Corporate Operations: Page 46

  • Fidji Simo and Apoorva Mehta of Instacart
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    Instacart's Road to IPO

    Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta to exit company once it goes public

    CEO Fidji Simo will assume Mehta's current role leading the company's board when he departs.

    By , • July 22, 2022
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    Minneapolis Trader Joe's workers to hold union vote in August

    The election will take place shortly after associates at a store in Massachusetts cast ballots to decide if they will become the first of the grocery chain’s workers to formally organize.

    By • July 21, 2022
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Grocery Dive

    Top stories from Grocery Dive 2023/2024

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    Amazon Fresh debuts first Northeast stores as openings accelerate

    The tech-enhanced grocery brand opened its inaugural stores in New York and New Jersey over the past week.

    By • July 21, 2022
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    Save A Lot ownership group lands $13.5M grant to improve Chicago stores

    Yellow Banana plans to remodel five supermarkets and reopen a closed location in the Midwestern city through the project, which is intended to boost access to groceries for people in underserved neighborhoods.

    By • July 21, 2022
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    Food access, affordability among key areas FMI wants the White House to tackle

    Advancing digital payment options for SNAP and WIC customers and promoting food-as-medicine programs are among the trade group’s nearly two dozen recommendations.

    By • July 20, 2022
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    Home Chef opens new production facility as it eyes continued growth

    The Kroger-owned meal kit maker has inaugurated a 181,000-square-foot center in Douglasville, Georgia, after surpassing $1 billion in annual sales last year.

    By • July 20, 2022
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    How two grocers are enticing and retaining workers

    Metcalfe’s Market and SpartanNash have rolled out new initiatives and refreshed offerings to make their work environments more attractive to employees.

    By , • July 19, 2022
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    Natural Grocers looks to hire 500 workers as job market remains tight

    The specialty grocer has increased pay for “select positions” at all of its stores by an unspecified amount in a bid to draw applicants.

    By • July 19, 2022
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    Grocery sales rise 8.3% in June as prices leap ahead

    A potent mix of surging inflation and elevated at-home eating is pushing revenue ahead for the food retailing industry as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the economy.

    By • July 18, 2022
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    How Food Lion tackles supplier diversity

    The Ahold Delhaize banner has made working with owners from underrepresented groups part of its day-to-day sourcing processes, said LaTonya King, who leads the grocer’s DE&I work.

    By • July 18, 2022
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    5 ways brands can thrive despite the increasing cost of marketing

    Everything costs more these days. Get five recommendations to adapt to a world where it just costs more to do business.

    July 18, 2022
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    The Fresh Market scraps IPO plan

    The specialty retailer submitted a request to the SEC to withdraw its filing earlier this week amid a challenging climate for public offerings.

    By • July 15, 2022
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    Fabric lays off 40% of its workforce, names new leader

    CEO and co-founder Elram Goren has stepped aside as the micro-fulfillment technology company shifts from a service- and network-oriented business strategy to focusing on selling hardware and software.

    By • July 15, 2022
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    UNFI unveils new leadership structure to drive growth, 'value creation'

    The new structure focuses on four “key operational priorities” with all of the heads of the leadership teams reporting to CEO Sandy Douglas.

    By • July 15, 2022
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    Albertsons chief digital officer leaves for Victoria's Secret

    Chris Rupp, a former Amazon executive who has been with the grocer since 2019, has played an instrumental role in Albertsons’ digital transformation.

    By • July 14, 2022
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    What's next for Gopuff and rapid delivery as the young industry hits 'an inflection point'?

    The company’s struggles and those of newer startups in the space could offer an opening for established grocers, sources say.

    By , , • July 14, 2022
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    Instacart shuffles top leadership

    The online grocery platform announced several promotions and the exit of Chief Technology Officer Mark Schaaf.

    By • July 13, 2022
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    Kroger expands programmatic capabilities for advertisers with Pacvue partnership

    Brands accessing Kroger’s first-party data can improve ad effectiveness with a dashboard of tools, including AI optimization.

    By Jessica Deyo • July 13, 2022
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    Gelson's names new president

    The Southern California grocery chain promoted John Bagan, who was most recently its chief operating officer, to the top spot. 

    By • July 13, 2022
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    Beyond stocking shelves: How grocers are opening up career paths for workers

    Companies like Stew Leonard’s and SpartanNash want employees to know they can rise through the ranks, and have launched internal “universities” and other resources to help them along.

    By • July 13, 2022
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    Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos to retire

    Chief Operating Officer Jeffery Owen, who started as a store manager trainee in 1992, is set to take over the chief executive spot. 

    By , Ben Unglesbee • July 12, 2022
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    Grocery stores led retail hiring in June

    Employment at food and beverage stores rose in June by 6,100 positions, to 3.169 million, mostly reversing a decline recorded in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

    By • July 11, 2022
  • The Trader Joe's sign is seen during the grand opening of a Trader Joe's on October 18, 2013 in Pinecrest, Florida.
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    Trader Joe's workers to vote on whether to unionize

    Employees at a location in Hadley, Massachusetts, plan to hold an election on July 27 and July 28 to determine whether to form what would be the grocer’s first union.

    By • July 6, 2022
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    Wakefern continues to shuffle its management ranks

    The retailer cooperative announced the retirement of a key senior executive and the new president of Price Rite Marketplace.

    By • July 6, 2022
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    Deep Dive

    Have grocers and workers entered a new chapter in their relationship?

    As stores struggle with staffing and unionization efforts expand, workers are pushing retailers for better conditions. How the dynamics will play out remains far from settled, labor experts said.

    By • July 5, 2022