat healthy? According to metro Detroit voters in our Vote 4 the Best contest, these are the best places to shop for health food and organic: Winners in 'Organic and Health Foods' 1st - DaBuzz Honey - A privately owned small business where you can getÃÂ ...
Agriculture.com
January 31, 2018
Online grocery shopping is estimated to reach $100 billion by 2025 making online platforms nearly 20% of all grocery sales, but what does this mean for the rural grocery store? From innovations in the check-out aisle to Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods, the way consumers get their groceries hasÃÂ ...
The Week Magazine
January 28, 2018
Nestled in the heart of the city, the Hill was once a vital center of jazz, black culture, and civic life, earning it the nickname "Little Harlem." The neighborhood had its own newspaper and radio station. Thoroughfares were lined with black-owned clubs, restaurants, and shops. Dizzy Gillespie sat in at theÃÂ ...
Sunbury Daily Item
January 28, 2018
Despite growing competition from large supermarket companies, Surplus Outlet and other independent grocery stores, markets and health food stores have remained a strong force across the Greater Susquehanna Valley. A United States Department of Agriculture report found that the number of corporateÃÂ ...
Daily American Online
January 27, 2018
The Roof Garden Market in Somerset is one of the stores in the county that has been challenged by a trend toward online grocery shopping. Soon-to-be owner Brian Costea said the grocery business has been revolutionized in the past few years. “It's changed a good bit. Everyone is going to the internet,”à...
The State
January 27, 2018
For those folks who can't get enough of The Cheesecake Factory's Famous Brown Bread, here's some good news. As of this week, you'll be able to get the irresistible bread at your neighborhood BiLo, Harveys and Winn Dixie grocery stores. Already available in stores is The Cheesecake Factory At HomeÃÂ ...
