Vote to approve Atlantic City ShopRite slated for Sept 21
Plans for a ShopRite in Atlantic City’s central business district received a positive response last week at a meeting of the land use regulation and enforcement division of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA). The plans, which have been in the works for over a year, call for a 44,000 square foot store near the […]
Major renovations (and Starbucks!) coming to Bensalem Giant
Giant supermarket’s renovation plans continue to forge ahead, with the latest announcement stating that the Bensalem store on Street Road in Bucks County will get a Starbucks in addition to other updates. According to the store manager, new modernized decor will be added, along with a consultation room for the pharmacy. “The store’s fresh offerings […]
Some supermarkets drifting away from 24 hour operations
In recent months we’ve all experienced stores and restaurants with limited hours, and supermarkets may be next. According to reports, some grocery retailers are moving away from 24-hour operations. Strategic Resources Group’s Burt Flickinger III cites a shortage of people willing to work retail because of Covid-19 and public health concerns, coupled with extended unemployment […]
Amazon Fresh opens in Warrington (First in PA)
Amazon Fresh opened in Warrington, PA earlier this month, as planned. It’s Amazon’s first supermarket in PA. At 35,000 square feet the store takes up most of the former Giant at Creekview Center. It’s the 16th Amazon Fresh supermarket in the country. Up next for the company are locations in Bensalem, Broomall, Havertown and Philadelphia.
Wegmans to open Manhattan store
Wegmans announced today that they plan to open a store in Manhattan in 2023. The East Village location – in a former Kmart – will be the company’s second store in New York City. They opened in 2019 at Brooklyn’s Navy Yard, where 25,000 shoppers visited on opening day. Wegmans reportedly signed a 30-year lease […]
Sales from non-traditional, alternative grocers risen to astounding levels
A recent article in Supermarket News by Scott Moses has some astounding facts and figures about the rise of non-traditional, alternative grocers in the U.S. I encourage you to check it out here. In the meantime, here is a bullet point list of some of the very interesting and telling points that Scott makes. […]
Kroger testing grocery delivery by drone
Kroger announced last month that it launched a pilot program to deliver online grocery orders by autonomous drones. Through a partnership with Drone Express, Kroger says it can deliver products not just to a street address, but also on the spot, such as bringing picnic supplies to a park or sunscreen to the beach. Test […]
Giant Flashfood app provides discounts for fresh food nearing its expiration date
Giant announced earlier this month that it plans to roll out the Flashfood app, which allows shoppers to purchase produce, meat, deli and bakery products nearing their “best before date” at significantly reduced prices, to all Giant and Martin’s stores following a successful pilot program. The rollout will begin in the Pennsylvania counties of Bucks, […]
Grocery Outlet to open first NJ store
Grocery Outlet, the discount retailer with more than 300 stores in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Pennsylvania, plans to add its first New Jersey store this fall in Hamilton. The Mercer County store will take 20,644 square feet of a vacant Kmart space in Hamilton Plaza Shopping Center. The West Coast brand expanded into […]
Fresh Market voted nation’s best supermarket in USA Today reader survey
The Fresh Market was named “best supermarket” by USA Today readers in a recent survey. The top 10 supermarkets were named after a panel of experts and contributors nominated US supermarkets based on value, selection and service, and then readers cast their votes over a 28-day period via the “10Best” website. The top 10 as […]