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Costco to raise its hourly minimum wage to $16
"This isn't altruism," Costco’s president and CEO told the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday, adding that higher wages and affordable benefits lead to better retention rates.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 26, 2021 -
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Sprouts sees digital sales soar almost 300% in Q4 as it drives traffic in-house
The natural foods chain saw 15% of its online traffic come through its new in-house platform.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 26, 2021 -
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Walmart expands shoppable video hub with celebrity cooking shows
The interactive videos add new content to the retailer's Cookshop platform, which launched in November.
By Robert Williams • Feb. 26, 2021 -
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Instacart names Facebook, Spotify vets to board as it eyes IPO
The appointments of Fidji Simo and Barry McCarthy follow the company’s recent hiring of several officials with technology backgrounds.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 25, 2021 -
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Amazon Fresh debuts its 10th store
The newly opened location in Fullerton, California, comes a little more than five months after the first one opened to the public.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 25, 2021 -
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Catalina suit alleges Quotient used predatory practices in couponing
Against a backdrop of major changes to in-store shopping, Catalina claims that its digital rival also used misleading communications to lure away CPG brands.
By Robert Williams • Feb. 25, 2021 -
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Gelson's to be acquired by Don Quijote owner PPIH
The Japanese retailer plans to expand the upscale Southern California supermarket chain, which recorded $872 million in net sales last year.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 24, 2021 -
Walgreens expands same-day delivery with Instacart
Stores in Illinois rolled out the service Tuesday, and nearly 8,000 stores nationwide are slated to offer it in the coming weeks.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 23, 2021 -
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Walmart pushes zero waste efforts with 'bagless' pilot
In addition to a test in Vermont, the retailer is also cutting out single-use plastic bags from stores in its Mexican and Central American division, an executive wrote in a blog post.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 23, 2021 -
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Foxtrot Market raises $42M as it looks to double store fleet
Former Whole Foods CEO Walter Robb and the co-founder of Sweetgreen are among the company's backers as it looks to build up density in existing markets.
By Sam Silverstein , Jeff Wells • Feb. 22, 2021 -
Grocers pivot operations amid tough Texas weather
Companies including H-E-B, Walmart and Brookshire Brothers are operating at reduced capacity as the state deals with historic winter conditions that brought widespread power outages.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 19, 2021 -
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Walmart says its automated supply chain is 'ready to scale'
There's a limit to how much the retailer can pick, fulfill and ship from stores, the retailer's CEO said. Walmart is banking on automation to change that.
By Matt Leonard • Feb. 19, 2021 -
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Blue Apron sees sales rise 22% in Q4, but still posts a loss
The meal kit company is looking to a slew of new product launches this year to generate growth.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 19, 2021 -
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Walmart posts 'record' Q4 thanks to online and holiday demand
The retailer's grocery category reflected broad-based strength, with store pickup and delivery seeing a new high in sales volume growth.
By Maria Monteros • Feb. 18, 2021 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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
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