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Instacart's mass layoffs reflect shifting operations in grocery pickup
The terminations of nearly 1,900 in-store shoppers come as grocers like Kroger are relying more on their own workers to fulfill orders.
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Sponsored by Amy's KitchenAn ounce of prevention: Why consumers are eating for wellness—and how retailers can help
The shift toward organic and plant-based eating is here to stay. Demand for food made with nutrient-rich ingredients keeps climbing– and that means opportunity.
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Kroger, Ocado to open automated fulfillment center in Phoenix
The facility will have digital and robotic capabilities designed to serve grocery delivery demand across the Southwest region, according to the companies.
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ColumnPardon the Disruption
Grocery Dive's column by Senior Editor Jeff Wells looks at the forces shaping food retail.
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Imperfect Foods
Imperfect Foods continues to move mainstream
The e-grocer announced $95 million in new funding along with an expansion into personal care products.
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Organic produce sales growth tops 14% in 2020
The pandemic has helped push double-digit increases, but challenges loom for the category, from unsteady consumer income to uncertain supply chains.
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Southeastern Grocers launches IPO
Company stakeholders aim to sell 8.9 million shares of common stock at an anticipated price of between $14 and $16 a share.
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Eager to innovate in pickup, grocers look to lockers and kiosks
These storage units save precious store space and offer time flexibility for shoppers, but they also come with limitations that could impede their adoption.
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Subway to bring branded products to food retail
After launching Subway Grocery in April, the sandwich chain is venturing further into the supermarket space through a major licensing partnership.
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Giant joins EPA's GreenChill program to curb refrigerant emissions
By enrolling in the program, the grocer is pledging to convert, fix or replace leaking commercial refrigerators across its operations.
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Jessica Dumont
Grocery Outlet adds two members to board as it eyes long-term growth
The new directors include the chief marketing officer of an artificial intelligence firm and a former top-level CPG executive.
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Weis Markets picks K-VA-T executive as new CFO
Michael T. Lockard, who has also worked as a financial executive at Walmart and UPS, will join the company in March.
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Costco is testing curbside pickup
After years of resisting the popular service, the club retailer is now offering it at three stores in New Mexico.
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Christopher Doering
Lidl will pay $200 to workers who get COVID-19 vaccine
The grocery chain is the latest to provide stipends to workers who elect to get vaccinated.
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Courtesy of The Giant Company
Giant offers up 'Choice' e-commerce subscription
The program, which costs $98 per year, is the latest example of a retailer trying to boost e-commerce loyalty with a membership offer.
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Meijer seeks out local Midwestern suppliers for summit event
The "Lift Local Supplier Event" will invite businesses across the Midwest to pitch their products virtually on April 1.
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Retrieved from Jackson Whole Grocer on January 20, 2021
Whole Foods to enter Wyoming with Jackson Whole Grocer purchase
The acquisition of the family owned store is slated to close later this year.
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Aldi will offer clinics to help workers get their COVID-19 vaccine
The discount grocer plans to set up vaccination sites at its warehouses and offices and provide stipends to incentivize hourly workers to get inoculated.
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Natural Grocers to kick off annual body care and beauty event
Offering a range of discounts and free beauty samples, the "bonanza" will run from late January through most of February.
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Photo illustration by Kendall Davis/Industry Dive; photographs by Gage Skidmore and Getty Images
Biden calls on grocers to give workers retroactive hazard pay
The president-elect's urging puts additional pressure on retailers to revive the bonus pay programs they introduced early on in the pandemic.
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Choice Market readies frictionless store in Denver
The location, which will offer a wider range of grocery products than the chain’s other stores, is set to open in March.
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UNFI
UNFI names FedEx veteran to board of directors
Gloria Boyland spent more than 15 years at the delivery company and also worked in various leadership positions at GE Capital.
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Courtesy of Schnucks
Schnucks debuts 'restaurant quality' prepared meal line
Selections will rotate on a bi-monthly basis around seasonal themes and cuisine types like barbecue, comfort foods and healthy offerings.
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Walmart e-commerce chief Marc Lore to retire
Digital sales at the retail giant have boomed, but the executive's trajectory through the company hasn't followed a straight line.
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Kroger is testing a smart cart in Cincinnati
Shoppers can skip the checkout line by using the KroGO branded carts to scan, weigh and pay for items.
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Instacart, Trader Joe's to provide stipends for workers taking time off to get vaccinated
Rather than requiring vaccinations, grocery companies are so far focused on providing encouragement and making it easier for workers to get the shots.
