Q&A: Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran sees growth phase ahead

Vivek Sankaran has been president and CEO of Albertsons Cos. since April 25, 2019, when he succeeded Jim Donald, who became co-chairman. Sankaran joined the Boise, Idaho-based supermarket retailer from...

Albertsons launches its IPO

Albertsons has launched plans to become a public company through the sale of 65.8 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange, the grocery chain announced Thursday afternoon. The...

Unions tap into burst of worker angst over coronavirus

Amazon warehouse workers in New York walked off the job to demand protection against Covid-19. A county judge in Illinois pressed two McDonald’s franchises to work out an agreement with...

We’re Feeding America, but We’re Sacrificing Ourselves

You’re a worker at a Tyson Foods poultry plant and still punching in even though the coronavirus continues to run rampant through meat-processing plants across the country. You’re proud that...

The grocery store at the end of the world: How a small-town Alaska grocer kept prices even, raised pay during the pandemic

To get a gallon of milk to Southeastern Alaska, grocer Max Rule first has to know he’s going to need it about two weeks ahead of time. When his creamy clairvoyance decides...

We Work in an Amazon Warehouse. We Didn’t Sign Up to Be Heroes.

While Amazon may glorify its workers with sentimental commercials, thanking them for their heroic bravery, it has also rolled back some policies designed to keep those very workers safe during...

The Pandemic's Toll On Essential Workers In California

Many people who still have jobs are working from home during this pandemic. But not the cashiers who ring up groceries, nor the gig worker couriers who deliver them if...

Albertsons sells minority stake to private equity firm for $1.75B

Albertsons has sold 17.5% of its stock to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $1.75 billion, bringing the grocer a cash infusion as it prepares to go public,...

Grocery Workers Union Estimates 3,257 Members Infected With Coronavirus

New data released by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union shows that among the grocery store workers it represents, 10,000 have been infected by or are known to have...

On the front lines of the pandemic, grocery workers are in the dark about risks

By the end of April, employees at a Walmart in Quincy, Mass., were panicking: Sick colleagues kept showing up at work. Other employees disappeared without explanation. The store’s longtime greeter...

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