Retail

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 1 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Walmart names new CFO

BENTONVILLE, Ark., April 12, 2022 — Walmart Inc. BB #:143789 announced today that John Rainey has been named Walmart’s next...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 7 minute read

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.,...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 12 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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,...

3 years ago 1 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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....

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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