September 7, 2021 by MMR
Peggy Davis, PLMA, SNAP customers, store brands
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NEW YORK — The Private Label Manufacturers Association has released a study about SNAP recipients’ food shopping attitudes and behaviors. “The findings produce a marketing and merchandising roadmap that retailers can use to encourage SNAP customers to spend more of their monthly benefits on store brands, thereby stretching their food dollars,” said Peggy Davies, president
September 3, 2021 by MMR
Albertsons, albertsons president and CEO Vivek Sankaran, donations, natural disasters, Vivek Sankaran
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BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. announced Friday it will donate $500,000 to help provide food to those impacted by Hurricane Ida and the California wildfires. The donation will support local food banks and other hunger relief organizations in providing approximately 2 million meals to affected communities. “Hurricane Ida and the California wildfires have impacted
September 3, 2021 by MMR
John Furner, pay raise, Walmart, Walmart U.S. president and CEO John Furner
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart announced this week that it will be issuing a new pay hike and around 565,000 employees will benefit from it. John Furner, Walmart’s US president and chief executive officer, announced the news to its workforce through a memo. It stated that starting Sept. 25, staff associates working in the company’s
September 2, 2021 by MMR
Hy-Vee, Hy-Vee chairman and chief executive officer Randy Edeker, kiosks, Pair Eyewear
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. announced a new partnership with online retailer Pair Eyewear to bring in-store Pair Eyewear kiosks to select Hy-Vee locations across the company’s eight-state region. The first kiosk will be located inside the new Grimes Hy-Vee in Grimes, Iowa. The Pair Eyewear kiosks will offer a hybrid shopping experience
September 2, 2021 by MMR
InComm Payments, MasterCard, MetaBank, Scarlet, Walgreens
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DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens and InComm Payments have launched Scarlet, a bank account and debit card powered by Mastercard and issued by MetaBank, and available exclusively at Walgreens. Scarlet provides tools to help account holders build healthy financial habits, earn rewards, and save on future purchases. It will be available at more than 9,000 Walgreens
September 1, 2021 by MMR
Amazon, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Career Day
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SEATTLE — Amazon said Wednesday that it is hiring to fill more than 40,000 corporate and tech roles across the country, as well as tens of thousands of hourly positions in its operations network. As part of that effort, the company said it will hold “its biggest-ever training and recruiting event,” Amazon Career Day, on
September 1, 2021 by MMR
distribution centers, fulfillment centers, hiring, Joe Metzger, Karisa Sprague, transportation offices, Walmart, Walmart U.S.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart plans to hire an additional 20,000 workers in its distribution centers, fulfillment centers, and transportation offices, the company said Wednesday. The retailer will hold special hiring events on September 8 and 9 in an effort to attract the best and brightest candidates to staff its supply chain locations and support its
August 31, 2021 by MMR
COVID-19 vaccination, flu shot, GIANT, Johnson & Johnson, Leigh Shirley, Martin's, Moderna, Pfizer vaccine, The GIANT Co., vaccination
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CARLISLE, Pa. – Flu vaccinations are now available at all 132 GIANT and MARTIN’S in-store pharmacies, the GIANT Co. said Tuesday. The retailer’s pharmacists will also again offer drive-up flu vaccinations in select store parking lots beginning in September. “Flu vaccinations are reformulated every year so the most effective way to fight the flu is
August 31, 2021 by MMR
Albertsons Cos., COVID-19 vaccines, flu vaccines, Omer Gajial
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BOISE, ID — Albertsons Cos. pharmacies are ready for flu season with a supply of flu and COVID-19 vaccines, the company said on Tuesday, noting that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging flu and COVID-19 vaccinations as one of the best ways to stay healthy and minimize the strain on our
August 31, 2021 by MMR
hourly wage, roz brewer, Walgreens
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens will increase the starting hourly wage for all its team members to $15.00 an hour, the company said Tuesday. The increase will be phased in beginning in October as is expected to be fully implemented by November 1. Roz Brewer “I am extremely proud and grateful of the work our team
August 30, 2021 by MMR
2021 PCSC Educational Seminar, HDA
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ARLINGTON, Va. — HDA has decided to cancel the 2021 PCSC Educational Seminar, scheduled to take place on October 12–13 in Whippany, N.J. “While HDA was looking forward to hosting the seminar in person, we felt this was the best decision to make for the safety of our attendees as the Delta variant surges across
August 30, 2021 by MMR
CVS Health, CVS HealthHUB, MinuteClinic, Washington state
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has opened the first MinuteClinic locations in the state of Washington as part of a nationwide expansion of CVS HealthHUB locations, the company said Monday. “We’re focused on helping increase access to high-quality, affordable health care for people in the communities where they live and work,” said Sharon Vitti, president, MinuteClinic. “We