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photo of group at ribbon cutting for new Tom Thumb store in Albertsons' Southern Division

Retailer of the Year, Albertsons, Corporate Store News, News, Shelby Originals, Southwest, Special Section

Heritage, Hyper-Local Execution Drive Albertsons Southern Division

by Shelby Team August 28, 2026August 28, 2026

The Shelby Report of the Southwest’s Retailer of the Year operates 146 stores in four states under three banners.

photo of Market Basket's David Thompson, Skylar Thompson and Greg Franz

Executive News, Independent Store News, News, Southwest

Market Basket Promotes Thompson To President, Franz To COO

by Shelby Team August 27, 2026August 27, 2026

David Thompson and Greg Franz’s new roles will cover all of the grocer’s stores in Texas and Louisiana.

graphic illustrating Cognira and Brookshire Brothers partnership

Online Grocery Technology, Independent Store News, News, Southwest

Brookshire Brothers Goes Live With Cognira’s PromoAI Platform

by Shelby Team August 27, 2026August 27, 2026

Its teams can now plan and manage promotions from a centralized system accessible across functions.

photo of three people planting in a field

Featured News, Corporate Store News, Natural Grocers, News, Southwest, Sustainability News

Natural Grocers Marks Organic Month With Rodale Institute Fundraiser

by Shelby Team August 27, 2026

Lakewood, Colorado-based Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will raise money for Rodale Institute‘s Farmer Training and Veteran Farmer Training programs through September, with a goal of $100,000 by Sept. 30. The fundraiser marks Organic Month at the retailer. Customers can contribute $1, $5 or $10 at checkout at Natural Grocers stores nationwide. The company will […]

Graphic illustrating partnership between H-E-B and Dallas Cowboys

Independent Store News, Featured News, H-E-B, Marketing News, News, Southwest

Cowboys Partnership Boosts H-E-B’s North Texas Push

by Shelby Team August 26, 2026August 26, 2026

The arrangement covers ticket and merchandise giveaways, community outreach and pop-up events.

News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest

Tyson Foods Commits $1M To School Nutrition, Food Access Effort

by Shelby Team August 25, 2026

Tyson Foods has committed $1 million over two years to Harvest to Hallways, the USDA and HHS initiative aimed at improving school meals and food access.