“Great store with about anything you need. Has some hot food on hand. Plenty of cold drinksHelpful friendly staff , i will stop here again when I get back through this route”
“I just wanted to give a shout out to the cashier Renea! I am relatively new to the area & she was extremely helpful with info about the store, their sales and their great deals. She actively helped me sign up for a value card with tons of great tips and information. She took the time to really make me feel valued as a customer. Food Lion is very lucky to have such a fantastic associate. Out of the other grocery stores in the area Food Lion is definitely the cheapest & most customer service oriented in Marion. Again, Thank you Renea!”
“Love this store! It was easy to find what I needed and the ppl were as friendly as can be. I love this town! Shop here. Save your time and your money.❤️??”
“Right off the highway. Great place to stop. We got sandwiches and snacks. It's a little grocery store with a deli and ice cream shop. Perfect place to stop while traveling. @amp_eats (instagram and Facebook)”
“I do alot of my shopping here especially afew days after the holidays cause I can find alot of items at 50 to 90% off which I buy alot of things up at a very cheap price plus I enjoy talkin2all the workers there they r very friendly n very helpful also its easy2get in and out especially wit the self checkout line”
“The only grocery store in town I will ever shop at. Meat quality is much higher than the others and are a reasonably priced as reasonably priced is these days. The store is clean and the employees friendly. Produce is the freshest around....next to home grown....”
“The store is clean, arranged nicely, appeared to be well stocked, the workers were friendly and I got checked out promptly. Very nice little store, good work folks,keep it up.”
“The two girls are really nice and get you checked out fast. This location has the best selection and is usually stocked. Worth the drive if your looking for something.”
“Love FC stores, mostly for obscure regional items like Terrys chips, Dr Enuf, Malcolms Chili, and many more. Stores are clean and service is very good. Good produce and meat.”
“I had a great experience thanks to Cody at Walmart! She was incredibly efficient, friendly, and made the checkout process smooth and pleasant. It’s clear she takes pride in her work and truly cares about customers. Cody is a perfect example of how every Walmart employee should be. Keep up the amazing work!”
“Food country pulled out leaving our town to fend on our own. Employees also suffered. A gentleman and his family stepped in to take over food country, to basically, save the day! I have not problems with this transfer. Good lord give life a chance! Things take time to settle down. Go to Marion or even Wytheville and beyond. Notice prices of gas?. I will stay locally, and spend locally. Ok, yes, seemingly over priced, and the others are not? Yes, it seems as if there is not an enticing selection to purchase baked or cooked goods in the deli department. Give the store a chance for crying out load!. You guys like the beer selection enough. I find their products in comparison to other food chains. The prices of beef, chicken, pork others have nothing to do with this store. They charge at accordingly as the o thers. I like to shop conveniently and save money I shop locally, save money and buy what is on sale. That's what I make for meals. My wine selection goes with dollar general. Silver creek. I have shoped at dollar general since 1995 when I first moved into the town or Rural Retreat.”
The Cincinnati-based supermarket giant will open about 110 new stores in fast-growing markets by 2029 and introduce three updated store formats, executives told investors Oct. 20 at the company’s Investor Update in New York. Kroger already runs about 2,700 stores in 35 states. The formats come in three sizes, a bit like small, medium and large, matched to each market. Mary Ellen Adcock, Kroger’s executive vice president and chief merchant and marketing officer, walked through the lineup.
Walmart shoppers want a head start on the holidays, and money explains a lot of it. Some 44% of respondents call affording the holidays their top stressor, and 61% say holiday costs shape their shopping mood. Asked what would make the season easier, 70% picked lower prices and 57% picked more deals and promotions. Convenience ranks lower: 30% want one-stop shopping across categories, and 20% want faster delivery.
Walmart wants your groceries at the door before the ice cream softens. On May 29, the retailer said its 30-minute-or-less delivery had reached 33 U.S. markets, adding a wave of new cities across the Northeast. Shoppers in those areas can order from more than 100,000 items, everything from fresh produce and baby formula to pet food, electronics, cold medicine, and prescriptions. Behind the scenes, the service leans on Walmart's store network and an algorithm that factors in order size, available drivers, and distance from the store.
Trader Joe's keeps adding stores, and shoppers keep showing up. The California grocer has marked nine more locations as "opening soon," pushing its expansion into new corners of the country. The grocer also took first place in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's 2026 supermarket rankings. It has held a spot near the top of that list for years.
Target is rolling out its most ambitious store overhaul in more than ten years, with plans to remodel over 130 locations and open 30 new stores across the country this year. The retailer is also putting money into supply chain technology upgrades to keep pace with how shoppers buy today.
