Channel: Drug SN Top 10: Walgreens, Stop & Shop, Piggly Wiggly top the week's headlines [[“value”:”In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Walgreens pharmacy employees launch scattered walkout. Walgreens pharmacy workers began a loosely organized walkout on Monday to protest their heavy wor”]] Supermarket News October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 < 1 min read WalgreensRegional GroceryPiggly WigglyDept. PharmacyAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Piggly Wiggly could see big growth again in Texas [[“value”:” Piggly Wiggly is showing signs of a comeback in the state of Texas — and the growth is being attributed to both the recent C&S acquisition deal, as well as the efforts of one independent grocer, reports the Dallas Morning News. Local Texan Fernando Soto owns three Save A Lot stores. He […] Supermarket News October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 < 1 min read Regional GroceryPiggly WigglyBrick and MortarKrogerAlbertsons / SafewayC&S Wholesale GrocersShoppersAcquisitionBankruptcyDept. GroceryDivestituresMergersResults & InvestmentSave A Lot 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Your Views: Multiplier Effects On the subject of treating employees in a way that keeps them engaged, one MNB reader wrote: I have a nephew with limited cognitive skills but is a loyal bagger at a Michigan Kroger. On his fifth year of service he received a package containing Thank You cards from store management and fellow workers as […] MorningNewsBeat September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 9 min read Regional GroceryAldiKrogerAssociatesAcquisitionShoppersDept. Fresh PreparedDept. DeliConsumersWalmartBrick and MortarDept. GroceryDeliveryDept. NonfoodCOVID19PublixHEBMarketing: In StoreDollar GeneralGovernmentExecutivesKellogg'sLidlPackagingWegmansHealth & WellnessDept. Adult BevOwned Brands (Private Label)Dept. BeveragePiggly WigglyMeijerLegal & CriminalMarketing: BrandMarketing: PrintMerchandisingOperations & Supply ChainPepsiCoAlbertsons / SafewaySoutheastern GrocersSustainabilityTechnology & InnovationData & InsightsDept. FreshInclusivityDept. Natural / Organic 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Whither Mariano’s? Eater Chicago reacts to last week’s story about Kroger’s announcement about how, if the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approves its $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons, it will sell more than 400 stores to C&S Wholesale. The question asked by Eater Chicago: What will happen to Mariano’s? Kroger acquired Mariano’s – which was started by former […] MorningNewsBeat September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 2 min read KrogerBrick and MortarRegional GroceryAlbertsons / SafewayDept. GroceryExecutivesPiggly WigglyAssociatesGovernmentAcquisitionDept. Apparel 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery SN Top 10: Kroger, Albertsons, Piggly Wiggly top the week’s headlines In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, Kroger-Albertsons merger: Many views, many angles ranked as the week’s top story. Wall Street analysts say the $24.6 billion deal, despite facing high regulatory hurdles, will Supermarket News October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 < 1 min read KrogerAlbertsons / SafewayPiggly WigglyMergersEconomy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wanna grow EBITDA by 100%? Here’s how Piggly Wiggly did it. A pilot program in the company’s Midwest stores is leveraging AI to drive overall earnings Supermarket News October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 < 1 min read Piggly WigglyTechnology & InnovationResults & InvestmentBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Five retail technology questions for Pricer’s Duncan Potter RTIH asks major players in the retail technology space for their thoughts on the sector, and throws in a random question to keep them on their toes. This time around, our five questions go to Duncan Potter, Chief Marketing Officer at Pricer. RTIH: Looking at the hottest retail technologies right now, check-out free stores, rapid […] Retail Technology Innovation Hub August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 4 min read Technology & InnovationTrends: TechMarketing: Social MediaMetaverseTwitterConsumersShoppersOperations & Supply ChainTech: CashierlessBrick and MortarTech: RoboticsData & InsightsblockchainAmazonIndustry Conferences and EventsExecutivesSustainabilityPartnershipsPiggly WigglyPodcastsQ CommerceMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionNFTVendorsDeliveryESG and CSRMarketing: In StoreAssociatesMarketing: OOHResults & Investment 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Channel: Mass Department: Consumer Durables Department: Nonfood Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance Partnerships & Alt Profit Media & Marketing Agencies & Vendors Data & Insights Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Stores & Formats NRF Retracts Claim that Organized Retail Crime Accounted for ‘Nearly Half’ of Retail Shrink The National Retail Federation (NRF) has updated a report that had attributed “nearly half” of 2021’s $94.5 billion in retail shrink to organized retail crime, saying the data point was part of two-year-old testimony to a U.S. Senate committee by Ben Dugan, former President of the Organized Retail Crime Resource Center. The NRF report was […] Written by Retail TouchPoints December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Data & Insights Corporate Strategy Data & Insights Technology & Innovation Associates & Employees Stores & Formats Walmart’s hiring and wage pressures have eased, CEO says Walmart CEO Doug McMillon also said artificial intelligence is changing employees’ roles across stores and in warehouses. Written by CNBC December 6, 2023December 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Media & Marketing Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Regional grocers’ e-commerce sales slip in Q3, research finds The drop is due to a higher rate of lapsed shoppers who have either gone back to in-store buying or switched to a competitor’s online services, a new Brick Meets Click and Mercatus report found. Written by Grocery Dive December 6, 2023December 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Corporate Strategy Shopper & Customer Trends & External Forces Walmart CEO says consumers may not be as resilient next year, even as deflation starts to show In a CNBC interview, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said the discounter is gearing up for a year when it faces tougher comparisons because of falling prices. Written by CNBC December 6, 2023December 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Delivery Channel: Ecommerce & Digital Trends & External Forces DoorDash named one of Fortune’s Future 50 Companies The delivery company made the list out of 1,000 publicly traded companies that were considered Written by Supermarket News December 6, 2023December 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked