CHICAGO — Amazon took the top spot in dunnhumby’s latest ranking of the nation’s top grocery retailers, with H-E-B following in second place and Market Basket leapfrogging three retailers to take the third spot away from Trader Joe’s. Wegmans held onto the fourth spot for a second year in a row. “The pandemic has massively
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club says its newest club will open in South Fayette Township, Pa., on Friday. With the opening BJ’s will have 223 outlets in the United States, including 18 in Pennsylvania. “We’re excited to open our very first club in the Pittsburgh market, expanding our footprint in Pennsylvania, and to bring
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club said Thursday that it plans to open six new clubs this fiscal year. The newest clubs will be located in Seabrook, N.H., Port Charlotte, Fla., Commack, N.Y., South Fayette, Pa., Ross Township, Pa. and Lansing, Mich. The two Pennsylvania stores are located in greater Pittsburgh, which is a new
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club has launched a new online shopping experience for members seeking to buy contact lenses, sunglasses and prescription eyewear. The company says its Optical.BJs.com site now features virtual try-on technology designed to make it easier for shoppers to find their perfect pair from the comfort of their own home. “We
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club’s president and CEO Lee Delaney died unexpectedly on Thursday, the company said. Christopher Baldwin, executive chairman of the board of directors, issued the following statement on behalf of the Board: “We are shocked and profoundly saddened by the passing of Lee Delaney. Lee was a brilliant and humble leader
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. on Thursday reported record sales for its fiscal fourth quarter and year. Comparable club sales, excluding gasoline sales, increased by 15.9%, including digitally-enabled sales growth of 168%, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. Income from continuing operations increased 127.3% year-over-year to $95.9 million, for the 13-week
NEW YORK — BJ’s Wholesale Club on Friday opened a new club in Long Island City, which is part of New York City’s borough of Queens. “We’re excited to expand our footprint here in New York with the opening of our newest club in Long Island City,” said Antonio Ramos, general manager of BJ’s Wholesale
NEW YORK — Ahold Delhaize’s GIANT Co. and Food Lion, along with such retailers as Kroger, Walgreens and Walmart, were among the retailers recognized as being among the best places to work for LGBTQ equality. They received perfect marks on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index. A record-breaking 767 major U.S. businesses
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club is expanding its buy online, pick up in-club service to include fresh and frozen grocery items, the company said Thursday. BJ’s members can now order their weekly groceries on BJs.com or with the BJ’s app for curbside pickup or pick up in-club at any one of the company’s 219
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. reported that comparable club sales (excluding gasoline sales) increased by 24.2% in the third quarter ended August 1, and digitally enabled sales growth was more than 300%. The company said earnings per diluted were $0.76, reflects year-over-year growth of 94.9%. “We continue to be extremely grateful for
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — Monica Schwartz will join BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. as senior vice president and chief digital officer, the company said on Thursday. Her appointment is effective effective August 3. Schwartz will be responsible for the strategic leadership of the company’s digital business, and will report directly to BJ’s president and CEO Lee
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club has appointed Lee Delaney to serve as chief executive officer. He succeeds Christopher Baldwin, who has been named executive chairman. Baldwin will also serve as a strategic advisor to Delaney. The company also appointed Thomas Kingsbury, the former CEO of Burlington Stores Inc., to its board of directors. The