WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. is partnering with Johnson Fitness & Wellness to open in-store fitness equipment showrooms in select locations across its eight-state region. This is the first partnership in the U.S. between a grocery retailer and a fitness equipment company, Hy-Vee said Wednesday. The first Hy-Vee fitness equipment showroom will open
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. has signed a lease for its first store in Kentucky, the company said on Tuesday. The 55,702-square-foot supermarket will be located in Louisville, at the northwest corner of Terra Crossing Boulevard and Old Henry Road in Jefferson County. The project also includes an adjacent Publix Liquors store, the
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid’s Elixir subsidiary, which provides pharmacy benefits and services, said Tuesday that veteran healthcare and pharmacy executive Lance Neill has joined the company as chief operating officer. Neill was most recently vice president of network development and contracting for Centene’s portfolio of managed care products, representing $32 billion in annual
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer has introduced a new online custom cake ordering system that promises to save bakery customers an extra trip to the store. “With school just getting started and so many birthdays taking place in September, parents need all the help they can get, which is why we’re pleased to offer this
CLEVELAND — The discount grocery chain Save A Lot has sold 32 company-owned stores to Yellow Banana LLC, as part of an ongoing effort to convert corporate-owned stores to local ownership. The 32 stores, located across the greater Cleveland, Chicago and Milwaukee areas, generate annual revenues in excess of $130 million, making Yellow Banana one
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
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
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
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
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
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
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