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Last week’s retail news covered a wide range of topics, from CEOs passionately debating a multi-billion dollar merger to Amazon workers resuming office life.
- Kroger recycling program recycles one million pieces of packaging
- Amazon employees return to Seattle offices at least 3 days a week
- Mondelēz International opens new Global R&D Innovation Center
- Publix reports Q1 sales of $14.3 billion, up 8.2%
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Former Albertsons employee files class action lawsuit over data breach affecting 33,000
The Boise, Idaho-based grocer failed to notify employees until five months after the breach was discovered View Original Article Editor’s Choice Associates Albertsons / Safeway Data & Insights Legal &
Kroger, Albertsons CEOs Argue In Media For $24.6 Billion Merger
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen and Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran were credited as co-writers of an opinion piece in the Cincinnati Enquirer that argued in favor of the proposed $24.6 billion
Amazon’s workers head back en masse to their offices in Seattle
This week marks the beginning of Amazon.com workers returning to their offices at least three days a week. The return of Amazon workers will bring thousands of people to Seattle’s
Kroger recycling program reaches milestone
CINCINNATI — Kroger announced last week that its recycling program has hit a major milestone, recycling more than one million pieces of Our Brands flexible plastic product packaging. The company
Retailers Seek to Capitalize on Bed Bath & Beyond’s Bankruptcy
Shortly after Bed Bath & Beyond filed for bankruptcy protection and informed customers it would stop accepting the store’s iconic blue coupons as part of the wind down process, several competitors jumped in and
Which Jobs Will Be Most Impacted by ChatGPT?
Jobs Most Impacted by ChatGPT and Similar AI Models On November 30, 2022, OpenAI heralded a new era of artificial intelligence (AI) by introducing ChatGPT to the world. The AI
Mondelēz International Opens Doors to New Global R&D Innovation Center
WHIPPANY, N.J., May 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mondelēz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) today celebrated the grand opening of its new Global Research & Development (R&D) Innovation Center in Whippany,
Supermarket layouts were designed for another time
Paco Underhill of Envirosell said that supermarket store designs made more sense early in the twentieth century than today. “In the aging supermarket, they wanted to hold you in the
Publix reports sales, earnings gains in first quarter
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix reported sales of $14.3 billion for the three months ended April 1, an 8.2% increase from the $13.2 billion in the 2022 first quarter. Comparable store
Coors, Miller take Bud Light share amid controversy
Powered by Earnest’s Scanner Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) product dataset. Contact Sales for more details. The recent controversy surrounding Bud Light sent total purchases of the beer down 23% YoY
