By Sarah Donaldson Source: NBC 4 Ohio Kroger union members in central Ohio inched closer to establishing a picket line Friday after a majority rejected the grocery chain’s most recent contract offer and authorized a strike. Even though more than 80% of members in the Columbus division who voted were [...]
By Rachel Wolfe Source: The Wall Street Journal The self-checkout line can drive shoppers nuts, from frustrations looking up produce to accidental double-scans. In Chattanooga, Tenn., a flustered self-checkout experience and subsequent failure to double-bag led Tim Connon to lose half his Thanksgiving groceries to the parking-lot asphalt. “There’s a [...]
By Rob Wile Source: NBC News The price of groceries continued to soar in the 12 months that ended in August, climbing by 13.5% — the biggest increase since 1979. Many food categories had double-digit 12-month increases, led by eggs, which surged by 40%; margarine, up by 38%; and flour, [...]
By April Rubin Source: The New York Times Citing losses, the supermarket chain Wegmans announced that it had halted the use of its self-checkout app in which customers scanned their groceries as they shopped. The company did not specify the amount of losses or indicate whether they were from thefts [...]
By Catherine Douglas Moran Source: Grocery Dive Getting products to online customers in a profitable way is a challenge for California-based Raley’s, Zachary Wilson, the grocery company’s head of e-commerce, said at a Wednesday Groceryshopsession. But the company is leveraging a variety of efforts — what Wilson called an “e-commerce flywheel” — [...]
By Lilian Diep Source: And Now You Know A new partnership is rolling out across multiple cities. Recently, The Raley’s Companies teamed up with DoorDash to offer on-demand and same-day grocery delivery services from Raley’s division and Bashas’ division. This partnership will be offered from 213 locations across multiple cities. [...]
By Jeniece Drake Source: Winsight Grocery Business Stater Bros. Markets announced that Rebecca Calvin will step into the role of senior vice president and chief marketing officer on September 26. Dennis McIntyre, currently executive vice president and chief marketing officer, is retiring after more than four decades with the company. [...]
By Farah Stockman Source: The New York Times This city is known as a capital of organized labor; a legendary 113-day auto strike here in the 1940s helped make health care coverage and pensions the gold standard for employers nationwide. But this year, a notable strike in Detroit happened in [...]
By Paige Minemyer Source: Fierce Healthcare CVS Health has won the bidding war for home health and technology services company Signify Health. The healthcare giant announced Monday that it will acquire Signify in a deal valued at $8 billion, or $30.50 per share, in cash. The deal is subject to [...]
By Allison Aubrey Source: NPR The data are stark: the typical American diet is shortening the lives of many Americans. Diet-related deaths outrank deaths from smoking, and about half of U.S. deaths from heart disease – nearly 900 deaths a day – are linked to poor diet. The pandemic highlighted [...]