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Wakefern Food Corp

Mt. Kisco, NY
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Supermarket Game Changer? ShopRite Unveils Smart Carts At New Mount Kisco Location Supermarket Game Changer? ShopRite Unveils Smart Carts At New Mount Kisco Location Supermarket Game Changer? ShopRite Unveils Smart Carts At New Mount Kisco Location
Supermarket Game Changer? ShopRite Unveils Smart Carts At New Mount Kisco Location Imagine strolling through your local supermarket, scanning items, calculating your total, and then, skipping the checkout line? Thanks to an AI-powered "smart cart," that's now possible. This futuristic shopping experience is now a reality in select ShopRite locations in the East Coast as the supermarket chain introduces technology designed by Instacart to save shoppers time and make grocery runs smoother than ever. The so-called "Caper Carts" are designed to make grocery shopping faster, smarter, and more interactive. To date, about a dozen ShopRite stores have added the carts as another…

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by Joe Lombardi
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne's New ShopRite Opening This Weekend Wayne's New ShopRite Opening This Weekend Wayne's New ShopRite Opening This Weekend
Wayne's New ShopRite Opening This Weekend Wayne's new ShopRite store is set to open this weekend.  The state-of-the-art, full-service supermarket, located at 30 Wayne Hills Mall, will open at 7 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31.  A ceremonial ribbon cutting was held on Friday, giving guests a sneak peek of the nearly 80,000-square-foot supermarket. The new store will replace the ShopRite of Wayne, located at 625 Hamburg Turnpike. The ShopRite of Wayne will close its doors at 4 p.m. on Oct. 30 and the new ShopRite of Wayne Hills will open at 7 a.m. the following morning. ShopRite of WayneBML Public Relations + Digital The market will of…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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These 39 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Will Offer COVID-19 Vaccines These 39 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Will Offer COVID-19 Vaccines These 39 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Will Offer COVID-19 Vaccines
These 39 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Will Offer Covid-19 Vaccines Thirty-nine ShopRite stores across the Garden State are offering COVID-19 vaccinations to healthcare workers and other qualified patients. The stores are offering the vaccine to Phase 1A recipients who make an appointment. Availability may be expanded as more vaccines are distributed, officials said. “We are excited to be part of the initial stages of this unprecedented public health campaign as we begin vaccinating healthcare workers who are on the front lines in the COVID-19 pandemic,” Jeffrey Mondelli, Wakefern Food Corp. Vice President of Pharmacy, Health & Beauty said in a stateme…

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by Valerie Musson
Massapequa, NY
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COVID-19: ShopRite To Administer Vaccines COVID-19: ShopRite To Administer Vaccines COVID-19: ShopRite To Administer Vaccines
Covid-19: ShopRite To Administer Vaccines ShopRite has reached a partnership agreement with federal health agencies to begin distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. Wakefern Food Corp.’s announced this week that it has entered a Pharmacy Partnership Vaccination Program with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help administer COVID-19 vaccinations now that more doses have been distributed to states. The pharmacies are reportedly already working with state and local leaders to start the process of vaccinating healthcare and other essential employees during the fir…

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by Zak Failla
Paramus, NJ
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UPDATED: More Than 40 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Reported Coronavirus-Positive Workers UPDATED: More Than 40 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Reported Coronavirus-Positive Workers UPDATED: More Than 40 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Reported Coronavirus-Positive Workers
Updated: More Than 40 New Jersey ShopRite Stores Reported Coronavirus-Positive Workers More than 40 ShopRite stores in New Jersey have workers sickened by coronavirus and three with employees showing symptoms of the virus, the grocer said. Some have been updating their Facebook pages when an employee tests positive.  None of the workers who tested positive remain at work and those who were in close contact with them were ordered to self-quarantine, ShopRite said. ** Did we miss one? Email [email protected] ** The stores with employees who tested positive for coronavirus are in: Aberdeen Bloomfield Brick Brooklawn Byram Carteret Chatham Clark Clinton East Or…

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by Cecilia Levine
Torrington, CT
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COVID-19: These Companies Are Hiring In Connecticut COVID-19: These Companies Are Hiring In Connecticut COVID-19: These Companies Are Hiring In Connecticut
Covid-19: These Companies Are Hiring In Connecticut With thousands of people out of work amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some employers in Connecticut have stepped up and are looking for new workers. Nationwide, most bars, restaurants and other non-essential businesses have been closed for week due to fears of spreading COVID-19, though many grocery stores have seen an uptick in shoppers as store shelves continue being stripped clean. In Connecticut, the Department of Labor has received hundreds of thousands of unemployment insurance claims since the COVID-19 outbreak began, with even more expected as the pandemic continues. …

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by Zak Failla
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Foodtown Supermarkets Get Makeover: Say Hello To Fresh Grocer Foodtown Supermarkets Get Makeover: Say Hello To Fresh Grocer Foodtown Supermarkets Get Makeover: Say Hello To Fresh Grocer
Foodtown Supermarkets Get Makeover: Say Hello To Fresh Grocer New Jersey’s four Foodtown supermarkets are converting to The Fresh Grocer over the next four weeks. The rebranded stores in Washington Township, North Haledon, Cedar Grove and Colonia “will continue to offer restaurant-quality take home meals with best in market pricing, and a wide variety of high quality fresh foods at low prices,” the Maniaci family and its Nicholas Markets company said Tuesday. Instacart, the on-demand and online grocery delivery service, will also be available to customers, they said. “Customers can expect all the favorite parts of their store to remain while new prod…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stamford, CT
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Navy Veteran Rocco Cingari Of Stamford, CEO Of Company That Owns 11 ShopRite Stores In CT, Dies Navy Veteran Rocco Cingari Of Stamford, CEO Of Company That Owns 11 ShopRite Stores In CT, Dies Navy Veteran Rocco Cingari Of Stamford, CEO Of Company That Owns 11 ShopRite Stores In CT, Dies
Navy Veteran Rocco Cingari Of Stamford, CEO Of Company That Owns 11 ShopRite Stores In CT, Dies President and CEO of Grade A Market Inc., which owns 11 ShopRite stores in Connecticut, Rocco "Rocky" Salvatore Cingari, a lifelong resident of Stamford, died Monday, June 3 at age 89. After serving in the U.S. Navy Cingari spent the next 67 years, first as vice president of Grade A ShopRite Supermarkets, and in the early '80s, rising to become president and CEO, a position he has held to date. He also served on the board of directors of Wakefern Food Corp. Cingari was born Aug. 14, 1929, son of the late Salvatore and Rosa D'Allura Cingari. Cingari's many qualities included being a driven…

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by Donna Christopher