Category: Corporate Store News
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, News, Southeast, The Kroger Co.

Kroger Invests $23M To Expand Store In Marietta, GA

by Shelby Team

Kroger is expanding its Parkaire Landing location in Marietta, Georgia, with a $23 million investment that will increase the store’s footprint by more than 26,000 square feet, the company announced Jan. 17. The project will grow the store from about 59,000 to 85,000 square feet by filling three adjacent vacancies in the East Cobb shopping […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Hannaford Supermarkets, News, Northeast

Hannaford Commits $100K Towards Youth Food Access In ME, NY

by Shelby Team

Hannaford Supermarkets has committed $100,000 to two nonprofits working to provide nutritious food to unhoused youth in Maine and New York, the Scarborough, Maine-based retailer announced. New Beginnings in Lewiston, Maine and Hudson River Housing, Inc. in Poughkeepsie, New York will each receive $50,000 to expand food access, increase kitchen capacity and support youth experiencing […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Food Lion, News, Southeast

Food Lion Awards $20K To North Carolina College Hunger Challenge Winners

by Shelby Team

Food Lion Feeds and North Carolina Campus Engagement awarded $20,000 to three North Carolina colleges for student-led hunger-relief efforts. Alamance Community College received $10,000 as Grand Hunger Champion, while Catawba College won $5,000 as the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Private Sector Hunger Champion. North Carolina Central University received $5,000 as the UNC System […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Ahold Delhaize, Featured News, News, Southeast, Supply Chain News

Ahold Delhaize USA Breaks Ground On $860M DC In Burlington, NC

by Shelby Team

Ahold Delhaize USA recently broke ground on a new distribution center in Burlington, North Carolina, marking an $860 million investment in supply chain expansion. The facility, which will be the largest in the company’s network, will add more than one million square feet of fresh and frozen distribution capacity to support Food Lion and other […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Fresh Thyme, Midwest, News

Fresh Thyme Market Extends Health, Hunger Relief Partnerships Into 2026

by Shelby Team

Fresh Thyme Market is continuing its partnerships with Vitamin Angels and Feeding America in 2026 while extending its Price Lock initiative, the Downers Grove, Illinois-based grocer announced Feb. 13. The retailer marked a decade-long partnership with Vitamin Angels in 2025, helping provide essential vitamins and minerals to more than 7 million women and children in […]

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Walmart Supporting Southeast Winter Storm Relief

by Shelby Team

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have invested more than $1 million in grants, product donations and e-gift cards to support communities across the Southeast following winter storms that caused damage and power outages across the region. The combined investment has provided support to more than 30 city governments and local organizations through $500,000 in grant […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Corporate Store News, National, News

UFCW Launches Campaign To Ban Surveillance Pricing On Groceries

by Shelby Team

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union on Feb. 12 launched the “Affordable Groceries and Good Jobs Campaign,” a national effort to ban surveillance pricing and electronic shelf labels in grocery stores while targeting artificial intelligence-driven technology encroachment. The campaign arrives alongside federal legislation introduced by Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Sen. Jeff […]