Corporate Operations: Page 22

  • A Target storefront with the company's signature red color scheme and bullseye logo
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    Target COO John Mulligan to retire

    Mulligan will leave the position early next year. Laysha Ward, the company’s chief external engagement officer, is also departing.

    By Nate Delesline III • Oct. 17, 2023
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    Walmart zeroes in on food waste with renewed partnership

    The retailer’s work with Denali will divert millions of pounds of non-edible food toward creating compost, feeding animals and generating renewable energy.

    By • Oct. 17, 2023
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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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    Two years later: The highs and lows of the controversial Kroger-Albertsons merger

    The grocers originally aimed to close the deal by early this year. Instead, 2024 has thrown numerous curveballs at their plans to combine.

    By • Updated Aug. 26, 2024
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    Rite Aid files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, names new CEO

    The pharmacy retailer plans to use bankruptcy to shrink its store footprint and manage a nearly $4 billion debt load.

    By Nate Delesline III • Oct. 16, 2023
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    The Giant Company names new CFO

    Along with Rebecca Lupfer’s appointment, the Ahold Delhaize banner also announced a new senior vice president of operations.

    By • Oct. 16, 2023
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    Shipt weighs in on gig worker dilemna

    The Target-owned e-commerce provider says it supports a legal framework that allows the company to provide benefits while retaining its workers’ independent contractor status.

    By • Oct. 16, 2023
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    Dollar General CEO out after less than a year

    The discount retailer said it fired Jeffery Owen “to restore stability and confidence” in the company and named former CEO Todd Vasos to take over the top job.

    By • Oct. 13, 2023
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    How Target is expanding its retail media network as holiday marketing heats up

    Roundel is pushing further into self-service offerings and experimenting with shoppable connected TV to grow its footprint at a key juncture for retail media.

    By Peter Adams • Oct. 13, 2023
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    Walmart to open 5th ‘next generation’ fulfillment center

    The 900,000-square-foot facility in Stockton, California, will help the retailer handle online orders throughout the West Coast with greater speed and efficiency.

    By • Oct. 13, 2023
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    Column

    The Friday Checkout: Has Trader Joe’s gone too far with pumpkin spice?

    As other fall flavors like apple, maple and caramel take root, grocers may need to recalibrate their seasonal assortments so they don’t overwhelm shoppers.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Oct. 12, 2023
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    Hy-Vee to deploy micro-fulfillment centers from Takeoff Technologies

    The automation company expects to supply “upwards of 20” online grocery order-assembly facilities to the grocer over multiple years, with the first sites set to open in 2024, Takeoff’s president said in an interview.

    By • Oct. 12, 2023
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    Sprouts opens Southern California distribution center

    The new 337,000-square-foot facility located in Fullerton focuses on the efficiency and freshness of produce deliveries as well as environmental efforts.

    By • Oct. 11, 2023
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    Walmart pouring $350M into new dairy facility

    The facility builds on the retailer’s efforts to control more of its fresh food supply chain.

    By • Oct. 11, 2023
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    Giant Eagle relaunches private brand Nature’s Basket

    The grocer has teamed up with HowGood for a third-party sustainability attribute evaluation of the entire product line under the store brand.

    By • Oct. 11, 2023
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    Grocery industry conferences to keep on your radar in 2024

    With the year nearly halfway over, here's a look at the top trade shows happening over the next seven months.

    By • Updated May 28, 2024
  • Walgreens signage is seen at a store on Court Street on January 05, 2023 in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City.
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    Walgreens names ex-Cigna exec Tim Wentworth CEO

    Wentworth, who steps into the role effective Oct. 23, is the former CEO of Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit manager acquired by Cigna in 2018.

    By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 11, 2023
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    Walmart GoLocal appoints former Shipt executive as new vice president

    Rina Hurst, former chief business officer of the Target-owned e-commerce company, will now oversee strategic direction, operations and general management for the delivery service.

    By • Oct. 10, 2023
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    Opinion

    Debunking generative AI myths for grocers

    The fast-evolving technology is neither a passing fad nor a silver bullet, writes Bobby Gibbs with Oliver Wyman. Here’s how grocers should approach it.  

    By Bobby Gibbs • Oct. 10, 2023
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    Grocery employment barely budges as job market surges

    Employment at food and beverage retailers rose by 700 positions in September, down from a slightly larger gain in August, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    By • Oct. 9, 2023
  • Boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter.
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    Column

    The Friday Checkout: Do grocers stand to lose as weight-loss drug sales go up?

    Walmart shoppers who take drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy seem to be purchasing less food, Bloomberg reported. But trends that affect buying habits are nothing new for the grocery industry.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Oct. 6, 2023
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    Amazon Fresh lowers its free delivery threshold to $100

    The change comes almost 10 months after Amazon raised the order minimum for fee-free delivery to $150.

    By • Oct. 6, 2023
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    Schnucks prepares to debut another small-format grocery store

    The newly constructed, 23,000-square-foot location in Oak Grove Village, Missouri, will feature technology including electronic shelf labels and a robotic shelf-scanning system, a spokesman said.

    By • Oct. 5, 2023
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    More than half of shoppers plan to buy more private brands in the future, report finds

    Ninety percent of participants in a recent survey said they would be somewhat or very likely to continue buying store brands if inflation or grocery prices come down, according to FMI – The Food Industry Association.

    By • Oct. 4, 2023
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    Kroger details upcoming ESG efforts

    Expanding the usage of infrared detectors for refrigerant leaks and rolling out new supplier guidelines are on the grocer’s to-do list for sustainability and social impact projects.  

    By • Oct. 3, 2023
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    UNFI parts ways with president

    Chris Testa will leave the ailing grocery retailer and wholesaler on Oct. 13 as it presses ahead with a multifaceted effort to restore its profitability.

    By • Oct. 3, 2023