Corporate Operations: Page 76
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Dollar General to hire 20K new employees across its business
As the discounter expands its footprint and offering, it's looking to add staffers for its stores, warehouses, trucks and customer support center.
By Ben Unglesbee • April 14, 2021 -
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Report calls for c-stores to steer further toward food
Several leading advisors note that "existential threats" like the shift to electric vehicles and growing delivery demand necessitate an increasing focus on meals, groceries and services.
By Jeff Wells • April 13, 2021 -
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Food retailers are depending on techniques designed to build and maintain connections with customers as they strive to stand out.
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Bob Eddy named CEO at BJ's
Eddy has been filling the position following the untimely death of Lee Delaney earlier this month.
By Jeff Wells • Updated April 20, 2021 -
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Amazon unveils Aplenty, its newest private label food brand
The new line will soon include hundreds of sweet and salty snacks, frozen foods, baking mixes and standard pantry items in Amazon Fresh stores and online.
By Sam Silverstein • April 12, 2021 -
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Walmart is losing hundreds more in-store McDonald's
The burger chain is pulling out more of its restaurants as the pandemic hurts in-store traffic, The Wall Street Journal reported.
By Jeff Wells • April 9, 2021 -
NGA urging Congress to cut red tape facing WIC vendors
The trade association is pushing for a task force to improve the vendor management system and to allow for WIC online purchasing.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Updated April 9, 2021 -
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UNFI launches its digital marketplace
The endless aisles platform will offer retailers access to "hyperlocal" products outside of the distributor's warehouse network.
By Jeff Wells • April 8, 2021 -
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Trax brings in $640M from investors led by SoftBank, BlackRock
The amount is nearly double what the company, which supplies computer vision technology to brick-and-mortar retailers, has raised during the past decade.
By Sam Silverstein • April 8, 2021 -
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Albertsons adds sustainable wines to private brands portfolio
The grocery chain is selling three wines under the Kalyana label as it looks to ramp up its environmentally friendly offerings.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 8, 2021 -
Wakefern taps digital marketing agency for fresh online look
Huge Brooklyn will revamp the retail cooperative's end-to-end digital experience and develop a roadmap for shopper-focused innovations.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 7, 2021 -
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Whole Foods is now distributing its own beer
A small brewery located in one of the grocer's Houston stores is providing canned seasonal beers to all 36 Texas locations.
By Jeff Wells • April 7, 2021 -
Target to spend over $2B with Black-owned companies by 2025
The retailer intends to add products from over 500 Black-owned businesses in several categories and launch resources to help vendors scale their operations.
By Maria Monteros • April 7, 2021 -
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New Seasons and New Leaf aim for single-use water bottle elimination by Earth Day
The two grocers under Good Food Holdings are discontinuing sales of still water in containers smaller than 1 liter as part of sustainability goals for 2021.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 6, 2021 -
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How Filipino grocer Island Pacific is building its private label lineup
As the chain looks to deepen loyalty among a wide range of shoppers, it's built a brand that offers traditional favorites like condensed creamers and cebuchon with a modern flair.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 6, 2021 -
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Shopify adds grocery marketplace to app store
Merchants can now access more than 20,000 natural and organic products through an app from supplier GreenDropShip.
By Jeff Wells • April 6, 2021 -
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AutoStore owners sell 40% stake to SoftBank in $2.8B deal
The transaction, which AutoStore said is aimed at helping it expand in Asia, values the Norwegian robotics company at $7.7 billion.
By Sam Silverstein • April 6, 2021 -
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Trader Joe's partners with life skills app to support shoppers with autism
The grocer has sponsored five skill card decks that guide users through the store experience, including sensory cues and checking out.
By Jeff Wells • April 5, 2021 -
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Kroger maps its new digital 'ecosystem'
Offering a first look at its Ocado strategy, the grocer outlined plans to double online sales within three years and also improve margins.
By Jeff Wells • April 1, 2021 -
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International Fresh Produce Association to launch next year
The new trade group, the result of the merger between the Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh Produce Association, will be the largest global trade group representing the produce and floral supply chain.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Updated Nov. 2, 2021 -
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Report: Grocers invested $24B in past year on pandemic-related expenses
Retailers with fewer than 10 stores spent more than twice as much as larger retailers on safety-related expenses per store, the Food Industry Association found.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 1, 2021 -
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Dom's Kitchen & Market brings in $15M ahead of its first store debut
The Chicago grocery startup, which counts veteran supermarket executive Bob Mariano among its founders, has so far raised $25 million from investors.
By Sam Silverstein • April 1, 2021 -
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IRI names Google exec as president and CEO
Kirk Perry also served in leadership and marketing roles at Procter & Gamble.
By Jeff Wells • March 31, 2021 -
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Albertsons partners with Google to boost online shopping convenience
The integration includes new shoppable features in Google Maps and Search, AI-powered list building and conversational commerce.
By Jeff Wells • March 30, 2021 -
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Instacart lawsuit over Seattle's delivery driver hazard pay mandate can proceed
In a Friday ruling, a King County Superior Court judge largely rejected an effort by the city to dismiss the June 2020 suit, which claims the ordinance is unconstitutional.
By Sam Silverstein • March 30, 2021 -
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Saladworks to open ghost kitchens inside Walmart stores
Through a deal with Ghost Kitchens Brand, the fast casual salad chain will open 60 units in the U.S. and 30 in Canada.
By Julie Littman , Jeff Wells • March 30, 2021
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