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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Local bakery works to recover from Fresh Market robbery in Hershey
HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — A local Central Pennsylvania bakery is working to recover lost revenue following a robbery at the Fresh Market in Hershey, which forced her stand to close temporarily. In the early morning hours on Saturday, May 24, officers from the Derry Township Police Department responded to a reported burglary at the Fresh Market in Hershey. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Following an investigation, police said that two suspects smashed a rear window in order to enter the business. They then allegedly used tools to break into ATM machines on the first and second floors of the market. RELATED: Suspects broke into local business, used tools to open ATMs It is still unclear how much money was stolen from the ATM machines, and police are still investigating the incident. As a result of the robbery, the Fresh Market in Hershey had to close down their lower level, which unfortunately affected some of the vendors on the first floor, including a local bakery called Moore Desserts by Julie. According to the bakery's owner Julie Moore, her business lost out on between $1,500 to $2,000 of revenue over the holiday weekend because of the forced closure at the Fresh Market. She added that the small business community tends to thrive over the holidays. '[The closure] hurt a lot of people because we are all small businesses,' Moore explained. 'It is just super important for people to come out and support local businesses, especially during a time like this.' To help make up for lost revenue over the weekend, Moore Desserts by Julie is offering a 25% off sale at her Lancaster Central Market stand. 'Due to an unfortunate break-in at the Hershey Market this past weekend, we were unable to open on Saturday,' Moore Desserts by Julie shared on Facebook. 'As a result, we have lots of delicious Memorial Day cupcakes, cakes, and minis available—fresh and ready to enjoy!' Moving forward, the Hershey Fresh Market is slated to reopen both floors of the market on Thursday, May 29. Moore Desserts by Julie was first founded back in August 2016, and currently the local business boasts two locations: The Fresh Market in Hershey, and the Lancaster Central Market. The bakery offers a variety of custom cakes, cupcakes, and other baked goods. abc27 news will keep you updated as more information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
30-04-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Is off-price Burlington the retail we need as the economy wavers?
Off-price retailers tend to do well when the economy doesn't. That's good news for Burlington Stores, the nationwide off-price retailer founded in South Jersey. Burlington opened 100 new locations in 2024 and plans to continue that pace of expansion this year and beyond. "It's a dynamic time right now, and off-price is a good place to be in retail because consumers want the best value," Chris Miller, group senior vice president of marketing and strategy, said earlier this month at the Burlington corporate campus in Burlington Township. At around 20,000 square feet, new stores in places like Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, will be about one-third the size of a typical Burlington location of a decade ago. The company has been steadily downsizing the square footage of its new stores since 2017. The company is expanding into underserved markets, including urban downtowns. A Burlington store opened last year on Broad Street in the heart of Newark, New Jersey. Meanwhile, the layouts and other features of some existing stores, like the one anchoring the eastern end of the Fashion District in Philadelphia, are being "refreshed," according to company officials. "We don't have an e-commerce presence. We're strictly bricks and mortar," said Miller, 51, who joined Burlington in 2017. He previously served in marketing and brand development capacities at the Fresh Market and Target chains. With net sales of $10.6 billion in 2024, the Fortune 500 firm has 1,108 stores in 46 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, including 39 in the Philadelphia region. "Our primary focus has always been on our physical stores," Miller said. "With e-commerce, when you fully account for the cost of merchandising, processing, shipping, and accepting returns, it's very difficult to manage … the price points in the businesses that we compete in." About 4,700 people work at the corporate campus and warehouses in Burlington County, New Jersey, and another 2,100 are employed in the Philly area stores. He noted that Burlington's peers, including Ross and TJ Maxx, are significantly larger, with 1,847 and 1,327 stores, respectively. But size isn't everything. Miller said Burlington "has evolved … to offer brands people recognize at prices that really amaze them." Knowing the customers Burlington's smaller-format approach continues to center