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Daily QuickWit (7/7) – Top Stories of the day

In the news today; retailers tackle climate change, a new lead for Walmart+, Kroger further invests in technology, Spartan Nash Rapid fire hiring & Heinz negotiates a treaty.

Retailers Join Forces to Tackle Climate Change in the Race to Zero

Geneva, Switzerland, July 7, 2021 — Leading retailers H&M Group, Ingka Group (IKEA), Kingfisher plc and Walmart today launched a new climate change initiative – the Race to Zero Breakthroughs: Retail Campaign.  Retailers have pledged their support to accelerate a movement in the retail industry to drive climate action and encourage other retailers to set out their plans to achieve 1.5 degree aligned carbon reduction targets.

New Walmart+ Head Hired

Walmart Inc. has hired Chris Cracchiolo to lead Walmart+, the membership program it introduced last September to compete with Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime program. Cracchiolo spent 19 years at New York-based credit card company American Express Inc. prior to joining Walmart.

Kroger modernizing distribution center

Kroger Co. is working with the intelligent automation firm KNAPP to expand and update its Great Lakes Distribution Center in Delaware, Ohio.

‘We have to be bold’: SpartanNash’s CEO talks rapid-fire executive hires

The new CEO of SpartanNash, Tony Sarsam, hits the ground running with a rapid onboarding of several top executives to achieve a ‘trickle-down effect’ bringing in top talent.

Heinz calls on hot dog and bun companies to sell equal packs

Heinz Ketchup launched a petition that encourages hot dog and bun companies to sell equal numbers of products in each package.  The effort is timed to National Hot Dog Month in July.

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