Corporate Operations: Page 45

  • Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel
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    What should Whole Foods’ new CEO prioritize?

    As Jason Buechel takes the helm at the specialty grocer, five experts offer their thoughts on how it could further integrate with Amazon (or not) and improve its positioning in the market.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Sept. 1, 2022
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    Dollar General makes additional leadership changes

    A new chief strategy officer and appointments within its store operations division highlight the discount retailer’s latest round of updates.

    By • Aug. 31, 2022
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    Top 5 stories from Grocery Dive

    Top stories from Grocery Dive 2023/2024

    By Grocery Dive staff
  • Exterior of Giant Food store at 9400 Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2020. Store opened Aug. 21, 2020.
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    Giant Food announces new senior vice president of operations

    Diane Hicks, who has spent the last 30 years with parent company Ahold Delhaize, returns to the mid-Atlantic banner, where she previously worked for 12 years.

    By • Aug. 31, 2022
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    What Walmart and Target told us about what the rest of 2022 holds for retail

    Inventory, margins, traffic, pricing, food, gas, costs, holidays: The two giants act as a window into the market that everyone is trying to peer through.

    By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 31, 2022
  • Hy-Vee Grimes
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    Hy-Vee invites scrutiny with decision to divide executive power

    The grocer’s abrupt announcement that it will have two chief executives instead of one raises questions about what’s going on behind the scenes, according to one corporate law and governance expert.

    By • Aug. 30, 2022
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    FreshDirect becomes the latest e-grocer to pare back service area

    The company announced that it will discontinue service in the Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., markets.

    By • Aug. 29, 2022
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    Stop & Shop rolls out new savings initiative

    The grocer’s Deal Lock program extends savings on select items from national and store brands for a couple of weeks at a time.

    By • Aug. 29, 2022
  • Exterior of Dollar General store in York, Pennsylvania
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    Dollar General looks to its name as it positions for growth

    The $1 price point was among the chain’s fastest-growing subcategories during the second quarter, with shopper interest in items at that level increasing as the period progressed.

    By • Aug. 26, 2022
  • Exterior of a Food City store.
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    Food City set to acquire local grocer in Tennessee

    Cooke’s Food Store/Fresh n’ Low is the company’s newest acquisition, giving it six new locations as well as a full-service pharmacy.

    By • Aug. 26, 2022
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    Food inflation powers strong Q2 results for dollar stores

    Dollar General and Dollar Tree are both benefiting from fast-rising food prices that have driven consumers to discount retailers.

    By • Aug. 25, 2022
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    The Giant Company President Nicholas Bertram will leave the retailer next week

    Bertram, who held the top role for more than four years, will be replaced by Chief Commercial Officer John Ruane, who will serve on an interim basis.

    By • Aug. 24, 2022
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    Kroger opens two new spoke e-commerce centers

    The delivery facility in Nashville, Tennessee, will serve as a cross-dock for orders prepared at a hub near Atlanta while the facility in the Chicago area will interface with its hub in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.

    By • Aug. 24, 2022
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    UNFI

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    UNFI brings condiments to its growing private brands portfolio

    The grocery distributor and retailer has added three sauces, which have suggested retail prices ranging from $4.99 to $5.49, to its Woodstock line of organic products.

    By • Aug. 23, 2022
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    Wakefern heightens its focus on prepared foods

    The cooperative has brought its “Fresh to Table” store-within-a-store concept to five ShopRite stores operated by RoNetco Supermarkets.

    By • Aug. 23, 2022
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    H-E-B to host its largest career fair yet

    The Texas grocer is hoping to fill full- and part-time store-level roles at all of its existing locations under the H-E-B, Central Market and Mi Tienda banners.

    By • Aug. 22, 2022
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    The Friday Checkout: ‘Union Square’ takes on new significance as Trader Joe’s labor saga expands

    The UFCW has accused the grocer of “union busting” for closing a New York City wine store as workers there discussed plans to try to unionize.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Aug. 19, 2022
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    SpartanNash raises projections for 2022 as inflation fills its sails in Q2

    The grocery distributor and supermarket operator now predicts comparable sales growth for the year will fall between 4% and 7%, up from the 1%-to-3% range it previously expected.

    By • Aug. 19, 2022
  • Exterior of a BJ's Wholesale Club location in Virginia
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    BJ’s records rising comp sales in Q2 as gas prices lure shoppers

    The membership retailer saw 7.6% year-over-year growth in comparable store sales, excluding gasoline, with the grocery and perishable categories leading the way. 

    By • Aug. 18, 2022
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    Family-owned grocery chain rebranding to The Fresh Grocer

    The Pennsylvania-based supermarket chain, Gerrity’s, has already transitioned one of its 10 stores to the new name. 

    By • Aug. 18, 2022
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    Buc-ee’s announces store in Missouri, will expand West in 2024

    The c-store chain, known for its massive stores and variety of food options, will offer full-time benefits like 401(k) matching and three weeks of vacation to workers at the upcoming 53,000-square-foot location.

    By Brett Dworski • Aug. 17, 2022
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    Hy-Vee names new CEO of retail operations

    Jeremy Gosch will assume the role Oct. 1 and serve alongside Aaron Wiese, who is becoming CEO and president of Hy-Vee’s subsidiaries and supply chain.

    By • Aug. 17, 2022
  • HelloFresh Market add-on items
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    HelloFresh’s US revenue surges, but customer growth continues to lose momentum

    The German meal kit company’s active user count in the country rose in Q2 at the slowest pace since 2020 even as revenue grew 21.6%.

    By • Aug. 16, 2022
  • Good & Gather sparkling water at a Target in Washington, D.C.
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    4 ways retailers are boosting their private brands

    As out-of-stocks and inflation have pushed shoppers toward store brands, sources say grocers are focusing on a few key areas to keep the sales momentum going. 

    By • Aug. 15, 2022
  • Trader Joe's supermarket
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    Trader Joe’s workers in Minneapolis vote overwhelmingly to unionize

    Fifty-five workers at the store cast votes in favor of joining Trader Joe’s United, while five voted against unionizing, according to the National Labor Relations Board.

    By • Aug. 15, 2022
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    Gopuff taps Panera exec as new CFO

    The co-CEOs of the ultrafast delivery firm said Ted Stedem's expertise in finance and operations will help the company as it enters its next phase.

    By Brett Dworski • Aug. 15, 2022