Marian Zboraj

3 days ago | progressivegrocer.com | Marian Zboraj

Retailer offering entrepreneurs chance to pitch Walmart and Sam’s Club buyers with products made, grown or assembled in U.S. for a shot at national distribution Open Call is now expanding applications beyond shelf-ready products to include breakthrough innovations that support domestic manufacturing. Forty years since Walmart founder Sam Walton’s "Buy American" initiative, the retailer continues to open doors for U.S. products — and the innovations behind them.

4 days ago | progressivegrocer.com | Marian Zboraj

Divert helps grocer prevent food waste and increase food recovery efforts Fred Meyer is unlocking new opportunities for waste prevention. Fred Meyer, a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., and Divert Inc., a circular-economy company on a mission to prevent food from being wasted, have expanded their organics-recycling program to support the entire Fred Meyer store footprint across the Pacific Northwest. Since 2018, Divert and Fred Meyer have worked together to address the food waste crisis.

4 days ago | progressivegrocer.com | Marian Zboraj

Waterbury, Conn., supermarket to open in Fall 2025 Price Rite Marketplace is coming to Waterbury, Conn., this fall. Price Rite Marketplace has revealed that it will open a new grocery store in Waterbury, Conn., in fall 2025. The new store will be located in the Waterbury Shopping Center at 881 Wolcott Street, occupying a 34,000-square-foot space that was formerly home to an Ollie’s Bargain Outlet.

5 days ago | progressivegrocer.com | Marian Zboraj

Latest store located in Greenspot Crossings in Highland Stater Bros. is preparing for the the grand opening of its latest store, in the city of Highland, Calif. Advertisement - article continues belowStater Bros. Markets will hold a grand-opening celebration on Wednesday, June 25 for its latest store, in the city of Highland, Calif. The supermarket has been newly constructed from the ground up and anchors the Greenspot Crossings shopping center developed by TREH Partners.

5 days ago | p2pi.com | Marian Zboraj

Heritage Grocers is also working with Instacart on its Caper Carts. “Prior to taking the role at Heritage, I was an advisor to Caper," explained Monford, "so I've spent a lot of time studying and I'm really, really excited about this Caper Cart. ... it's the frictionless, autonomous cart. With Caper, you don't have to have a loyalty sign-in, but you can. Ours will be integrated with loyalty.