ARLINGTON, Va. — Working as partners, the retailer and supplier members of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores are delivering a new era of retail health, characterized by an interdisciplinary team approach to health and wellness, said Colleen Lindholz, who chairs the association and serves as president of Kroger Health. “I cannot think of
NEW YORK — The nation’s largest retailers have announced plans to increase payrolls as they gear up for the holiday season. Walmart intends to add 20,000 employees to support its e-commerce business and to help with the holiday rush. Dollar General has announced plans to hire 50,000 employees in the coming weeks, with many of
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Foresight and adaptability have been two distinguishing characteristics of Ahold Delhaize since its formation in 2016, and those qualities continued to serve the retailer well in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, as it negotiated COVID-induced market changes around the world. During the three months, net revenue reached €18.6 billion, up 3%
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is increasing its minimum wage to $12 an hour and will give raises to more than 565,000 of its workers in the United States. Raises of $1 an hour or more will take effect September 25 and target associates who work at registers, in the food and household goods aisles and
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has named Tracey Brown to the newly created post of president of retail products and chief customer officer at Walgreens. WBA also named Danielle Gray executive vice president and global chief legal officer, and named Jeff Gruener senior vice president and chief financial officer. “I am pleased to
NEW YORK — Retailers and suppliers have done a tremendous job over the past 18 months of serving consumers during a difficult time, Wendy Liebmann, founder and chief executive officer of WSL Strategic Retail, said during a presentation at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ recent virtual Total Store Expo. But when the pandemic
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. reported higher-than-expected sales and earnings for the second quarter, and boosted its projections for the year despite an expected increase in transportation and distribution costs and uncertainty caused by the Delta variant. Net sales decreased 0.4% to $8.7 billion in the second quarter, but still beat analysts’ expectations. The
How important, as a gauge of success in retailing, is volume? Not sales, in the traditional sense, but volume, as in annual volume or quarterly volume or weekly volume. To those who follow retail performance, it can be extremely important as a barometer of success. Certainly a retailer whose annual volume is counted in the
The essential nature of the services that Hy-Vee provides in eight Midwestern states was brought into sharp focus by COVID-19. The company deserves high marks for quickly and effectively adapting operations to ensure that customers continued to have access to food, medicine and other basics throughout the pandemic. The necessity of dealing with the formidable
COVID-19 convinced a lot of consumers to try online grocery shopping for the first time, and many plan to keep buying food that way long after the viral threat has receded and they’ve put their face masks and hand sanitizer away. Already more consumers say they are shopping online because it is easy and convenient