Walmart Unveils High-Tech Grocery Warehouse

Walmart Inc. is building a high-speed grocery warehouse to solidify its position as the nation’s biggest grocer. The new distribution center in Shafter, Calif. — halfway between Los Angeles and Fresno...

Instacart’s new $7 billion valuation is a bet on the future of grocery delivery — not a wager against Amazon

As Amazon has ramped up its Whole Foods grocery delivery service to 48 cities across the U.S., a common narrative has followed: The Seattle e-commerce giant will dominate in the...

Fighting for $15—and a Union

A wave of fast-food worker protests and strikes, led by the Fight for $15, unfolded across the country two weeks ago. But more than just fighting for a raise, the...

Walmart Set to Pay $65 Million Over Making Cashiers Stand

Walmart could soon pay $65 million in a 9-year-old class action lawsuit over its lack of seating for cashiers. Nisha Brown brought the suit in 2009, according to the Los Angeles...

Walgreens cutting some employee benefits after announcing $100M pay boost

Walgreens is changing the benefits it offers employees and eliminating health insurance for most of its eligible retirees, just months after announcing it would boost hourly wages for store employees. Starting...

Uber eyes grocery delivery

Ridesharing company Uber is considering getting back into the grocery delivery game. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that due to the company’s success in the delivery of food, which reached $6...

$69 Billion Merger of Aetna and CVS Health Is Approved With Conditions

The era of giant pharmacy managers that brokered prices between drug companies and insurers and employers has been upended, now that the $69 billion merger between CVS Health and Aetna,...

Kroger’s Push for Online Grocery Sales Could Cost It a Lot

Kroger could end up owning a big slice of the online grocery business—but it’ll cost them. That’s the take from Deutsche Bank , which on Tuesday downgraded Kroger to Sell from...

What happens when a food bank is a grocery store?

Inside a long, white building in White Center, an elderly woman examined a series of oranges before placing each one in her cart. A few feet away, a man looked...

Dream U.K. delivery service will unpack your groceries for you

When I was home with two babies, my favorite person in the whole wide world was the Peapod guy. Not only did he bring me sustenance, he carried all the...