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GARDNER, Maine -- Associated Grocers of Maine here is holding an open house today to celebrate the completion of its warehouse expansion project. The company is providing tours of the warehouse at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m., in addition to light refreshments.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market here said Friday it will stop selling live lobsters effective immediately, after deciding that the current lobster supply chain process does not meet the chain's requirements for humane treatment of animals.

ROBESONIA, Pa. and CARTERET, N.J. -- Two major grocery distributors in the Northeast U.S. are joining forces. Cooperative food distributor Associated Wholesaler's Inc. (AWI) in Robesonia, Pa. is merging with White Rose Food, the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the New York City metropolitan area, sources told Progressive Grocer on Friday.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion said yesterday it is unveiling fresh makeovers at 26 stores in the tri-state area of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion said yesterday it is unveiling fresh makeovers at 26 stores in the tri-state area of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper here is readying its Johnstown, N.Y. store to reopen Sunday, after an eight-month-long remodel that added 13,000 square feet to the existing 44,000-square-foot store.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion today is unveiling the first of three stores to open in Spartanburg County, S.C. this year. The store is the prototype for Food Lion's future upstate South Carolina stores.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Shoppers buying many well-known national brands at Price Chopper here this month will be helping to cheer up area children sorely in need of happiness: The purchase of selected brands in the retailer's stores supports Kansas City's Dream Factory, the local chapter of a national volunteer-based nonprofit organization with the goal of fulfilling dreams for children with life-altering illnesses. The campaign marks the third year in a row that Price Chopper has backed the local charity this way, raising $50,000 to date.