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SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion is using social media to acknowledge its most dedicated employees.
The retailer asked its Facebook community to post comments about associates who are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable.
“Give a shout out t...
In some ways, the Great Recession (is it too soon to start using capitals?) was a boon to the supermarket industry. Americans stopped eating out, and began shopping more for food to eat at home. Stores in general were ill-prepared for the chan...
PITTSBURGH — Giant Eagle here said it is launching a new round of extended price discounts, citing positive consumer reaction to its first such “Low Price Lock” program announced in October.
Giant Eagle said the program provides a degree o...
NEW YORK — SN has named Safeway’s Diane Dietz as its 2013 Marketer of the Year.
Dietz, who has been executive vice president and chief marketing officer at the Pleasanton, Calif.-based company since July 2008, has spearheaded Safeway’s rollout...
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. here is rolling out eight new TV ads that will give its grocery and home goods a tongue-in-cheek, high-end fashion spin, according to reports.
The campaign, created by ad agency Mono, also based here, will also i...
SUNBURY, Pa. — Weis Markets here on Friday said it has begun a new round of its “Price Freeze” program, discounting more than 2,000 items for 90 days.
The price freeze is the 10th extended discount period since Weis implemented the program...
LAKELAND, Fla. — In just five months, Publix Super Markets’ career-based Facebook page has generated more than 5,000 “likes.”
The page (facebook.com/publixcareers) provides information on job openings, along with career tips, chats with Pu...
NEW YORK — Just a month after online grocer FreshDirect here struggled through a busy Thanksgiving season without the use of many of its trucks, the company suffered another setback when its website went dark for at least some customers this w...