CHICAGO – Peapod Digital Labs, the digital, e-commerce and commercial engine for the brands of Ahold Delhaize USA, has launched an Accelerator for diverse-owned suppliers. The Accelerator is designed to share Ahold Delhaize USA’s companies’ knowledge and networks with participants. It also promotes supplier diversity as Peapod Digital Labs looks to support Ahold Delhaize USA’s
CINCINNATI – The Kroger Co. today announced it was investing in the development of its nearly 500,000 associates through Fresh Start, a new personalized training initiative launched with Axonify Inc., a Waterloo, Ontario-based provider of training for frontline employees. Fresh Start aims to support greater associate engagement and retention, according to a joint statement from
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. announced last week that free, third Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses are now available at Hy-Vee’s more than 275 Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations across its eight-state region. The new doses, recently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
DEERFIELD, Ill.– Walgreens has introduced the new myWalgreens Credit Card program, featuring two industry-first retail health and wellness credit cards, issued by Synchrony Bank. The myWalgreens Mastercard and the myWalgreens card are the first ever of their kind to reward more personalized wellbeing choices and offer industry-leading rewards at more than 9,000 Walgreens locations, Walgreens.com, Walgreens-owned Duane Reade locations, via the
PHILADELPHIA — Amazon has opened its 16th Amazon Fresh location in the Philadelphia suburb of Warrington, Bucks County. It is the company’s first Amazon Fresh outlet in Pennsylvania, although another opening is expected in Bensalem. The Amazon Fresh concept debuted last September in the Los Angeles suburb of Woodland Hills, followed by additional locations in
PURCHASE, N.Y. — Retail sales in the U.S. grew for the 11th consecutive month in July, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, a survey that measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment. Sales for the month increased 10.9% compared to July 2020. That figure, which excludes automotive sales and gasoline, is nearly quadruple
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. is accelerating its plans for a bigger presence in the suburbs. The retailer last month held grand openings at two stores outside of Nashville, Tenn., that combine features of its new pOpshelf concept with elements of its DG Market format. The combination of the concepts “further demonstrates our innovative
NEW YORK — Investments by mass retailers to beef up their capabilities in the delivery of primary care services is paying dividends, according to market research from J.D. Power. The research shows that pharmacy consumers are relying on retailer services including vaccinations, screenings and physical exams, and are generally satisfied with their decisions to do
WASHINGTON — Online is where the growth is, as evidenced by this year’s Hot 25 Retailers List, released Wednesday by the National Retail Federation. Wine.com and overstock.com topped the list, which aims to highlight the nation’s most impactful and fastest-growing retail companies. The rankings, compiled by Kantar, are based on year-over-year percentage increases in domestic
NEW YORK — The pandemic allowed grocery retailers to stem the multiyear trend that had them losing share of consumer spending on food to restaurants and other prepared-food purveyors. And though Americans are again consuming more meals away from home, there’s reason to be optimistic that grocers can maintain some of the market-share gains as
SAN BERNADINO, Calif. — Stater Bros. Markets stores will be hosting in-store giveaways this weekend as the company celebrates 85 years of serving Southern California communities. During the weekend celebration, all 170 locations of the supermarket chain will be giving away $25 gift cards to random customers every hour between 11 am and 6 pm.
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD are opening three Village Medical at Walgreens locations in the Orlando area with plans to open seven additional locations by the end of this year, the companies said Thursday. Through the Walgreens and VillageMD integrated care model, patients are able to receive convenient and coordinated pharmacy services