CINCINNATI – The Kroger Co. said fiscal first-quarter sales rose 19.1% to $42 billion. Digital sales increased 92% in the quarter ended May 23, and same-store sales, excluding fuel, were up 19%, the company said Thursday. Operating profit in the quarter was $1.3 billion. Kroger said it spent more than $830 million in the quarter
NEW YORK — Mass retailers are devising blueprints for how to reopen for business as states rescind shelter-in-place orders issued to slow the transmission of the new coronavirus. While much of the work is geared toward specifying steps stores can take to protect the health of consumers and employees, there’s also a recognition that the
KEASEBY, N.J. – Wakefern Food Corp. has launched a new measure to enhance the safety of its customers and associates during the coronavirus outbreak. Beginning this week, stores will implement a temperature monitoring program. As part of the initiative, stores will use Non-contact Forehead Infrared Thermometers to take the temperature of associates and vendors as
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Market is bringing its new-concept GreenWise Market to Tampa. The retailer also plans to remodel an older version of the format in the city, converting it into a traditional Publix store during a planned remodel scheduled to begin next month. “We look forward to sharing our new-concept GreenWise Market with
SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion on Wednesday will officially unveil 92 remodeled stores in five communities in South Carolina and one in North Carolina. The company said it made a $158 million capital investment in the stores earlier this year, which included remodeling the stores and hiring 2,000 additional associates. The aim is to provide
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Given the significant increase in the number of teens using e-cigarettes, CVS Health announced on Monday that it and its charitable foundations will award a total of more than $10 million in 2019 to support youth smoking and e-cigarette prevention strategies and education delivered in classrooms, by clinicians and in communities across the United
BENTONVILLE, Ark — Walmart has named tech industry veteran Suresh Kumar to a new chief technology officer and chief development officer role position, reporting directly to president and chief executive officer Doug McMillon. Kumar brings more than 25 years of technology leadership experience — including executive positions at Google, Microsoft, Amazon and IBM — to
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. today reported revenue rose 5% to $17.6 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 as it brought more customers into to its stores. Once there, shoppers spent more than in the previous quarter, the company said. Same-store sales increased 4.8% while comparable digital sales surged 42%. Online sales represented 7.1%
NEW YORK — Only 2% of dermatologists say they believe their patients take sun protection very seriously, according to a recent survey conducted by CeraVe. To help them take better care of their skin without the tradeoffs, CeraVe said it has launched its Hydrating Sunscreen, a mineral sunscreen formulated with broad-spectrum sun protection and three essential
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Kellogg Co. has reached an agreement to sell selected cookies, fruit and fruit-flavored snacks, pie crusts, and ice cream cone businesses to the Ferrero Group and its related companies. The cash transaction is valued at $1.3 billion (or €1.16 billion, at current exchange rates), and includes brands and assets primarily related to
NEW YORK — CVS Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Bayer Consumer Health + BrightGuard were the big winners Tuesday evening at the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Educational Foundation at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. The CHPA’s annual gala celebrates the foundation’s mission of happier, healthier lives through responsible self-care and
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. —Piping Rock Health Products, manufacturer of Nature’s Truth vitamins and supplements and top-selling aromatherapy products, has been voted one of Long Island’s top workplaces. Research company Energage recently conducted a workplace survey with over 100 Long Island companies, of all sizes, to determine which were the best places to work. The survey consisted of