Courtesy of MartinoBlum: Ralph Lincoln Klein, founder of the nine-store Klein’s ShopRite of Maryland supermarket chain affiliated with the Wakefern Food Corporation, and leading supporter of the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, died Saturday, November 22, 2014, at the Hooper House Hospice Care facility in Forest Hill, Maryland, of complications from heart and kidney disease. The […]
Cordish Company Battles Redner’s in Court Over Closure of Amish Market in Joppa; Protest Planned for Saturday
From the JTF Front Office: The Cordish Company are the owners of the Joppatowne Plaza. Redners Markets is one of the vendors renting store frontage. They are currently embroiled in a court battle over leasing issues. Unfortunately, Redners has targeted the Amish at the Joppatowne Flea Market trying to get them to close. They state […]
Red Herring in the Grocery Aisle? Grocery Restriction May Not Prevent Wal-Mart Expansion in Abingdon
Following a rancorous public meeting where Wal-Mart officials unveiled plans to close their Abingdon store and build a Supercenter near Plumtree Rd. in Bel Air, Harford County Executive David Craig entered the fray, echoing public concerns about traffic and offering to help the company find ways to expand at the Abindgon site. Because Supercenters sell […]
Whither Wal-Mart? Retailer Reactivates Traffic Study on Possible Bel Air Store, Local Residents Plan to Fight
More than a year after Wal-Mart first approached Harford County planning officials about a possible new store in Bel Air, the super retailer is reactivating a traffic study for the project, and some area residents say that if plans for the new store proceed, they will put up a fight. Wal-Mart originally approached the county […]
ShopRite Kicks-Off 2012 Can Can Sale with Donation to Local Food Banks; Up to 50,000 Cans of Food to be Donated
From ShopRite: In 2011, ShopRite, the grocery store cooperative with stores in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, donated 40,000 cans of food to local food banks in commemoration of 40 years of its annual Can Can Sale. This included a significant delivery of cans to the Maryland Food Bank, to be […]
New Wegmans in Abingdon Stands Ready to Impress on Opening Day, Sunday, September 18 at 7 a.m.
From Wegmans: When Al Jackson, store manager of the new Wegmans Bel Air, talks about his reasons for moving to Maryland five years ago, his eyes light up. “This is where the action is,” he says. “We’re breaking new ground, opening stores in areas where people don’t know that much about Wegmans. It’s a chance […]
Andrew Klein, Marshall Klein and New Klein’s ShopRite in Baltimore City; Recognized by Michelle Obama as Supporting Access to Healthy Food
From Klein’s ShopRite of Maryland: Andrew P. Klein, President of Klein’s ShopRite of Maryland, and Marshall J. Klein, Vice-President of Operations of Klein’s ShopRite, were recognized by First Lady Michelle Obama at a White House ceremony on Wednesday, July 20, celebrating nationwide commitments from major food retailers to open grocery stores that provide healthy, affordable […]
Part-Time Hiring Begins for Wegmans’ Bel Air Store; Market to Open September 18
From Wegmans: With 350 part-time positions to fill, hiring for the new 130,000 square-foot Wegmans in Bel Air is swinging into high gear. The store will open on September 18. Applications must be submitted on-line at www.wegmans.com. Click on ‘Careers’. If your business is considering hiring new employees, then you may want to start doing […]
