"It's been a really fun process," Salisbury said. The Magnolia store will hold a grand opening on June 1. He said the stores also have been successful in selling Piggly Wiggly merchandise, including shirts and hats emblazoned with the pig logo. "Slowly but surely over the past couple of years, we've brought it back, and there's just been a wow factor to it." I can't believe you're bringing it back.' And when we tell them, it's, 'Oh my goodness, I remember 30 years ago coming in here with my grandma or whoever. "Everywhere we go when we turn one of these, the customers ask what's going on. "The nostalgia factor is off the charts," he said. ![]() ![]() However, it's not just a broader selection of food that attracts people to Piggly Wiggly. Salisbury said the Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores will have more variety in produce, more lunch meat items, more fresh meat items and a range of frozen dairy and ice cream products. "In order to give customers what they want, what we've done is transition eight Save a Lot's into Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores. "Over the last few years, most of our customers, clientele-wise, have voiced opinions about wanting more variety to choose from," he said. He said Save a Lot carries a limited assortment of the national brands that customers want. Salisbury said Kenyan has partnered with Save a Lot for about 20 years. Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus is operated by Kenyan Enterprises, which has 15 locations from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Natchitoches, Louisiana. We just have to get through (the Magnolia store) first."ĬAN'T SEE THE POLL QUESTION? Read the story at /news/polls "That is our goal, but I don't have a specific date. "It could happen within this year," said Salisbury, who has helped to oversee the transition of eight Save a Lot stores in the region. The openings are part of a rebranding for Save a Lot stores on New Boston Road on the Texas side and East Street on the Arkansas side. Two Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores are expected to open within the next several months, said Geoff Salisbury, a regional supervisor for Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus in Magnolia, Arkansas. "We make a quality product and we always set our standards for an A grade.TEXARKANA – A familiar name in grocery is making its way back to Texarkana. "Our private labels are equal to national brands," he said. ![]() Rooks went on to say that the new label will reflect that the Piggly Wiggly product is a national brand. While this gives the product line a somewhat uniform look, each product has variable graphics that illustrate what is inside the packaging. The new label will feature the full face of the famous Pig and the Piggly Wiggly name in a signature rectangular box. "The label needed a facelift," Rooks said. ![]() The idea to change the Piggly Wiggly label, which has been constant since 1982, surfaced last year. "The label will be completely fused into our lineup within the next two years," said Rooks.Īdditional grocery items that will soon bear the new packaging design are vanilla wafers, dinner helpers, honey barbecue sauce, 26-ounce condensed cream soups, diet and caffeine-free colas and punches, and instant mashed potatoes. The first items to get the new packaging were canned fruits and vegetables. "With the new label design, we will have consistency in the look of all our products while having the ability to be more flexible and competitive." "This year we're giving our packaging an updated look that reflects the quality of the product inside," said Newbern Rooks, private-brands director. Piggly Wiggly Co., based here, is rolling out new packaging for its private-label brand.
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