the treasure-seeking, bargain-hunting shopping experience strongly identified with off-price retailing. The compact stores and shorter aisles, along with the refreshes, aim to provide shoppers with clearer, faster routes to their preferred brands. "We love that our customers love the experience of coming in to the store and looking for treasure," said Lyndsay Parker, 35, a local district manager who joined Burlington as a seasonal, part-time sales associate in 2012. "They need to see the merchandise, touch it, and try it on," she said. "And they're very value-conscious. They don't want to break the bank." Pete Fader, a professor of marketing at the Wharton School, said a deep knowledge of its customers seems to be guiding the company's approach. "The experiential treasure hunt aspect is real, and the smaller stores may be a good move," he said. "Experiential shopping is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and offering smaller haystacks could be more appealing to more people." Philly-area store managers "are really good at getting to know the community," Parker said. "They know the brands and the trends and the need to pull that merchandise forward." The deep roots of off-price The anticipation of discovering high-quality items at lower-than-prevailing prices was born in the major department store "bargain basements" of the late 19th century. Wholesalers like Burlington's predecessor firm, which was established in 1924 to sell women's clothing direct to the public, later found success as well. But off-price really took off during the inflationary 1970s and '80s, when enormous "warehouse stores" and "factory outlets" beckoned Philly-area bargain hunters to board buses for Reading, Pennsylvania, which began calling itself the Outlet Capital of the World. What is now Burlington Stores was very much a part of that boom; the first Burlington Coat Factory opened on Route 130 in Burlington Township in 1972, and dozens more quickly followed. By 1993, the opening of a 130,000-square-foot Burlington store at the outlet-focused Franklin Mills (now Philadelphia Mills) Mall in far Northeast Philly featured "20,000 coats," according to a story in The Inquirer. The way forward The original Burlington Coat Factory store on Route 130 closed in 2008. The company went public in 2013 and in the last decade shed the "coat factory" portion of its name. "Certainly we still carry coats," Miller said. "But we're leaning more into styles and trends." The company also is continuing its community partnerships locally as well as across the country. Among the company's national partners is the nonprofit Adopt a Classroom, through which Burlington recently made a $20,000 donation for purchase of school supplies at Fountain Woods Elementary School in Burlington Township. The company also has had a long-standing relationship with the Burlington Township Food Pantry. After the nonprofit lost its lease in 2017, it was given space, rent-free, in a Burlington warehouse near the corporate campus. And in 2022, Burlington donated and helped renovate the building as the pantry's permanent home. "When we rebranded Burlington Coat Factory, we made a conscious decision to make the B in [the new Burlington logo] a heart," said Miller. "The heart conveys our culture, how we treat our customers and our associates, and how we want to give back." Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Fresh Market opening in Mount Pleasant this month
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – An upscale grocery store is set to open its first store in the Charleston area this month. The Fresh Market will open at Bowman Place in Mount Pleasant on Apr. 30, according to a social media post by the shopping mall. Designed to resemble a European-style food market, the store offers custom-cut meats, high-quality ready-to-go meals, fresh flowers, baked goods, and more. 'We're proud that USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards recognized The Fresh Market for three years in a row as the 'Best Grocery Store in America', and voted us #1 in three categories for 2024: 'Best Grocery Store Bakery', 'Best Grocery Store Deli' and 'Best Grocery Store Prepared Foods', the store website states. This will be the chain's 10th South Carolina location, with storefronts in Spartanburg, Hilton Head, and Columbia. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
14-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
These foreign workers fear having to leave northwestern Ontario community they love after federal program ends
