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Target names new chief food and beverage officer amid leadership shuffle
Rick Gomez takes over the role after Stephanie Lundquist announced plans to leave the company earlier this year.
By Maria Monteros , Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 17, 2021 -
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Kroger to close 2 Seattle stores in response to hazard pay law
The grocer said the city’s requirement that grocers pay workers an extra $4 per hour hastened its decision to shutter the "underperforming" locations.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 17, 2021 -
Explore the Trendlineâž”
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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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Food Lion starts accepting online orders from SNAP customers in NC
The grocer also plans to expand to eight more states in the coming weeks, including Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
By Sam Silverstein • Updated Feb. 16, 2021 -
Courtesy of PCC Community Markets
PCC voluntarily provides hazard pay to all hourly staff
The Seattle-area co-op is giving employees an extra $4 per hour even where the additional pay is not required by law.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 12, 2021 -
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In IPO preparation, Asian e-grocer Weee hires first CFO
The online grocer specializing in hard-to-find Asian foods became profitable in 2020. Its new CFO, Ankur Shah, says its sights are now set on growth, expansion and a public listing.
By Jane Thier • Feb. 11, 2021 -
Courtesy of Hussmann
Goodbye, salad bars? Grocers consider scaling back self-service stations for good
As they focus on packaged meal sales in the short term, retailers are also thinking about half-sized salad bars and new concepts like fresh protein stations.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 11, 2021 -
Target, Shipt join growing list of companies paying workers to get vaccinated
Target said it will give workers up to four hours of pay, while subsidiary Shipt said it will provide up to $50 to its contract workers through at least June 1.
By Rosie Bradbury • Feb. 11, 2021 -
The inconvenient truth about drugstores
By filling up stores with junk food, tobacco and other high-margin goods, these retailers may be risking loyalty and market share in other key categories.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 10, 2021 -
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UFCW presses states to speed up vaccine access for grocery workers
The union also wants grocers to provide paid time off to workers to allow them to get COVID-19 shots.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 10, 2021 -
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Freshly to soon open facility in Georgia followed by more later in 2021
As the meal delivery upstart continues to grow, the new facility will cut delivery wait times and increase assembly and distribution operations.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 10, 2021 -
Courtesy of Aldi
Aldi to open 100 stores this year
The hard discounter is also expanding curbside pickup to 500 additional stores and breaking ground on a new regional headquarters in Alabama.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 10, 2021 -
Courtesy of Sifter
Peapod founders re-enter grocery e-commerce with custom shopping tool
Brothers Andrew and Thomas Parkinson's new service, Sifter.shop, lets customers filter groceries based on health-related criteria and then transmit their orders to selected grocers.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 10, 2021 -
Courtesy of Kroger
Kroger to pay workers $100 to get COVID-19 shots
The retailer is also distributing $100 store credits and fuel points to all associates regardless of whether they elect to get vaccinated.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 8, 2021 -
Price Chopper and Tops announce merger
The tie-up brings greater economies of scale to two Northeast grocers that have struggled in recent years with heightened industry competition.
By Jeff Wells , Sam Silverstein • Feb. 8, 2021 -
Trade groups are planning in-person shows once again
Organizers for the National Grocers Association and Specialty Food Association say they will have safety protocols to protect attendees against COVID-19, but have not yet shared what those will be.
By Rosie Bradbury • Feb. 8, 2021 -
Courtesy of Stop & Shop
Pickup lockers target shoppers who walk or bike
Stop & Shop says units like those now in service at one of its Boston locations could expand click-and-collect's reach beyond curbside-focused stores and shoppers.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 5, 2021 -
Courtesy of PCC Community Markets
PCC offers to provide pandemic pay to all unionized workers
The cooperative told the UFCW it would give $4 per hour in extra pay to employees beyond the reach of the city’s new hazard pay law in exchange for unspecified concessions.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 5, 2021 -
Dollar General joins 'Beyond the Bag' initiative to reduce plastic waste
Albertsons also recently joined the cooperative effort as retailers try to reduce plastic waste.
By Rosie Bradbury • Feb. 5, 2021 -
Courtesy of Walmart
Walmart acquires Thunder ad tech as it preps self-serve display portal
The platform could make advertising on Walmart properties more accessible to small brands — an important step in the retailer's race to catch up to Amazon.
By Peter Adams • Feb. 4, 2021 -
Courtesy of Rosie
E-commerce provider Rosie raises $10M
It's the largest ever funding round for the company as independent retailers have rushed to meet online demand.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 4, 2021 -
Catherine Douglas Moran/Grocery Dive
Big Food lost $12B in sales to small CPGs and private label in 2020, IRI says
The pandemic accelerated a five-year trend of large manufacturers losing market share to smaller players, but consumers' return to normal travel patterns should slow the momentum.
By Mike De Socio • Feb. 4, 2021 -
Courtesy of Walmart
CDC turns to supermarkets as it expands vaccination push
The government's Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 Vaccination partnership aims to speed up immunizations by sending doses directly to pharmacies.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 4, 2021 -
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Ahold Delhaize to add Unilever veteran to supervisory board
CPG management expert Jan Zijderveld previously served as CEO and president of Unilever Europe and CEO of Avon.
By Rosie Bradbury • Feb. 3, 2021 -
Trader Joe's doubles pandemic pay premium nationwide to $4 per hour
The chain announced the temporary increase in the wake of decisions by Seattle and other cities to require extra pay for grocery workers.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 3, 2021 -
Hy-Vee and Amazon target Twin Cities growth
Hy-Vee plans to open two grocery stores each accompanied by a wine and liquor store later this year, while Amazon is reportedly eyeing several spots to grow its grocery business.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 3, 2021
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