Month: January 2012

IGA today announced that Bozzuto’s Inc. has been named IGA 2012 USA Licensed Distribution Center of the Year and will receive the IGA President’s Cup at the 2012 IGA Global Rally Awards of Excellence Banquet at The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, on Mon., Feb. 13, 2012. The President’s Cup is presented annually to the IGA USA Licensed Distribution Center (LDC) of the Year, in honor of the company’s extraordinary effort in support of its IGA retailers and the IGA brand. This is the seventh time Bozzuto’s has received the President’s Cup since the award’s inception in 1973. …

For Hy-Vee shoppers, locating pie crust can now be as easy as saying "pie." The Midwestern supermarket chain has launched a mobile app for customers, making shopping easier, faster and more social. …

Discount retailer Costco Wholesale is making greater inroads into the Washington area with plans for a new store on a 12-acre tract in Alexandria, one of three locations in the works in the region. …

Meijer and the Michigan State University Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources are teaming up to strengthen the state’s economy by supporting Michigan small businesses through a Made in Michigan initiative that is slated to launch in select Meijer stores later this month, Meijer Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hank Meijer announced. …