As Earth Day approaches, The Kroger Co. is inviting customers to design a reusable shopping bag through its annual online contest. From April 12 to May 21, customers can go online at www.kroger.com/green to submit their designs for Kroger’s reusable grocery bags. The winning designer will receive a $1,000 gift card and a chance to…
Low Prices Replace Customer Service As Loyalty Driver
In a vast departure from COLLOQUY’s 2008 report on consumer loyalty to U.S retailers, Walmart dominated the 2010 COLLOQUY Retail Loyalty Index, in results that reflect a reality of the Great Recession – low prices drove consumer loyalty. COLLOQUY, the publishing, education and research division of LoyaltyOne, previously published the COLLOQUY Retail Loyalty Index in…
Save-A-Lot Grows Chain
Save-A-Lot food stores, a hard discount grocery chain, has opened its sixth store in Jacksonville, Fla., and it’s first store in Hinesville, Ga. “Save-A-Lot is committed to building stores in neighborhoods that want convenience and access to fresh, nutritious food at a great low price,” said Bill Shaner the company president and CEO. He added…
New Save-A-Lot Opens In Dallas Area
Save-A-Lot food stores, one of the nation’s hard discount grocery retailers is expanding its presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with the opening of a new store at 2627 W. Jefferson Blvd in the historic Oak Cliff community. A series of Grand Opening events will run from March 4-9, with an official Dollar-Cutting ceremony beginning…
Kroger and Shell Kickoff Grocer Rewards Program
The Kroger Co. and Shell have teamed up to launch a customer loyalty grocer rewards program in several U.S. cities. The rewards program provides shoppers the exclusive opportunity to earn savings on fuels when using their Kroger family of brands loyalty card at their local Kroger or Ralphs stores. Beginning on Feb. 15, Kroger and…
Kroger Opens Smith’s Express C-store in Utah
Smith’s Food & Drug Stores, a division of the Kroger Co., has opened its first Express fuel station and convenience store at 1974 S. 1100 East in Sugar House, Utah, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. A second location at 873 E. South Temple in Salt Lake City is set to open this month. Both…