September 14, 2020 by MMR
Amazon Prime, Walmart
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart this month launched its Walmart+ membership program, which is designed to compete with Amazon Prime by leveraging in-store and online assets that include fuel discounts and unlimited free delivery from stores. Walmart+ membership, available beginning on September 15, will cost $98 a year or $12.95 a month and includes a 15-day
September 14, 2020 by MMR
John Standley, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) at the end of last month announced the appointment of John Standley as president of Walgreens. He will head up all Walgreens operations, and will have responsibility for the development, growth and management of the business as the company continues to build on its leadership in the rapidly
September 14, 2020 by MMR
Lidl U.S.
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues
ARLINGTON, Va. — Lidl U.S. will open 50 stores in nine East Coast states by the end of 2021. The outlets will be in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia. The openings will bring Lidl’s number of U.S. stores to more than 150. The company will invest
September 14, 2020 by MMR
Amazon Fresh, California
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — Last month Amazon opened a new grocery store concept expanding beyond its Whole Foods Market chain as it seeks to become a major food retailer. “Today we’re announcing the Amazon Fresh grocery store — a new grocery store designed from the ground up to offer a seamless grocery shopping experience, whether
September 14, 2020 by MMR
Lori Flees, Musab Balbale, Walmart
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart announced two recent major personnel moves. Lori Flees has been appointed senior vice president and chief operating officer of Walmart Health and Wellness, and Musab Balbale was named vice president and general manager for the beauty division. Flees’ position is a newly created role. She is currently the senior vice president
September 14, 2020 by MMR
For Today's Table, GIANT
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues
CARLISLE, Pa. — GIANT Co. last month introduced a new brand platform, For Today’s Table, based on the idea of bringing families together at mealtime, which is “now more important than ever,” said GIANT president Nicholas Bertram. “For almost 100 years, we have been entrusted to help families connect over food, at their table, no
September 14, 2020 by MMR
Austin, H-E-B, Main Street food hall
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues
AUSTIN, Texas — Last month, H-E-B opened a food hall inside one of its stores here with a lineup of six restaurants sure to please every palate. The Main Streat food hall and bar opened inside the H-E-B at Mueller location with Roots Chicken Shak by Chef Tiffany Derry, True Texas BBQ, Calle Taqueria, Yumai
September 14, 2020 by MMR
CARES Act, O-T-C
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues
NEW YORK — The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which became law in March, contains a provision that could help many consumers cut their health care costs. The only problem is that most consumers are probably not aware of the provision and what it means. The CARES Act provision allows consumers with
September 14, 2020 by David Pinto
David Pinto, John Standley, Rite Aid, Walgreens
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues
As anyone who really cares already knows by now, John Standley has been named president of Walgreens. The appointment is both surprising and logical. Standley is a smart and savvy chain drug executive, having learned his way around the industry through many years of toil and a variety of challenges, most recently at Rite Aid,
September 14, 2020 by Jeffrey Woldt
Ahold Delhaize, Jeffrey Woldt
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues, Opinion
The trust stemming from Ahold Delhaize’s effective response to the coronavirus pandemic (which was examined in this space in the last issue of MMR), together with its long-standing commitment to delivering a comprehensive omnichannel experience, bodes well for the company as it looks to a post-COVID world. “We strongly believe in the combination, under the
September 14, 2020 by Scot Meyer
Amazon, Scot Mayer, Walmart
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues, Opinion
Once upon a time Walmart was the world’s largest retailer because of sales at its thousands of brick-and-mortar stores, and Amazon was a completely different kind of company specializing in something called e-commerce. Recent moves by both companies make it clear just how long ago that was, and emphasize the extent that the two leviathans
September 14, 2020 by Yogesh Kulkarni
COVID-19, retailers, Yogesh Kulkarni
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues
Listening and talking to many retailers, most traditional “nonessential” companies report they have lost close to half of their revenue in the first half of this year due to the impact of COVID-19. Given the temporary closing of stores and the slow reopening, revenues will continue to be a challenge, as will cash flow. Current