The store Food Lion will open Feb. 11 at 3501 N. Elm St. in Greensboro, North Carolina, is its 14th in the city and continues the company’s growth across its 10-state footprint. “We’re thrilled to open Food Lion’s newest store here in Greensboro and welcome our neighbors into their new store to experience fresh and affordable […]
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Save A Lot Posts Largest Gain On Customer Satisfaction Study
Save A Lot achieved the largest customer satisfaction increase among supermarkets in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Retail and Consumer Shipping Study, climbing 4 percent to a score of 78 between 2025 and 2026. The St. Louis-based discount grocer was one of just three grocers to see an improvement in the 2026 ACSI […]
Hannaford Posts Top LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality Score For 14th Year
Hannaford Supermarkets received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2026 Corporate Equality Index for the 14th consecutive year, making it the only supermarket in its area to receive top marks on the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey measuring LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion. The Scarborough, Maine-based grocer is one of 534 U.S. businesses to […]
United Supermarkets Donates Socks To Salvation Army
United Supermarkets donated 1,000 pairs of socks to the Salvation Army of Lubbock on Feb. 6, marking the seventh year The United Family has partnered with Rainier Fruit on the Apples & Pears on a Mission initiative. The donation stems from a program where a portion of proceeds from purchasing Rainier fruit during fall and […]
Food Lion Names Barton 2025 Store Manager Of The Year
Amelia Barton, store manager of the Food Lion at 2201 W. WT Harris Blvd. in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been named the grocer’s 2025 Ralph W. Ketner Store Manager Excellence Award winner. Barton was selected from more than 1,100 store managers across the retailer’s 10-state operating area. Named after one of Food Lion’s founders, the […]
Ingles Markets Reports 6.6% Sales Increase In Annual Report
Ingles Markets reported net sales of $1.37 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 ended Dec. 27, a 6.6 percent increase compared with $1.29 billion for the same period last year, the Asheville, North Carolina-based grocer announced Feb. 5. Net income totaled $28.1 million for the first quarter compared with $16.6 million for the […]
Walmart Opens Next-Generation Supercenter In Jacksonville, FL
Walmart opened a new supercenter Feb. 4 at 10000 Omni Drive in Jacksonville, Florida, the latest step in its plan to build or convert more than 150 stores in the coming years. The news follows the recent openings in Florida of a supercenter (Apollo Beach) and a neighborhood market (Ocala). The Jacksonville store features a […]
The Save Mart Companies, Healthy Room Project Launch Food Security Initiative
The Save Mart Companies has been named the official grocery partner of the Healthy Room Project, a nonprofit serving underserved communities across the state’s Central Valley. The Modesto-based grocery chain will supply all food items for the program’s meal boxes within its store service area and support the initiative through additional service and volunteer efforts. […]
