The Fresh Market announced the opening of its first-ever Spirits & Wine store. The premium grocer officially opened the doors of its new store Friday, March 7 and is excited to bring the same exceptional shopping experience to its new adult beverages concept.
The new Spirits & Wine store is located adjacent to The Fresh Market’s Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., grocery store location and features a wide selection of premium spirits, wines and craft beer, plus assorted mixers, snacks, glassware, and wine by the glass. Guests can expect more than 7,000 square feet of retail space dedicated to a carefully curated range of spirits including bourbon, whiskies, rums and vodkas, alongside a comprehensive wine selection ranging from European to domestic offerings, craft beers, and chilled beverage coolers.
“The opening of our Spirits & Wine store is an incredible opportunity to expand on our popular beverage program,” said The Fresh Market CEO, Brian Johnson. “Our guests already trust us to provide the highest quality ingredients and finest flavors from around the world. Now, with our Spirits & Wine store, they can enjoy the same impeccable hospitality paired with our new, top-shelf beverage offerings to help make their shopping experience extraordinary.”
Voted #1 in three categories by USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for 2024—”Best Grocery Store Bakery”, “Best Grocery Store Deli” and “Best Grocery Store Prepared Foods”—and recognized for three years in a row as the “Best Grocery Store in America”, and as a top 5 most trusted grocery retail brand for specialty and natural/organic foods in the 2022 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards, The Fresh Market helps guests discover the best with time-saving meal solutions, unique ingredients, and delicious food for any occasion.
From fresh produce and exceptional meat and seafood to signature baked goods and thousands of organic options, the specialty grocer has something to please every palate. The Fresh Market currently operates more than 165 grocery stores in 22 states across the U.S. and one Spirits & Wine store, inspiring guests to discover new flavors and cook with confidence. For more information, please visit www.thefreshmarket.com or follow the company on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and Pinterest.
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BJ’s Wholesale Club plans to open 25-30 clubs over the next two fiscal years, including several clubs set for the Dallas-Fort Worth area starting in early 2026.
BJ’s Wholesale Club is a membership-based retailer that has been delivering unbeatable value and convenience to smart-saving families for over 40 years. BJ’s offers a large assortment of fresh produce, bakery goods, meat and dairy items as well as household essentials, consumer electronics, toys and apparel – a true one-stop shop. Many members do their weekly grocery shopping at BJ’s, saving up to 25% off grocery store prices every day and save even more by filling up at BJ’s Gas.
“We are eager to continue our expansion by bringing unbeatable value, convenience and assortment to the Dallas-Fort Worth community,” said Bob Eddy, Chairman and CEO, BJ’s Wholesale Club. “Economic expansion and a growing population make Texas a great fit for us. We believe our unique club model, which delivers savings of up to 25% off grocery store prices every day, will resonate with the families in this area. We look forward to living our purpose of ‘taking care of the families who depend on us’ in Texas.”
BJ’s has a longstanding commitment to the communities where its members and team members live and work. Established in 2004, the BJ’s Charitable Foundation provides essential needs to families through local and national non-profit partnerships. The Foundation focuses its giving efforts on three main pillars: hunger relief, education and health and wellness.
BJ’s is proud to partner with Feeding America and its network of food banks to help end hunger in the communities where it operates. For over 15 years, the partnership has provided more than 125 million meals for those in need. Once open, each new club in Texas will support a local food bank with weekly donations of produce, meat and dairy products.
BJ’s also announced several new locations set to open in 2025, including:
The location in Delray Beach will be a BJ’s market – the second of the company’s concept clubs. BJ’s market provides a convenient, expedited grocery shopping experience that will feature top-selling fresh foods, produce, sundries and seasonal products for members, with all the value and convenience that BJ’s members have come to know and love from the club.
“Our newest BJ’s market will deliver an innovative approach to grocery shopping to the Delray Beach community,” said Bill Werner, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development, BJ’s Wholesale Club. “Members will be able to get unbeatable value on fresh food and weekly grocery needs in a quick and efficient shopping experience.”
The company’s plans for 25-30 clubs include previously announced club openings in early fiscal 2025:
BJ’s offers members several time-saving options whether online or in-club. Curbside pick-up, in-club pickup, same-day delivery and standard delivery are available on BJs.com, while members shopping in-club can use ExpressPay through the mobile app to scan products as they shop and skip the checkout line.
Each new club location is expected to create between 100-150 jobs in its community. Team member development and training are a central focus. Those interested in becoming a team member can visit BJs.com/careers for information on available opportunities.
DoorDash has welcomed multiple grocers to the DoorDash Marketplace. Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Markets, Festival Foods, Marc’s, and Woodman’s Food Markets are now live on DoorDash. Consumers can enjoy on-demand delivery of their groceries and household staples from these new partners, right to their doorsteps.
Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Markets: A family-owned business specializing in international, traditional, healthy, and organic food with ten locations in the Chicagoland area.
Festival Foods: With 42 locations in Wisconsin, Festival Foods is a family- and employee-owned grocer that is committed to giving back to the communities it serves and providing guests with exceptional service and value.
Marc’s: A locally-owned and operated discount retailer with 60+ locations throughout Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown, and Columbus. Marc’s provides high-quality groceries, fresh produce, fresh meats, frozen and dairy, household essentials, local favorites, wellness products, and much more at discount prices.
Woodman’s Food Markets: An employee-owned grocery chain with nineteen locations across Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, Woodman’s Food Markets offers everything from fresh produce and meats to bakery goods and household essentials.
The new partners announced today offer consumers across three states increased access to their favorite local grocers, connecting shoppers with the best of the neighborhood. Whether it’s purchasing specialty ingredients for a dinner party or stocking up on pantry essentials for the family, DoorDash is the one-stop shop for consumers’ daily needs. The selection from these new merchants adds to the over 500,000+ products available from regional grocers on the DoorDash Marketplace.
With more than 99% of DoorDash’s monthly consumers in the U.S. having access to a non-restaurant retailer on the DoorDash Marketplace, DoorDash continues to bolster its offerings in the Grocery vertical. In 2024, many of consumers’ favorite grocers joined the platform, including all Ahold Delhaize USA banners, Haggen, H Mart, La Michoacana, Rouses Markets, Save A Lot, Vallarta Supermarkets, all Wakefern Food Corp. banners, Wegmans, Fresh Encounter banners, and Stew Leonard’s.
The new partners announced today will be available on DashPass, DoorDash’s membership program that offers members $0 delivery fees, reduced service fees, and member-only benefits on eligible orders from thousands of restaurants, grocery, and convenience stores nationwide.*
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