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COPPELL, Texas -- Minyard Food Stores, Inc. here is delaying the opening of its new Hispanic-centric Carnival flagship store due to construction delays, s.v.p. of strategy and marketing Poul Heilmann told Progressive Grocer on Friday.

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Famima Corp. here, a subsidiary of FamilyMart Co., Ltd., plans to mark the first anniversary of its inaugural American location by opening a new store in Hollywood July 14. The Hollywood store will be the sixth American location in the Japanese-owned specialty food chain, which plans to expand in the U.S. market with fresh-meal oriented, small footprint stores.

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Famima Corp. here, a subsidiary of FamilyMart Co., Ltd., plans to mark the first anniversary of its inaugural American location by opening a new store in Hollywood July 14. The Hollywood store will be the sixth American location in the Japanese-owned specialty food chain, which plans to expand in the U.S. market with fresh-meal oriented, small footprint stores.

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Famima Corp. here, a subsidiary of FamilyMart Co., Ltd., plans to mark the first anniversary of its inaugural American location by opening a new store in Hollywood July 14. The Hollywood store will be the sixth American location in the Japanese-owned specialty food chain, which plans to expand in the U.S. market with fresh-meal oriented, small footprint stores.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Mexican Hass Avocado Importer's Association (MHAIA) said it is putting retail sales in the fast lane, with a unique promotional campaign to drive sales of the popular fruit.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Mexican Hass Avocado Importer's Association (MHAIA) said it is putting retail sales in the fast lane, with a unique promotional campaign to drive sales of the popular fruit.

Grocers still have the lead in many categories, but alternative competitors are pouring on the pressure.

KEENE, N.H. -- C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. here has donated almost 16,500 pounds of food collected by thousands of employees in its fourth annual companywide food drive earlier this month, marking National Hunger Awareness Day.