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Retrieved from Instacart on March 02, 2021
Instacart's president announces exit after just 3 months
Former Facebook executive Carolyn Everson will depart at the end of the year, dealing a setback to the e-commerce company as it battles competitors and manages relationships with grocers.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 13, 2021 -
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Citing store theft, 20 major retail CEOs call for Congress to pass marketplace transparency legislation
Millions of dollars worth of stolen goods are being sold online by hard-to-identify third-party sellers, according to the Buy Safe America Coalition.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 13, 2021 -
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TrendlineGrocery loyalty
Food retailers are depending on techniques designed to build and maintain connections with customers as they strive to stand out.
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Hy-Vee names new president and chief operating officer
Jeremy Gosch, who previously worked as co-chief operating officer and president of the company's retail division, is just the fifth person in Hy-Vee's history to hold the title of president.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 13, 2021 -
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Walmart adds science-based targets to supply chain financing option
The program aims to help the retailer's private brand suppliers, particularly smaller and mid-size ones, make their operations more sustainable.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 9, 2021 -
Courtesy of United Natural Foods, Inc.
UNFI gets a Q1 boost from new business and inflation
The wholesaler recorded $7 billion in net sales — the second time it's ever hit that quarterly number as strong macro trends outpaced supply challenges.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 8, 2021 -
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ColumnPardon the Disruption: DoorDash's adventures in dark stores
The company sees a major opportunity to offer DashMarts to retailers, but they’ll have to compete with the delivery powerhouse along the way.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 7, 2021 -
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DoorDash plans to offer rapid delivery for retailers
The company is joining the 15-minute delivery fray in New York City with a full-time workforce, but sees a "larger" opportunity to provide the service to grocers and convenience stores.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 6, 2021 -
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Instant delivery startup 1520 tells shoppers to use Getir
1520's app now directs customers to switch to the Turkish ultrafast firm, which just arrived in the U.S. and operates in New York and Chicago.
By Sam Silverstein • Updated Dec. 14, 2021 -
Retrieved from Facebook.
How H-E-B got into livestreaming
The company offers shoppable cooking classes on Facebook, and this summer it generated 400,000 viewers for a 12-hour grilling special.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 3, 2021 -
Courtesy of Kroger
Kroger is adding carbon-neutral eggs under its Simple Truth line
The grocer claims the eggs, which will be produced using a system from Kipster Farms of the Netherlands, will be the first carbon-neutral, cage-free ones to hit U.S. retail shelves.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 2, 2021 -
Retrieved from Dollar General on October 08, 2020
Dollar General plans to build 1K new Popshelf stores over next 4 years
The suburban-focused concept has brought higher sales and margin rates, and the new stores add to a furious pace of expansion for the discounter.
By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 2, 2021 -
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Kroger's stock jumps as comp sales turn positive
The company posted its first positive identical sales growth this fiscal year as net sales and earnings also beat Wall Street's expectations.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 2, 2021 -
Courtesy of Kroger
Kroger has a new head of store brands
Juan De Paoli, who most recently served as senior vice president of private label for Ahold Delhaize, has taken over the $26 billion business for the grocer.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 1, 2021 -
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FTC orders Walmart, Kroger and Amazon to turn over supply chain data
The government agency wants information from nine companies to better understand what's causing supply chain disruptions and whether firms engaged in anticompetitive behavior.
By Jeff Wells • Nov. 30, 2021 -
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OpinionHow a grocer's size impacts consumer trust
Large retailers envy intimacy and small ones envy scale, but expectations for each are not the same, write Katie Thomas and Tanya Moryoussef of Kearney.
By Katie Thomas and Tanya Moryoussef • Nov. 29, 2021 -
Courtesy of Walmart
Walmart's CFO to leave the company after 22 years
Brett Biggs officially departs on Jan. 31, 2023. As part of the transition, he will remain a board member of the retailer's fintech startup.
By Maria Monteros • Nov. 29, 2021 -
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Hy-Vee announces seafood supplier code of conduct
The grocer said all of its seafood suppliers have signed onto the new code following its adoption in January.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 29, 2021 -
Courtesy of HelloFresh
California HelloFresh workers decide not to unionize
Employees at the meal kit company's distribution center in Richmond, California, have followed the lead of workers at a facility in Colorado in voting against joining labor union Unite Here.
By Sam Silverstein • Updated Dec. 17, 2021 -
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Lidl parent purchases Israeli cybersecurity company
German retailer Schwarz Group plans to operate XM Cyber, which helps companies identify online threats by simulating potential attacks, as an independent unit.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 23, 2021 -
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How one independent grocer became fully green-powered
Wisconsin-based Metcalfe's Market has been using renewable energy credits to offset its electrical usage since 2008 — long before the grocery industry's more recent sustainability reckoning.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 23, 2021 -
Courtesy of The Giant Company
The Giant Company deepens its roots in Philadelphia
The East Coast grocer plans to open three new locations in the area next month, including a Giant Heirloom Market and a Giant supermarket inside the city proper.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 22, 2021 -
Courtesy of BJ's Wholesale Club
Grocery leads sales gains for BJ's as club stores continue to thrive
Grocery comps for the quarter increased 6%, and the company announced it will begin delivery via DoorDash early next year.
By Jeff Wells • Nov. 19, 2021 -
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Kroger now offers Google Maps pickup at more than 2K stores
The online integration, which has resulted in customer wait times of less than five minutes, quickly ramped up after a pilot kicked off in June.
By Jeff Wells • Nov. 18, 2021 -
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CVS plans to close 900 stores
The drugstore chain also announced new leaders of its retail business as it refocuses around omnichannel and health services.
By Ben Unglesbee • Nov. 18, 2021 -
Courtesy of Buyk
Ultrafast grocery delivery startup Buyk hires new CEO
The instant-needs delivery company has tapped James Walker, a former Nathan's Famous executive who supervised the opening of nearly 300 dark kitchens while at the fast food chain.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 17, 2021
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