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Sam’s Club reveals new ambitions for private label
Industry-leading sustainability goals, and a commitment to focus on trend-right innovation and quality, mark first steps on the private brand’s...
Meijer adds SNAP capability for online orders
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Meijer BB #:104887 announced today that stores in Michigan are now accepting...
Carrefour to be first retailer to use blockchain on its products
Carrefour Bio is breaking new ground and has announced it is to use blockchain technology with its products starting in...
Online grocer Farmstead introduces ‘Eat This First’ feature
BURLINGAME, Calif., April 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Farmstead, the first national online grocer to offer fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered...
CPMA Retail Tour Stop 4: IGA Desjardins, Montréal
This is the last stop in my DIY Retail Tour, another IGA. This time the store is in an underground...
Kroger expands reusable packaging through Loop partnership
CLEVELAND, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Earlier this year, Kroger BB #:100073 announced the launch of an assortment of reusable...
Walmart names new CFO
BENTONVILLE, Ark., April 12, 2022 — Walmart Inc. BB #:143789 announced today that John Rainey has been named Walmart’s next...
Wegmans now accepts EBT SNAP payments for Instacart delivery
SAN FRANCISCO and ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Instacart, a leading retail enablement company in North America, and...
Save A Lot names chief merchandising officer
April 13, 2022 ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Save A Lot BB #:143893, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S.,...
Metro moves forward as consolidation continues
Retail trends that have taken hold during the pandemic are expected to continue to evolve well into 2022. Almost a...
Two years later: Fresh produce sales in March 2022 versus the peaks of 2020
The March Marketplace Inflation has reached a 40-year high and consumers are extremely aware. “In March 2022, IRI’s survey of...
Rising inflation, labor problems stress retailers like Metro
The vaccine rollout, easing of restrictions, and people returning to work led to increased store foot traffic yet decreased basket...
Wakefern to test Tally inventory robots
KEASBEY, N.J. and SAN FRANCISCO, April 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wakefern Food Corp., BB #:101244 the largest retailer-owned cooperative...
CPMA Retail Tour Stop 3: Provigo
MONTRÉAL—This Provigo is one of the signature Loblaws BB #:138169 orange floor concepts, with fresh-cut done in view of shoppers,...
Publix again named on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list
LAKELAND, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– For the 25th consecutive year, Publix BB #:110909 has been recognized on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to...
The pandemic forces changes at Metro Inc.
The arrival of the coronavirus in spring 2020 shook the world in ways few would have believed a year earlier....
Natural Grocers launches annual Ladybug Love environment campaign
LAKEWOOD, Colo., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Natural Grocers BB #:188775, a longtime leader of the organic movement through national...
Walmart boosts driver pay, starts fleet development program
Throughout Walmart’s BB #:143789 history, we’ve been committed to turning ambition into opportunity. In the last several years, we’ve cast...
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