Mass Market Retailers held a reception in New York City recently to honor the executives chosen as the publication’s “People Who Made a Difference” in 2022. Receiving awards were: Scott Crawford, chief merchandising officer at Fresh Direct; Heather Hughes, group vice president of beauty, personal care, seasonal at Walgreens; and Vinima Shekhar, vice president of
NEW YORK — Palmer’s, in partnership with The Sasha Group, announced their first brand awareness campaign, marking an uplifting evolution for the legacy skin care brand that is credited with carving out the cocoa butter space and trusted in the pregnancy skin care space. Historically concentrated on skin care benefits and formula efficacy, the brand has
CINCINNATI — Vicks PURE Zzzs Kidz is aiding the work of over 300 Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) chapters across the US to help communities and people most in need get better sleep. As a sponsor of Bunks Across America in September, where SHP chapters across the country built bunk beds together, Vicks PURE Zzzs
SEATTLE — Amazon has launched Inspire, an in-app shopping experience that gives customers a new way to discover ideas, explore products, and seamlessly shop from content created by other customers, influencers, and brands they love. The app will roll out to select customers in the U.S. in early December, and will be available to all U.S.
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — Mielle Organics is expanding its popular Pomegranate & Honey and Rice Water & Aloe Vera hair care collections, launching three line extension products. The company said customers can perfect their current Mielle hair routine by adding in the new Pomegranate & Honey Maximum Hold Gel Styler, the Rice Water & Aloe Vera
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens plans to hold a virtual event on February 22 to give diverse, local and regional businesses and entrepreneurs from around the country an opportunity to connect with the retailer’s merchandising team, share their offerings, and possibly get their products stocked on Walgreens store shelves in their local areas. The merchandising event
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer has set January 26 as the opening day for its first two Meijer Grocery stores, which will be located just outside Detroit in Orion Township and Macomb Township. “By opening Meijer Grocery stores, we’re introducing a new way for our customers to shop that provides convenience, value, and the great quality
BOSTON — Walmart has agreed to pay Massachusetts $500,000 after allegedly failing to follow prescription pricing procedures that are in place to keep costs down and prevent overcharges in the workers’ compensation insurance system. The procedures, required by state regulations, ensure that prescription costs will be reviewed against certain regulatory benchmarks. According to the assurance
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Ariel dela Cruz has joined Dollar General as divisional vice president of store operations, in one of three executive moves announced by the company on Monday. Tim Jagneaux has joined Dollar General as vice president of construction, and Megan Kokoska has come aboard as vice president of digital engagement. In his new
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced it has opened its first MinuteClinic locations in northern Delaware. MinuteClinic, the medical clinics inside select CVS Pharmacy stores, provides high-quality, affordable and convenient care for a wide variety of acute and chronic conditions for patients ages 18 months and older. MinuteClinic is the first retail health care provider to receive
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is extending its Same Day Delivery service to make it available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in many markets across the country, the company said Thursday. As a result, customers can now order from an assortment of more than 27,000 items at Walgreens.com/SameDayDelivery or via the Walgreens app
WASHINGTON – Gross domestic product isn’t likely to grow as much in the final months of 2022 as it did in the third quarter, but consumer spending should remain strong even though its rapid pace is continuing to slow, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said today. “The third quarter’s results clearly dispelled the