A small town northwest of Thunder Bay, Ont., has become the unlikely home for hundreds of foreign workers, but many may have to leave the community they've embraced after the end of a federal program put in place to fill gaps in Canada's labour market. Since 2019, foreign workers have been coming to Sioux Lookout through the federal Rural Northern Immigration Pilot Program (RNIP). It connected skilled workers to employers in small rural communities in need of labour while offering a pathway to permanent residency. But RNIP ended in August, leaving many workers and employers uncertain about what comes next because the program replacing it doesn't include Sioux Lookout. Palak Gulati is a customer service supervisor at grocery store Fresh Market, where she's been working on an open visa. Gulati chose Sioux Lookout, 350 kilometres from Thunder Bay, after studying in Toronto with the intention of continuing on to the RNIP program and eventually applying for permanent residency. Gulati never imagined she'd end up in a place like Sioux Lookout. But now, she doesn't want to leave. "I was never a girl who wanted to stay in a small town," she said. "I always wanted to be in Toronto or Calgary." But the small remote community is "peaceful" and has allowed her to tap into a "quieter" side of herself, she said. After RNIP ended in August, she stayed in Sioux Lookout. She liked the town and her job, and there was an expectation Sioux Lookout would be included in the new program set to replace RNIP. Why Sioux Lookout isn't in new federal program The Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) was billed as an extension of the RNIP. Similar to RNIP, RCIP was designed to bring foreign workers to parts of the country that were less populated and in need of skilled workers. But the boundaries of the new program changed, which is why Sioux Lookout was left out in the cold. When asked why Sioux Lookout was not included in the RCIP, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said in a statement that all communities had the opportunity to apply to be part of RICP and to reach out to "contact Thunder Bay for more information." RCIP is administered by community-based economic development organizations, through funding and oversight from IRCC. Only organizations with a successful track record in implementing multi-year projects qualify. Sioux Lookout does not have an organization that is eligible to administer RCIP on its own. Thunder Bay's Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) had been administering RNIP in Sioux Lookout along with nearly the entire Rainy River District, Dryden and Thunder Bay District. But when RCIP came up, Thunder Bay decided that was too large a catchment area to include in its responsibility. Thunder Bay's CEDC must ensure employers hiring foreign workers through RCIP meet the requirements and standards of the program. Jamie Taylor, CEO of Thunder Bay's CEDC, said it "is very challenging for us in Thunder Bay to validate an employer in a community like Sioux Look because they don't have ties to the businesses or community, and if they make mistakes, it could put the program at risk for their own service delivery area." That means after Gulati's visa expires, for instance, she would have to go to one of the communities included in RCIP to pursue permanent residency. At her workplace, Fresh Market, the only independent grocery store in Sioux Lookout, immigration has been an essential part of how it has grown its business. Store owner Todd Nadon said foreign workers make up nearly half of his over 200-person staff. They've helped him take business from a place where they were struggling to keep the shelves full to where they are today, with in-house butchers, bakers and pastry chefs, Nadon said. Aimad Elhani is another of the foreign workers who've helped Nadon grow his business while creating a life for himself in Sioux Lookout. Elhani started as a baker after spending 10 years as a pastry chef in Dubai. Elhani credits his knowledge of French breads and finding efficiencies for his ability to advance in his work at Fresh Market. Now, he's the bakery manager. He's also married with two young daughters, and they recently moved into a bigger house in Sioux Lookout. Elhani also was able to become a permanent resident, but has friends who will be affected by the immigration changes. They are frustrated Sioux Lookout was not included in RCIP and are considering moving to Thunder Bay, he said. Nadon said the reduction in immigration to Canada could put some of his store's services at risk. In addition to serving the town of Sioux Lookout, Fresh Market works with 28 fly-in First Nations, shipping food north, a task that would be harder to do with fewer staff. 'I don't know what to do' Nadon added that getting staff to the community is difficult. "Sioux Lookout can be a bit of a shock," he said. The remoteness and isolation can lead to loneliness, a challenge when it comes to recruiting workers. Another concern is housing. But to address these barriers, Fresh Market provides new staff with apartments. The housing is offered to workers from both Canada and abroad at a reduced rate, to help give them settle in Sioux Lookout and keep them invested in the community, Nadon said. Satveer Kaur Sandhu, a customer service supervisor at Fresh Market who came to Sioux Lookout through RNIP, is another worker who's concerned she may have to move and about the prospects of permanent residency. Sandhu said the changes in immigration programs have left her shaken and unsure about her future. "I don't know what to do," Sandhu said. She wants people to understand how the changes are "affecting people at ground level" both mentally and physically. Nadon said the hardest part is losing people who have helped contribute to making his business great. Efforts to reduce barriers for foreign workers There are other government options available to foreign workers who want to come to Sioux Lookout. For instance, the federal Express Entry program is competitive and ranks applicants based on their age, education and language proficiency. The Ontario Immigrate Nominee Program (OINP) nominates workers for permanent residency who have skills the province's economy needs, but limited spots are available.