Month: August 2012

Meijer will double match every customer's $10 Simply Give donation made Sept. 2-8 in support of Hunger Action Month. This initiative, called Simply Give Week, is being launched to emphasize the retailer's continued commitment to help fight hunger in the Midwest. …

DeCicco Family Markets, a second generation grocery chain with eight locations in Westchester and Putnam Counties, proudly announces its ninth and newest location on Halstead Avenue in Harrison, replacing the Food City that had operated at that location for 25 years. The store will open its doors in mid- to late September. …

The new Ruler Foods discount supermarket opened in Audubon Village shopping center on U.S. 41-North Thursday morning, filling the remainder of the former Wal-Mart space and nearly completing the rebirth of the 25-year-old shopping center. The Ruler Foods store is the first opened in Kentucky by parent company JayC Food Stores, a Seymour, Ind.-based subsidiary of supermarket giant Kroger Co. …

Online grocer Relay Foods of Charlottesville, Va., is rolling out service Tuesday in Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia and plans to offer groceries from local suppliers and farms through home delivery and, eventually, at pick-up sites. …

ShopRite is introducing America’s first durable yet compostable non-woven reusable shopping bag. The bag will be offered in selected ShopRite supermarkets in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. …