Walmart patents tech that would allow it to eavesdrop on cashiers

Walmart has patented surveillance technology that would allow it to spy on employees’ conversations with customers and use the audio to measure workplace performance. The patent for “sound sensors” that could...

Albertsons showcases organic brands in new Instacart e-store

Albertsons Cos. has leveraged its partnership with online grocery enabler Instacart to launch a virtual store showcasing its organic and natural private brands. Called O Organics Market, the Instacart-powered e-store is...

Private grocery brands making a comeback

Grocers continue to ring up sales across their private brands, but supermarket operators have some challenges ahead. Sales of private-label merchandise has dramatically increased in the past year, hitting $138 billion...

The myth of the job-hopping, rootless millennial is just that — a myth

American society is becoming more and more rooted, permanent, and stable. This conclusion is the opposite of the take on social change you will hear in most public commentary. And...

Grocery stores offering dietitians to help customers make healthy food choices

Grocery stores are introducing personalized help for shoppers to combat the country’s obesity epidemic. James Aguilera spends time going over numbers from his lab work with a dietitian. “I’m a diabetic, type 1,...

Amazon Prime Day will take a bite out of the food sector as Whole Foods is included

Amazon.com Inc. is including Whole Foods Market in its annual Prime Day shopping event this year, a move that will put pressure on grocers along with other retailers. Amazon said Prime...

7 big opportunities for independent grocery stores

David Smith, president and CEO of Associated Wholesale Grocers, shared seven big opportunities he sees for independent grocery stores, at a recent lunch hosted by the Illinois Food Retailers Association and...

Pharmacy stocks are getting slammed after Amazon buys PillPack

Amazon is buying online pharmacy PillPack, and pharmaceutical stocks are getting hit Thursday morning. Here's the scoreboard: CVS: -8.47% Rite Aid: -3.03% Walgreens Boots Alliance: -9.64% MarketWatchPillPack is geared towards patients who take...

America’s largest supermarket chain is launching a fully driverless delivery service

Kroger, the nation’s largest supermarket chain, is teaming up with Nuro, a two-year-company started by two veterans of Google’s self-driving car team, to launch a fully driverless delivery service, the...

More than 600 charged in nation’s largest health care fraud investigation

The Justice Department charged more than 600 people, including 165 doctors and other medical professionals, with making $2 billion in false billings in what Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday...