July 13, 2020 by MMR
Walmart Health center
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Walmart has opened its fourth Walmart Health Center adjacent to a remodeled Supercenter here. The facility, which is the first to debut outside of Georgia, is situated less than 20 miles from Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. Walmart Health Centers are dramatically different than the retailer’s 18 walk-in Care Clinics located within
July 13, 2020 by MMR
Adobe, Microsoft, omnichannel, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) made two recent announcements that strengthen its omnichannel efforts, including an expansion of its strategic partnership with Microsoft and Adobe to launch a world-class digital experience and customer insights platform to deliver personalized health care and shopping offerings. The chain also opened more than 30 small-format pharmacies as
July 13, 2020 by MMR
Albertsons, IPO
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. has rejoined the ranks of publicly owned retailers following an initial public offering (IPO) of 50 million shares of common stock at $16 per share, or $800 million. Excluding a hefty debt load of almost $8.7 billion, the IPO values Albertsons Cos. at about $9.3 billion. The offering was smaller
July 13, 2020 by MMR
National Retail Federation, NRF, recession
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
WASHINGTON — The economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has been officially declared a recession, and it’s too early to know the shape of the recovery, said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist at the National Retail Federation (NRF). “Will this recession be briefer than earlier recessions? No one has a crystal ball. And just
July 13, 2020 by MMR
H-E-B, H-E-B Spring Green Market
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
RICHMOND, Texas — H-E-B has expanded its footprint within this community, having opened its newest location, the long-awaited H-E-B Spring Green Market, last month. The new 101,000-square-foot store offers residents a world-class, spacious shopping destination with a pledge to deliver unsurpassed freshness and quality at affordable prices. The new Spring Green Market is the first
July 13, 2020 by MMR
O-N-E Market, Raley's, Truckee
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Raley’s last month unveiled the latest iteration of its promise to change the way the world eats, one plate at a time, via the launch of the first Raley’s O-N-E Market, in the Northern California town of Truckee. The market offers a curated selection of natural and organic food, presented in
July 13, 2020 by MMR
GreenWise Market, Publix Super Markets
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets opened its fifth GreenWise Market location in Florida last month in Nocatee (Ponte Vedra), which is just south of Jacksonville. GreenWise Market, according to Publix president Kevin Murphy, is a place to find great food in a relaxed environment. “It’s a place where customers can connect with other food
July 13, 2020 by MMR
FDA, Home Collection Kit, Kroger
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. this month said that the Food and Drug Administration had authorized use of its COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit, which includes a nasal swab, transport vial, instruction sheet, prepaid shipping label and packing materials for return shipment of the sample to a laboratory. The testing solution combines the safety and convenience
July 13, 2020 by David Pinto
David Pinto, New York Times opinion, Target
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
There appeared recently an op-ed piece in The New York Times written by a (presumably) young mother of two, carrying the headline “Target, Don’t Tell Me You ‘Stand With Black Families.’ ” The article recounted the experience of this mother’s two Black children, one 13 at the time of the incident, the other 10, as they
July 13, 2020 by Jeffrey Woldt
Brian Cornell, Jeffrey Woldt, mass market retailers, NRF webcast, reopening
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
The COVID-19 pandemic is testing mass market retailers on two major fronts. Target chairman and CEO Brian Cornell received a lot of attention recently when he spoke about how consumer behavior has changed since the arrival of the novel coronavirus in the U.S., and what it will take to get shoppers to feel comfortable about
July 13, 2020 by Scot Meyer
brick-and-mortar, Scot Meyer
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
In his 2007 book, Where’s My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived, robotist and author Daniel Wilson took readers on a tour of some of the revolutionary technologies that were supposed to change everything, but didn’t. Something like that has happened in the retail industry, according to a new
July 13, 2020 by Maulik Bhagat and Bhrugu Pange
reopen workplaces
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
As the economy restarts and businesses prepare to bring workers back, there are many questions around how to safely reopen workplaces, whether retailers, offices or warehouses. Different states, and even regions within some states, are developing guidelines and goal-oriented phased time lines. Retail locations, manufacturing sites, distribution centers and offices each pose their own set