Retail & FoodService

This past Friday The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. opened its brand-new Superfresh store at North 2nd Street and West Girard Avenue in Philadelphia's Northern Liberties neighborhood. This Superfresh is A&P's first new store in Pennsylvania in more than 10 years. The store will bring nearly 120 new jobs to the community. …

REC Solar has installed roof-mounted solar systems on 10 Fresh & Easy stores throughout the greater Phoenix metro area, including stores in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and Avondale, Arizona. The systems feature REC Peak Energy Series Panels, from global solar panel manufacturing leader, REC Group. …

The SUBWAY® brand is committed to making their restaurants and operations as socially and environmentally responsible as possible. To that end, SUBWAY® has teamed up with California Tomato Farmers (CTF), a cooperative of family-owned tomato farming operations to promote California tomatoes in-store and on-line. …

Publix's test of curbside celebrates its first anniversary this month, the Lakeland chain is stepping up promotions in ads, in signs at nearby stores and on social media like YouTube. …

Hy-Vee CEO Ric Jurgens joined Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds, members of Iowa’s congressional delegation and other business and government leaders today in announcing a far-reaching effort to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation by 2016. …