CARLISLE, Pa. — GIANT Food Stores hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday for a new e-commerce hub in Lancaster, Pa. The facility is part of the retailer’s recently rebranded digital grocery operation, which is called “GIANT DIRECT, Powered by Peapod.” The new hub, which is being operated in partnership with Peapod Digital Labs, will
NEW YORK — Mass Market Retailers on Tuesday evening honored the outstanding executives who were chosen as the publication’s Six Who Made a Difference in 2018. On hand to receive awards were the following executives: Staci Cochran, Senior Buying Manager for O-T-Cs at Walmart. Patrick Dennis, Group Vice President of General Merchandise and Health and
CLAYTON, Ind. — The Emerson Group held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week to celebrate the opening of a new warehouse facility here. The new warehouse is allowing Emerson Logistics to consolidate its operations in the Indianapolis area into one building, boosting efficiency while also dramatically expanding its capacity to handle recent growth in its business,
LAKE RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — ShopRite recently a new supermarket in this Long Island community. The 45,000-square-foot store is in a building that formerly housed a Waldbaum’s supermarket, but that has been completely renovated to reflect ShopRite’s take on a convenient grocery format with a focus on fresh food. The store was outfitted with the latest
NEW YORK — Mass Market Retailers on Tuesday evening honored the outstanding executives who were identified by the publication as the industry’s Most Influential Women in 2018. On hand to receive awards were the following executives: Lisa Badgley, senior vice president of operations at Walgreens Lauren Brindley, group vice president and GMM of beauty and
NEW YORK — Target Corp. opened a store in New York’s East Village neighborhood on Wednesday. The 26,000-square-foot outlet is the first of three stores Target plans to open in the area this year. The retailer is set to open a store in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood in August, and one in Selden, N.Y.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Walgreens is launching a pilot program here that incorporates new approaches to pricing, promotions, product assortment and service offerings to create a new customer experience. The program, which has been implemented in 17 stores in the Gainesville area, will be monitored over the next 12 to 18 months to gauge customer reaction
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Since Doug McMillon took over as president and chief executive officer of Walmart, the pace of change within the world’s largest retailer has accelerated dramatically. And the pace of transformation is not quick enough for the CEO, who began his career at Walmart as an hourly associate in a distribution center. “It’s
NEW YORK — Mass Market Retailers presented its 2017 Retailer of the Year awards last week in New York City. The event drew retailer and supplier executives from across the food, drug and mass channels. Honored as MMR Merchant of the Year was Albertsons Cos. executive vice president and chief marketing and merchanding officer Shane
NEW YORK — Mass Market Retailers on Tuesday evening honored the outstanding executives who were chosen as the publication’s Six Who Made a Difference in 2017. On hand to receive awards were the following executives: Paul Desiderioscioli, Vice President of Merchandising, Mass and Private Label, at Ulta Beauty. Rona Fourte, Director of Supplier Diversity at
NEW YORK — Mass Market Retailers recently honored the outstanding executives who were identified by the publication as the industry’s Most Influential Women in 2017. On hand to receive awards were the following executives: Maly Bernstein, divisional merchandise manager for beauty care at CVS Pharmacy Lauren Brindley, group vice president of beauty and personal care
NEW YORK — Mass Market Retailers on Tuesday evening honored the outstanding executives who were chosen as the publication’s Seven Who Made a Difference in 2016. On hand to receive awards were the following executives: John Butcher, Senior Vice President of Merchandising for Beauty and DermStore, Target. Jeremy Gosch, Executive Vice President, Strategy, Chief Merchandising