Corporate Operations: Page 7


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    3 things to know about Class 3 walk-behind vehicles

    Grocery leaders who value improvement should consider Class 3 walkie equipment for their facilities.

    Sept. 9, 2024
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    Save A Lot renovation project wraps up in Chicago

    Ownership group Yellow Banana has reopened the first of six grocery stores it upgraded with support from a city grant.

    By Sept. 6, 2024
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    Trendline

    Retail media

    Grocers of all sizes are continuing to test the bounds of digital retail media capabilities through the launch of new capabilities and third-party partnerships.

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    Aldi hiring more than 13K new employees

    The fast-growing discount grocer plans to bring on thousands of store and warehouse workers and increase its national average hourly pay.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
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    Dollar General and Dollar Tree see lackluster Q2 results but bright spot with consumables

    Pressures on consumer spending are impacting both discounters, executives noted in their recent earnings calls.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
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    Flashfood taps new CFO to complete leadership refresh

    The food waste tech company has made a string of executive changes since naming a new CEO at the start of this year.

    By Sept. 4, 2024
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    Amazon adds Metropolitan Market to its delivery roster

    The company has started fulfilling online orders from four of the Seattle-area banner’s locations in addition to expanding its e-commerce partnership with Weis Markets.

    By Sept. 4, 2024
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    California lawmakers step up war on plastic bags at grocery checkouts

    The measure would limit grocers to providing recycled paper bags to shoppers when they pay if signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

    By Sept. 3, 2024
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    How grocers have leaned into private label throughout 2024

    Shoppers’ dollars continue to go to store brands as consumer perception shifts. Here’s how supermarkets are keeping up the momentum.

    By Sept. 3, 2024
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    Hy-Vee powers up solar project

    The grocer’s newly finished solar field in Chariton, Iowa, will generate enough energy to power 360 homes annually.

    By Sept. 3, 2024
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    Column

    The Friday Checkout: Kroger and the FTC each say they’re putting workers first. Can they both be right?

    The federal agency said this week that it is stepping up its efforts to protect workers when it reviews mergers — and Kroger also underscored its commitment to its labor force.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Aug. 30, 2024
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    Kroger charges shoppers to access cash even though other major chains do not, federal report says

    The grocer is among a minority of large retailers analyzed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that charge customers fees to withdraw funds when they make purchases, the federal agency said.

    By Aug. 30, 2024
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    Fred Meyer workers go on strike in Portland, Oregon

    The strike, which started Wednesday and could last through Labor Day weekend, impacts 28 stores and comes shortly after the start of Kroger’s court battle with the FTC.

    By Aug. 29, 2024
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    Schnucks taps former Ahold Delhaize exec as chief merchant

    Kim Gray succeeds Ryan Cuba, who will become the grocer’s first-ever chief growth officer. 

    By Aug. 28, 2024
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    Amazon Fresh debuts four new stores

    The new supermarkets include the grocer’s first location in Northern California as well as stores in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

    By Aug. 28, 2024
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    SpartanNash names new chief marketing officer

    Erin Storm brings nearly 20 years of experience at Kellogg’s to the company as it continues its “merchandising transformation.”

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    Kroger e-commerce center drivers vote to join Teamsters

    The facility in Georgia is set to become the grocer's second fulfillment center where drivers have agreed to unionize.

    By Updated Aug. 27, 2024
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    Stop & Shop to remove cigarettes from its stores

    The grocery chain plans to stop offering tobacco products chainwide by the end of August.

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    Curtain rises on Kroger and Albertsons’ court fight with the FTC

    As the grocers get set to battle regulators before a judge, Kroger said assets it and Albertsons propose divesting would have generated about $21 billion in sales during the year that ended Feb. 3.

    By Aug. 26, 2024
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    The Fresh Grocer makes New York debut

    The specialty grocer’s first store in the state is located on Long Island and brings the chain’s store count to more than 20.

    By Aug. 26, 2024
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    3 industry trends to watch for the second half of the year

    The team at NACS identified three key trends you need to know in order to grow your bottom line.

    Aug. 26, 2024
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    With support of retail industry, California enacts package of bills to fight retail crime

    Gov. Gavin Newsom hopes to blunt the potential of a November voter referendum that he says could undermine the new legislation.

    By Daphne Howland • Aug. 23, 2024
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    NGA, UNFI unveil FDA traceability guide

    The trade association teamed up with the grocery company to create a resource ahead of the agency’s upcoming introduction of new requirements for grocers.

    By Aug. 22, 2024
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    Q&A

    Why Simbe Robotics thinks grocery stores are natural candidates for automation

    Supermarkets are like power grids — complex systems where remotely managing small details can have a large impact — the inventory robot supplier’s co-founder and CEO said.

    By Aug. 22, 2024
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    The Giant Company names new chief merchant

    Rebecca Lupfer, who served most recently as the grocer’s CFO, will head all aspects of merchandising as well as commercial planning and pricing for the chain.

    By Aug. 21, 2024
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    Judge strikes down FTC noncompete ban nationwide

    The ruling comes just 15 days prior to the ban’s Sept. 4 effective date.

    By Ryan Golden • Aug. 21, 2024