ZAANDAM, the Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize reported that online sales gains and a solid performance in U.S. stores helped drive increased sales for the third quarter. “We saw a strong overall performance at our U.S. brands, particularly at Food Lion and Hannaford,” Ahold Delhaize president and chief executive officer Frans Muller said in a statement.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health turned in another impressive performance in the third quarter of 2019, as both adjusted earnings and revenues exceeded analysts’ estimates. Based on the solid result, the company raised its full-year guidance on adjusted earnings. “Our third-quarter results build on the positive momentum we have seen across the company since the
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Chris Sherrell, the founder, president and chief executive officer at Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, resigned from the company on October 31. In seven years at the helm, Sherrell guided the company’s expansion to 77 stores in 11 states, mostly in the upper Midwest. Last month, Fresh Thyme announced the closure of three
CARLISLE, Pa. – GIANT Food Stores on Friday celebrated the grand opening of a store in Lebanon, Pa. Located at 1750 Quentin Road, the outlet is one of three former Musser’s Markets stores in central Pennsylvania that GIANT agreed to acquire in August. All three have been converted to the GIANT banner and are set
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens on Friday named Patrick McLean to the role of senior vice president and chief marketing officer. In his role as CMO, McLean will be responsible for the vision, strategic direction and performance of all Walgreens marketing activities. These responsibilities include: marketing collaboration, design and execution of the Walgreens brand, development of
KEASBEY, N.J — Nicholas Markets, which operates four grocery stores in New Jersey, has become the 51st member of the Wakefern Food Corp. cooperative. Owned by the Maniaci Family, Nicholas Markets operates stores under the Foodtown banner in North Haledon, Cedar Grove, Colonia and the Township of Washington, N.J. The stores will be rebranded as
SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. will offer free two-hour grocery delivery to its Prime members, the company said on Tuesday. The move eliminates an additional $14.99 per month fee that Prime members previously had to pay to access the company’s Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service. “I think this offering is truly a game changer and that
INDIANAPOLIS — Global Market Development Center (GMDC)|Retail Tomorrow, a leading retail industry trade association, used its inaugural Selfcare Summit here early this month to draw attention to supplier innovation in the health and beauty care categories. Suppliers displayed 110 of their latest offerings at the event’s product showcase. Executives from the retail and wholesale sectors
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. shares rose 1.6% in premarket trading Monday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales that beat expectations. The pharmacy retailer’s net income totaled $677 million, or 75 cents per share, down from $1.51 billion, or $1.55 per share, last year. Adjusted EPS was $1.43, ahead of the
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Sam’s Club chief executive officer John Furner is set to assume the high-profile role of CEO of Walmart U.S. on November 1. Furner is succeeding Greg Foran, who is leaving the company to return to his native New Zealand to lead Air New Zealand Ltd. Foran, who joined Walmart in 2011 and
LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food this month introduced its revamped and renamed digital grocery platform, now known as Giant Delivers. The platform, previously called Giant by Peapod, offers both home delivery and curbside pickup to more than 6 million shoppers in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Giant Food said the revamp extends its “The Little
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — On-demand delivery by drone took an important step forward this month when consumers in this southeastern Virginia town received purchases from Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and FedEx that were delivered by an unmanned aircraft operated by Wing, an offshoot of Google’s parent company. The October 18 trial marked the first scheduled e-commerce