NEW YORK — Retailers are boosting their staffing levels in preparation for the holiday season, with both Target Corp. and Walmart making major announcements. Target said it is providing 5 million more hours to current store team members this holiday shopping season, resulting in over $75 million more in pay for its existing team. Through
NEW YORK — Supermarket operators Kroger Co. and the GIANT Co. independently unveiled plans last month to offer new delivery services in partnership with online grocery platform Instacart. Kroger and Instacart unveiled Kroger Delivery Now, offering 30-minute delivery enabled by what the partners call a first-of-its-kind convenience store. GIANT teamed with San Francisco-based Instacart in
WASHINGTON — The National Retail Federation will recognize Target chairman and chief executive officer Brian Cornell with its The Visionary award, which will be presented during the seventh annual NRF Foundation Honors event in New York City. CVS Pharmacy president Neela Montgomery will also be honored as one of the People Shaping Retail’s Future 2022.
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp., whose corporate associates have been successfully working remotely since the early days of the pandemic, plans to embrace a remote-first approach going forward. The company plans to establish an official headquarters in Philadelphia designed specifically for in-person collaboration and company gatherings, rather than for office spaces. Additionally, planned
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is taking action to ensure that global supply chain disruptions don’t keep its customers from finding and buying what they want from the retailer this holiday season. “We’ve always been committed to delivering everything customers need for a great holiday, and I’m proud of the hard work our associates are doing
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), in collaboration with Vitamin Angels, announced on Friday that more than 300 million women and children around the world have received life-changing vitamins and minerals through their eight-year partnership. The two also announced a new goal: Reaching 500 million women and children by the end of August 2025,
PHILADELPHIA — While the COVID-19 pandemic is by no means a thing of the past, its profound impact over the last 18 months on so many different aspects of life has naturally raised the question of what lies ahead, what is next — for individuals, for society, for industry. For the retail industry as a
SAN FRANCISCO — RangeMe is continuing its global expansion with the launch across the Benelux region as it branches into continental Europe, the company said Wednesday. This expansion follows recent RangeMe launches in the U.K. and APAC earlier this year. Buyers at retailers across Europe can now source over 750,000 products and connect with more than
CINCINNATI — Kroger’s Family of Companies’ second nationwide hybrid hiring event, including virtual and on-site interviews, will take place from 2-5 p.m. ET Oct. 13. The company’s mission is to hire 20,000 associates by finding talent for retail, e-commerce, manufacturing, supply chain, merchandising, logistics, corporate, and pharmacy and health care roles. “The Kroger Family of Companies is
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Since beginning to offer its customers flat, low fee money transfer services in 2014, Walmart said it has saved its customers over $2.4 billion in fees. With so many of its customers relying on Walmart for their financial needs, the company has advocated on their behalf by working with providers to lower
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. will begin offering rapid PCR COVID-19 testing at five Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations in the Des Moines metro starting Oct. 6, the company said Tuesday. Testing will take place via an outdoor, drive-thru testing process. Patients can receive same-day test results in as few as 30 minutes (up to
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Raley’s has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bashas’ Family of Stores, a move that would nearly double Raley’s store count and give the regional grocery store operator a presence in Arizona. Once the deal closes, family-owned Bashas’ will continue to operate its existing banners as part of the Raley’s enterprise.