Food Lion will open a new location March 25 at 2321 W. Georgia Road in Simpsonville, South Carolina, marking the brand’s fifth in the area and its fourth store opening in the first quarter of 2026. The opening will be followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The first 100 customers in line will receive a mystery […]
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Ahold Delhaize USA CEO Fleeman Leaving Role In June
Ahold Delhaize has announced that JJ Fleeman will depart from his role as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA, effective at the end of June, to become CEO of Dollar General Corp. Fleeman has spent his entire 36-year career in grocery retail in Ahold Delhaize companies, including Food Lion, the grocer’s largest U.S. brand. Frans Muller, […]
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Harris Teeter President DeBoer Named 2025 BusinessWoman Of The Year
Harris Teeter President Tammy DeBoer was honored as the 2025 BusinessWoman of the Year by Queens University of Charlotte during the award’s 40th anniversary luncheon March 13. DeBoer was recognized for her leadership of the North Carolina-based $10 billion regional grocery chain and her community-centered approach to the role. Kristi Coleman, CEO of Tepper Sports […]
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Amazon, Winn-Dixie Expand Grocery Delivery To Greater Tampa Bay Area
Amazon and The Winn-Dixie Co. expanded their grocery delivery partnership to the Greater Tampa Bay area, adding six counties and dozens of communities to a service that reaches nearly 100 cities and towns across Florida and South Georgia. Customers in Hillsborough, Pasco, North Pinellas, Polk, Manatee and Sarasota counties can order from more than 15,000 […]
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ECRS Standardizes Third-Party Access To CATAPULT Platform
ECRS has released updated third-party integration and application programming interface (API) guidance, a formal framework defining how retailers and solution providers can connect with its CATAPULT point-of-sale platform through standardized, reusable API endpoints. The documentation is designed to reduce technical friction for integrators while protecting the platform’s stability across high-volume retail environments. Why standardization matters […]
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Lowes Foods Opens New Location On Johns Island, SC
Lowes Foods opened a new store March 12 on Johns Island, South Carolina, expanding its Charleston market footprint to five locations. The store at 3575 Maybank Highway occupies a building that formerly housed a KJ’s Market and which underwent extensive renovations before the transition. The Johns Island location features Lowes Foods’ signature “Originals” – specialized […]
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Harps Food Stores To Acquire 18 Stores From Dyer Foods In TN, KY
Harps Food Stores has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 18 stores from Joey and Jeanie Hays, owners of independent grocery operator Dyer Foods, with 17 of the locations in western Tennessee and one in Kentucky. Both parties anticipate completing the transaction by this summer, with store banners, employment and operations continuing with minimal […]
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The Winn-Dixie Co. Converting 7 Supermarkets In FL, GA
The Winn-Dixie Co. announced that seven Harveys Supermarket locations in Florida and South Georgia will convert to the Winn-Dixie banner, the latest step in the company’s consolidation under a single brand following its rebranding from Southeastern Grocers in January. The locations slated for conversion are in Jacksonville, Lake City, Lakeland and Ocala, Florida, and Folkston, […]