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Personalized Terminals Check Out for Allegiance

 By WGB Staff on Sep. 16, 2021

New checkout terminals at 3 Foodtown stores are building customer engagement, Allegiance execs say.

Technology

Building Better Tech to Help Mom-and-Pop Grocers Compete

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Aug. 31, 2021

"We think about the impact that technology can have—not everybody has the ability to build out sophisticated technology themselves," Vori CEO Brandon Hill says.

Industry Partners

Grocers Applaud Extension of Federal Trucking Rules Waiver

By WGB Staff on Aug. 31, 2021

The National Grocers Association said the hours-of-service modifications, passed last year, are helping retailers weather ongoing supply-chain woes.

Retailers

Mac’s Market Exits the C-Store Business

By Greg Lindenberg and Kristina Hurtig on Aug. 12, 2021

The family-owned and -operated company has sold its 13 convenience stores to Global Partners LP; its neighborhood grocery stores in Vermont were not part of the deal.

Retailers

What Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Could Mean for Independent Grocers

By Kristina Hurtig on Aug. 11, 2021

An included provision that allows commercial drivers under the age of 21 to operate over state lines would help ease pressure on supply, the National Grocers Association says.

Retailers

Cattle Farmers, Indie Grocers Call on Congress to Help Level the Playing Field

By Kristina Hurtig on Jul. 29, 2021

Associated Wholesalers Grocers CEO David Smith sought to give lawmakers something to chew on as he detailed the struggles his company has faced in competing against bigger players.

Retailers

Jimmy Wright Receives NGA’s Great American Award

By Kristina Hurtig on Jul. 27, 2021

The president of Wright’s Market, an independent grocery store in Opelika, Ala., is honored for his participation in government relations.

Retailers

NGA: Squeeze on Indie Grocers Hurts Communities

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jul. 22, 2021

"Even to this day we're experiencing really low fill rates on a lot of these popular items," says Chris Jones, asserting that grocery's biggest names are unfairly using their pricing power to crowd out smaller players.

Retailers

5 Questions for Dom's Kitchen & Market's Kelsey Collins

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jun. 22, 2021

Promoting culinary discovery while delivering the basics takes finesse. Kelsey Collins, category manager for Dom's Kitchen & Market in Chicago, talks about Dom's approach to bringing it all together.

Specialty/Gourmet

In Pictures: Bob Mariano's Dom's Kitchen & Market, Chicago

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jun. 21, 2021

In Chicago's Lincoln Park, this bright, sleek new market aims to make customers' next meal more memorable.

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