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fresh Market specialty grocery stores to open in Florida and Illinois. Here's where
Attention, shoppers: The Fresh Market already has a footprint in 22 states with 164 stores — a few more are set to open and another is apparently being built. That list includes possibly two sites in Florida, the state with the most Fresh Market locations, and a pair of stores "coming soon" in Illinois (see below). The Fresh Market specialty grocery store with a farmer's market atmosphere focuses on prepared meals and local produce. It's a higher-end supermarket similar to Whole Foods, which is based on European-style markets. Parts of its charm is that Fresh Market displays much of its produce and other products in open bins rather than in packaging. It also carries gourmet foods, wines and numerous other items. Here's what we know about the Fresh Market and Fresh Market stores opening in Florida. 3 specialty grocery stores in 1 area: Fresh Market, Sprouts Farmers Market and Trader Joe's to open in this part of Florida Fresh Market is a grocery store chain based in Greensboro, North Carolina. It describes itself as "a destination for those looking to discover the best including convenient, restaurant-quality meals, hand-picked produce, premium baked goods, fresh-cut flowers, custom-cut meats and carefully curated offerings for holidays and special occasions." Features include grab-and-go hot food, barbecue, pizza, pre-made salads and fresh coffee. Fresh Market typically has seating areas for customers to eat purchased food, along with full prep kitchens, a butcher and seafood area, bakery and deli. The specialty grocery store with the farmer's market atmosphere has recipe videos online, daily livestreams and a robust social media presence. The Fresh Market was named in 2023 as having the nation's "best grocery store" in a survey of USA TODAY readers. Online, the specialty grocery store mentions: USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards recognized the Fresh Market for three years in a row as the 'best grocery store in America,' and voted us No. 1 in three categories for 2024: "best grocery store bakery," "best grocery store deli," and "best grocery store prepared foods." According to the Fresh Market online and reporting by The Daytona Beach News-Journal, a USA TODAY Network newspaper, at least four Fresh Market locations are in the works, with three confirmed: The Fresh Market Spirits & Wines, 840 SR A1A North, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL: Store manager is Amanda Burris, and contact phone number is 904-877-6016. The Fresh Market at Daytona Beach: A copy of the marketing materials for the Cays retail center project obtained by The Daytona Beach News-Journal shows a pad for a planned 26,000-square-foot grocery store located south of the new eastward extension of Cornerstone Boulevard. An enlargement of the fine print on the document shows the name "The Fresh Market" as the occupant of the planned grocery store. The Fresh Market has not announced plans to open in Daytona Beach. The Fresh Market, 2226 S. Randall Road, Algonquin, IL: Store manager is Tammy Bowers, and contact phone number is 847-643-2053. The Fresh Market, 163 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook, IL: Store manager is Kaley Joiner, and contact phone number is 847-643-2052. For Fresh Market shoppers enrolled in the specialty grocery store's membership and rewards program, if you provide your birthday while registering, you will receive an email at the beginning of your birthday month for a free slice of the Fresh Market "ultimate birthday cake." A gluten-free option is available. Florida has the bulk of the Fresh Market locations with 48 (soon to be 49!), followed by North Carolina with 20, and Virginia with 13 as of Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. These states have the Fresh Market specialty grocery stores, which are conventional supermarkets with a farmer's market atmosphere, complete with locally grown produce, bins of freshly roasted coffee, butcher shop, fish market, deli, bakery, fresh cheeses and cured meats, and floral stands: Alabama Arkansas Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper. This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Fresh Market grocery to open in Ponte Vedra Beach, possibly Daytona
