Grocery stores in Memphis are in a scramble to refashion the shopping experience they present to customers, via everything from digital services like pre-order and scheduled pickups to mall-like amenities inside the stores themselves.

2. Pop the Cork - Saturday, June 25, 2016

On Nov. 4, 2014, voters in six of Shelby County’s seven municipalities approved wine sales in food stores effective July 1, 2016. The next day, Josh Hammond, president of Buster’s Liquors & Wines, put the gears in motion to acquire the restaurant adjacent to his Highland Street spirits store.

3. Superlo Finds Winning Formula in Sticking to the Basics - Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Randy Stepherson recalls the advice his father once gave him.

It’s a bit of wisdom that on the surface was meant to help him navigate everyday life but which also reflects Stepherson’s conservative, no-frills approach to business.

4. Wine Sales Debate Enters Stretch Run - Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Josh Hammond, the president of Buster’s Liquor and Wines, sums up the position he has to overcome in a word – convenience.

That is how backers of the referendums on the Nov. 4 ballot to allow wine sales in food stores are selling the proposition to voters via television ads as early voters are making their choices on the questions in Memphis, Bartlett, Collierville, Arlington, Millington and Germantown.

5. Stepherson Named Chair-Elect of Grocers Association - Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Randy Stepherson has been named 2014-2015 chairman-elect of the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association board of directors. Stepherson is president of Stepherson Inc., the family- and employee-owned parent company of Superlo Foods, which has five Memphis-area locations, and Stepherson’s.

6. Tripp Logistics Renews Nonconnah Corporate Center Lease - Friday, March 28, 2014

Shawn Glemser, founder and owner of Tripp Logistics, a locally owned and operated logistics and transportation company, has renewed his lease at Nonconnah Corporate Center. Elliot Embry and Hank Martin of NAI Saig Co. represented the landlord, Nonconnah Holdings LLC.

7. Aging in Style - Wednesday, February 12, 2014

A few weeks ago, Jill Stepherson fell in a Walgreens parking lot. Given that she is 90 years old, one or more broken bones could have been an unfortunate, but hardly unusual, outcome.

But Stepherson walked away with only bruises.

8. Proposed Supermarket Wine Deal Draws Criticism - Saturday, January 25, 2014

A proposed deal to allow supermarket wine sales in Tennessee is drawing criticism for trying to exclude big box retailers and convenience stores.

Supporters of the measure seeking to authorize cities and counties to hold referendums on supermarket wine sales have been heartened by the liquor industry lobby for the first time engaging in serious negotiations over the perennial bill.

9. Proposed Supermarket Wine Deal Draws Criticism - Thursday, January 23, 2014

A proposed deal to allow supermarket wine sales in Tennessee is drawing criticism for trying to exclude big box retailers and convenience stores.

Supporters of the measure seeking to authorize cities and counties to hold referendums on supermarket wine sales have been heartened by the liquor industry lobby for the first time engaging in serious negotiations over the perennial bill.

10. In the Bag - Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Last September Kroger Co. purchased nine Memphis-area Schnucks grocery stores.

Eight of the stores reopened as Kroger and the ninth remained vacant.

11. Former Southaven Schnucks Leased to Superlo - Monday, January 2, 2012

The former Schnucks supermarket building at 975 Goodman Road in the Southaven Commons shopping center has been leased to Stepherson’s Superlo Foods.

12. Former Southaven Schnucks Leased to Superlo - Friday, December 30, 2011

The former Schnucks supermarket building at 975 Goodman Road in the Southaven Commons shopping center has been leased to Stepherson’s Superlo Foods.

13. Goddard School Planned For Winchester Road in Collierville - Tuesday, February 24, 2009

2.5 Acres
Collierville, TN 38017
Loan Amount: $1.3 Million

Loan Date: Feb. 13, 2009
Maturity Date: N/A
Borrower: R.S. Harris LLC
Lender: First Citizens National Bank

14. $1.5M Building Permit Filed for Superlo Foods - Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Stepherson’s Inc., doing business as Superlo Foods, has signed a lease in the Hickory Commons Shopping Center at 6532 Winchester Road, and the center’s owner, Miami-based HCSS PSHP, has filed a $1.5 million application permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to make tenant improvements in the 42,000-square-foot space.

15. BNSF Moves on Expansion Plans - Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Memphis, already firm in its status as a national transportation hub, is on the verge of another major transport industry development. Burlington Northern Santa Fe is moving forward with a planned expansion of its railway facility at Shelby Drive and Lamar Avenue.

16. BNSF Buys Cargill Site as Part of Expansion - Tuesday, August 23, 2005

4943 Stepherson Road
Memphis, TN 38118
Cost: $16 million

Buyer: BNSF Railway Co.

Lender: Cargill Inc.

17. BNSF RailwayBuys Cargill Property - Wednesday, August 3, 2005
BNSF Railway Co. has purchased 17.82 acres at 4943 Stepherson Road from Cargill Inc. for $16 million. The property contains a 74,981-square-foot industrial warehouse built in 1976. The land is located on the north side of Stepherson Road and extends

18. Archived Article - Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Five properties on
South Mendenhall Road
Cost: $22.5 million

Buyer: RREEF America REIT II Corp.
Seller: State of California Public Employees' Retirement System
Property: Properties at 4370, 4400, 4440, 4444 and 4450 S. Mendenhall Road.

19. BNSF Acquires LandAlong Highway 78 - Wednesday, July 6, 2005
BNSF Railway Co. has purchased property at 4874 U.S. Highway 78 near Stepherson Road from Lamar-Stepherson Joint Venture for $1.1 million. The deal is part of a railroad acquisition along Highway 78. No trust deed was filed in the transaction....

20. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, September 5, 1997
Attitude is everything Attitude is everything Optimist Club Volunteer of the Year Otis Gray believes anyone can learn to lead By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Otis Gray loves people. His love for them, and the pleasure he gets from helping them, h...

21. Archived Article: Food Bank Day Chg - Friday, July 11, 1997
Food Bank Day to raise money to feed needy Food Bank Day to raise money to feed needy By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News More than 80 Memphis grocery stores will unite for Food Bank Day on July 19 to raise awareness of the hunger problem in the Mid...