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Casselton Could Lose It’s Only Grocery Store Soon

CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — It’s likely Casselton, North Dakota will lose its only grocery store. The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a required conditional use permit that allows the sale of the Wangler Foods building on Front Street. The buyer plans to move a computer, internet and IT sales business into the building. Whether the sale of the…

Pandemic EBT available for low income students in distance learning

The daily funds come out to $6.82 per day and are available only during days students are learning from home.

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — A food assistance program is ensuring K-12 students across North Dakota are staying fed while learning from home. “The program is brand new; it was never in effect until this last year after the COVID emergency was announced,” North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s Director of Child Nutrition Linda Schloer said. Director of Child Nutrition at…

Customers Go Crazy Over New Aldi Location in Fargo

Along with Dilworth they've opened a store off of 13th Avenue in Fargo

FARGO, N.D.– A new grocery hot spot is up and running in Fargo and customers are going crazy over it. Aldi now has a second location in our area. Along with Dilworth they’ve opened a store off of 13th Avenue in Fargo. An Aldi representative says the chain has wanted a store in Fargo for a long time. “We’ve been…

Hornbacher’s Stores Sold to St. Cloud, MN-Based Coborn’s Inc.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Hornbacher’s has a big announcement: it will soon be under new ownership. Hornbacher’s was owned by SUPERVALU and has now been sold to St. Cloud-Minnesota based Coborn’s. SUPERVALU is focusing on the wholesale business, while representatives from Hornbacher’s say they wanted to get back to their retail roots. Nothing will change for the customer shopping experience….

Minnesota-Based Supervalu Bought In $2.9 Billion Dollar Deal

Supervalu also owns Hornbacher's located in Fargo, Moorhead and Grand Forks.

PROVIDENCE, RIĀ — The company that owns Hornbacher’s in Fargo-Moorhead and Grand Forks has been sold. Eden Prairie-based Super Valu is selling to United Natural Foods Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island in a deal worth $2.9-billion. United Natural Foods says it delivers healthier food options throughout the US and Canada which includes natural product superstores, independent retailers, supermarket chains, e-commerce businesses…

Grocery Store Fires Robot Worker for Lack of Customer Service

Fabio was pre-programmed with directions to SKUs to be able to direct people in the store, tell jokes and interact with humans

INTERNATIONAL — While it’s true robots are taking over a lot of human jobs in the working world, it’s apparent they’ve still got some work to do when it comes to customer service. A Pepper robot named Fabio was recently given his rolling papers from a Scottish grocery store after he failed at…well…being human. Fabio was pre-programmed with directions to…

Discount Grocery Store, ALDI, Opens in Dilworth

ALDI Has Opened Up In Dilworth

DILWORTH, Minn. — Lines were out the door and the parking lot full as ALDI celebrated their opening day in Dilworth. ALDI is a grocery store known for their discount prices. Their store has only five and a half isles full of only the most commonly purchased products and sizes. They offer organic, all natural, and gluten free options, as…

Prairie Roots “Soft Opening” Welcomes Hundreds of Customers

The first food co-op in Fargo is officially open for business

FARGO, ND — Owners said the future is bright for Prairie Roots, Fargo’s first food co-op. It’s been about five years in the making. “We’re just really happy to open the doors and show people this space and support local producers,” saidĀ Kurt Kopperud, general manager of the store. Staff call it a soft opening, but hundreds poured in for a…

Prairie Roots Food Co-Op Gearing Up For Grand Opening

The food co-op is on track to open later this month

FARGO, N.D. — An up and coming food co-op in Fargo has reached nearly 1,600 owners. Prairie Roots announced on Facebook they’re up to 1,593 owners. Employees are still moving boxes inside the store as they get ready for opening day. General Manager Kurt Kopperud told us he’s hoping to open the store in late June. Categories: Community, News Landing…