WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee has donated $100,000 to the victims’ families and others who were impacted by the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and is encouraging additional donations be made by those who want to show their support to the Uvalde community. The funds were donated to the Spirit of Giving
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD plan to open 29 new Village Medical at Walgreens practices in Houston, Austin and El Paso, Texas, this year, the companies said. The openings are part of an overall goal of adding at least 600 Village Medical at Walgreens locations in more than 30 U.S. markets over
DALLAS — Kroger continues to provide aid to areas impacted by the historic winter storm in Texas, including issuing $270,000 in Helping Hands emergency grants to more than 500 associates, partnering with the City of Dallas and City of Houston and supplying drinkable water to local communities and not-for-profit organizations like Harvest Project Food Rescue, Houston Food Bank, Montgomery Food Bank and The Wilkinson Center. “Texas is
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — H-E-B said it is investing $200 million in Austin, Texas, over the next few years, building three stores and remodeling an existing location to keep pace with growth in Texas’ capital city. “This level of investment has been years in the making, and we are incredibly excited to deliver fresh, new
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. has announced plans to build a new distribution center in Longview, Texas, which a company spokeswoman says will create around 400 jobs and serve some 1,000 Dollar General stores in Texas and the southeast. Construction on the state-of-the-art one-million-square-foot facility is expected to begin in early 2018. “Dollar General
HOUSTON — The storm battering much of southeast Texas since Friday is expected to cost the consumer and retail sectors at least $1 billion in lost sales, according to an initial estimate by Planalytics Inc. “This represents revenue that is lost and will not be made up later,” the Berwyn, Pa.-based provider of “business weather
NECKARSULM, Germany — German grocer Lidl reportedly is scouting for locations in Texas as part of its initial expansion into the United States. Media outlets in the Lone Star state reported this month that while Lidl remains primarily focused on East Coast locations, the deep-discount grocery retailer has acknowledged it was looking at sites in