ST. LOUIS, MI - Save A Lot, one of the largest independently owned and operated value-focused grocery chains in the U.S., announced the release of its 2025 A Lot of Good Report, detailing the company’s continued efforts to support Team Members, Retail Partners, customers, and communities through operational excellence, local engagement, and expanded food access initiatives.

The report highlights Save A Lot’s work across its network of approximately 650 stores and showcases key programs, milestones, and partnerships from the past year that reflect the company’s commitment to providing fresh, affordable groceries while strengthening the communities it serves.

“Customers are feeling squeezed, and winning loyalty today requires real engagement and focus,” said Bill Mayo, Chief Executive Officer of Save A Lot, in the recent release. “The stories in this report are examples of how we continue leaning into the strengths that define Save A Lot, from operational excellence and everyday value to local ownership and meaningful community support.”

Highlights from the report include:

• Expansion of Save A Lot Rewards, which reached more than 750,000 registered users and helped customers save more than $1.71 million through personalized offers and rewards. The program was also recognized as one of Newsweek’s “America’s Best Loyalty Programs of 2025.”
• Recognition from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), where Save A Lot achieved the largest year-over-year customer satisfaction increase among supermarkets, driven by investments in loyalty, store refreshes, app enhancements, and reopening initiatives.
• Continued investment in private label innovation, including the launch of 100 new products in 2025, multiple industry product awards, and the rollout of initiatives to remove select artificial dyes from all private label offerings by the end of 2027.
• Investment across Save A Lot’s store network, including the return of the Save A Lot brand in 27 stores across Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, as well as continued focus on corporate store growth and operational excellence initiatives such as Store in a Box, which certified 200 locations in 2025.
• Expansion of culturally tailored offerings, including the launch of Save A Lot y Mas and the rebranding and expansion of Hispanic private label products under the new La Tierra de Sabores brand.
• Significant growth in eCommerce and food access initiatives, including partnerships with Uber Eats, DoorDash, Instacart, Evermore, and Forage to expand grocery delivery access and enable SNAP EBT payments across hundreds of store locations.
• Ongoing support for hunger relief and community engagement efforts nationwide. Through Bags for a Brighter Holiday, Save A Lot, and its customers donated more than 103,000 bags of food valued at approximately $549,000 to local charities, while the company also maintained partnerships with 30 food banks across the country.
• Continued investment in Team Members through expanded training and development initiatives, safety programs, and recognition efforts, including more than 16,400 completed training courses in 2025 and the launch of new safety-focused roles across the organization.

“Our commitment to community, accessibility, and operational excellence continues to guide how we grow as a business,” said Mayo. “As we look ahead, we remain focused on being a trusted partner for the families and neighborhoods we serve every day.”

View Save A Lot’s full 2025 A Lot of Good Report here.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced another location for the city’s planned network of government-run grocery stores, with the newest site set for the Bronx neighborhood of Hunts Point.

According to MSN, the location will be built at The Peninsula, a mixed-use development that will also include affordable housing and a health and wellness center. The grocery store is expected to open in 2027 and would become the first of the city’s five proposed municipally backed grocery locations.

“This store will be the first of the five city-run grocery stores to open,” Mamdani said. “Bronx residents will be able to begin shopping here next year.”

The planned 20,000-square-foot location is part of a broader initiative Mamdani has described as a “grand experiment” aimed at lowering grocery costs for consumers through city-supported operations. Under the proposal, the city would subsidize certain staple grocery items while private operators manage the stores under pricing guidelines intended to keep products more affordable.

The announcement comes as the city continues developing plans for grocery access and affordability across all five boroughs. Mamdani previously announced an East Harlem flagship location that is expected to open later in the decade.

The Bronx store will be developed on the former site of the Spofford Juvenile Detention Facility and is expected to become part of a larger redevelopment effort in Hunts Point.

The city has reportedly allocated approximately $70 million toward the five-store initiative.

As conversations around food access, pricing pressure, and urban grocery infrastructure continue across the industry, projects like this are likely to remain closely watched by retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers alike.

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