CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. is putting a big foot forward in South Carolina. The retailer last week began construction of a Marketplace superstore on Hilton Head Island, a store that would become its first such outlet in the Palmetto State....More
Supermarkets are riding the craft beer high and using off-premise licenses to serve obscure drafts at in-store growler stations. Sourced from nearby microbrewers, fresh drafts are brought from grain to growler in as little as two weeks.
As more food retailers adopt the store pick-up model as an alternative to home delivery, online grocery shopping is poised to gain market share....More
SKOKIE, Ill. — Chuck Wagon dog food — a former Purina brand that disappeared from retail shelves years ago — has been revived by Topco Associates....More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. here said Tuesday it has named former store manager Jeff Harrell director of deli/bakery operations....More
In-store bakeries offering individual cake slices and mini versions of other items see sales rising, margins expanding and customers returning quicker....More
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