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title: "Philly Retail Partner Helps Set Up Area Kids for School Year"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a8f9f98a-ad47-4144-a212-74e91a5cd65b
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230901_philly_retail_partner_helps_set_up_area_kids_for_school_year.html
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Specialty retail"
published: 2023-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:30:59.527Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1507679799987-c73779587ccf?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Philly Retail Partner Helps Set Up Area Kids for School Year

**TL;DR:** Shawn Rinnier, a Save A Lot retail partner, donated 100 backpacks with school supplies to the Camden community. Rinnier and his wife own and operate 19 Save A Lot locations across the greater Philadelphia area and two in Delaware.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-09-01. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230901_philly_retail_partner_helps_set_up_area_kids_for_school_year.html).*

## Story

On August 23, Rinnier’s team was on hand to partner with Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen to donate 100 backpacks full of notebooks, crayons, pencils and glue for attendees at the Clean Camden Campaign. The event was put on to help the Camden community come together to clean up neighborhoods while also helping children get ready for the upcoming school year.

“I’m so proud of my team for doing what they do best-showing what it means to be a part of team Save A Lot here in Camden,” said Shawn Rinnier, store owner. “The store here is so special to me. It’s my flagship. So, to be able to give back in this way really means a lot to me and my team.”

The Camden store, located at 2881 Mt. Ephraim Ave was relocated into a new, larger modern space shortly after Rinnier and his wife, Susan, acquired the location in June 2022. Together, the Rinnier’s own and operate 19 Save A Lot locations across the greater Philadelphia area and two in Delaware.

Founded in 1977, Save A Lot is one of the largest discount grocery store chains in the U.S. with more than 800 stores in 32 states.

Save A Lot remains true to its mission of being a hometown grocer, providing unmatched quality and value to local families. Customers enjoy significant savings compared to traditional grocery stores on great tasting, high quality private label brands, national brand products, USDA-inspected meat, farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, and other non-food items. For more information, visit SaveALot.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- retail partnership (topic)
- Save-A-Lot (company)
- community donation (topic)
- school supplies (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230901_philly_retail_partner_helps_set_up_area_kids_for_school_year.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a8f9f98a-ad47-4144-a212-74e91a5cd65b).