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Jeffrey Woldt

Walmart seeing results of ‘truly omni’ mindset

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Wal­mart that Doug McMillon presides over is a different place than it was when he became chief executive officer nine years ago. At the time, some industry observers viewed the company as too vast and deeply rooted in brick-and-mortar retailing to compete effectively in the age of e-commerce. With McMillon’s prodding,

Sense of urgency needed to limit climate change

Sense of urgency needed to limit climate change

In his new book, The Earth Transformed: An Untold History, Peter Frankopan examines the consequences of interaction between humans and the natural world over the course of millennia. He shows how the trajectory of history has been influenced by such environmental factors as heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods and volcanic eruptions. Climate change played an

Weeklong forum yields career-long benefits

St. Joseph’s University’s Future Food Industry Leaders 2023, held last month in Lafayette Hill, Pa., afforded retailers, CPG companies and grocery wholesalers an opportunity to do well by doing good. Developed by the school’s Academy of Food Marketing, and its executive director Joe Bivona and director of events Alison Nolan, the annual event provided rising

Hy-Vee sets stage for future as Edeker era winds down

ORLANDO, Fla. — After spending several months fine-tuning its corporate structure and management team, Hy-Vee Inc., which operates more than 285 stores in eight Midwestern states, faces the future with confidence as it embarks on the final two years of the Randy Edeker era. Known first and foremost for its eponymous food/drug combination stores, Hy-Vee

New realities for supers examined at FMI Show

New realities for supers examined at FMI Show

Craig Boyan and Anthony Hucker, two of the retailers who spoke at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Orlando, Fla., last month, offered particularly astute assessments of the state of the grocery business and the issues that now confront supermarket operators. After praising the industry’s proven ability to adapt to changing conditions — an especially

Climate change tops list of retail disruptors

If recent history has taught mass market retailers anything, it is that established patterns of business are sometimes upended in sudden and unexpected ways. Kate Ancketill, founder and chief executive officer of London-based GDR Creative Intelligence, addressed the implications that major disruptions have for merchants during a presentation at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show.

Kroger Health takes MMR’s top honor

Kroger Health takes MMR’s top honor

CINCINNATI — While Kroger Co. is best known as the nation’s grocer, the company is also a potent force in health care, with 2,255 pharmacies and 226 clinics across the U.S. The drive is under way to maximize synergies between the two sides of the business, positioning “food as medicine” as a means to keep

Commonsense answer needed for retail crime

Commonsense answer needed for retail crime

The newfound willingness of executives to publicly discuss retail crime and its impact on consumers is a welcome development. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is the latest in a series of industry leaders — a group that includes Andre Persaud, Rite Aid’s chief retail officer, and Target CFO Michael Fiddelke — to address the problem. “Theft