By Michael Sainato Source: The Guardian The universal adoption of electronic shelf labels in grocery stores across the US could cost tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in lost wages while further driving up grocery costs, according to a report released on Tuesday. An analysis by the [...]
Source: UFCW Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, including 800,000 workers in the grocery industry, released a statement in response to a new report from the AFL-CIO Tech Institute that finds the widespread adoption of electronic shelf [...]
By Marian Zboraj Source: Progressive Grocer Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market has revealed that it will open a new store in San Diego on Sept. 23, it’s fourth location for the area and 95th in California. Last year, Amazon did more than $150 billion in gross merchandise sales, securing the company's [...]
Source: UFCW Earlier this month, meat, seafood, and deli workers at more than 60 ShopRite supermarket locations across southern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. The workers are represented by UFCW Local 152. The agreement raises starting rates for department managers and [...]
By Catherine Douglas Moran Source: Grocery Dive On a trip last week to Marion Barry Avenue Market and Cafe, a newly opened grocery store with fast-casual dining in Washington, D.C., I was immediately captivated by the dozen or so photos of local suppliers and food activists taped to the main [...]
Source: UFCW Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union, UFCW Local Unions across New Jersey, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and RWDSU Local 108 are applauding New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill for signing the Fair Price Protection Act (A4085/S3612) into law. The new law is the first-of-its-kind in the United States to [...]
By Lilli Malone Source: The Columbus Dispatch Kroger locations in central Ohio are testing the use of robots to monitor inventory by scanning items on shelves. The program has already been piloted in areas like Cincinnati and Indianapolis. The tall, rod-shaped robots run up and down aisles in the stores, [...]
By Sophi Fairman Source: Poultry Producer Workers represented by UFCW Local 152 at Tyson Foods’ poultry processing facility in Vineland, New Jersey, have voted to ratify a new three-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract, approved on June 13, covers nearly 100 employees working in the plant’s production, sanitation and warehouse [...]
By Brandon Gomez Source: CNBC The U.S. grocery slowdown is becoming harder to ignore. Shoppers are buying fewer items than a year ago, and grocery sales are declining as weakening unit sales are now outweighing rising prices. That is according to new analysis from Bain & Company using NielsenIQ grocery [...]
By Peyton Bigora Source: Grocery Dive The Raley’s Companies said these leadership changes aim to enhance the customer experience, operations and merchandising strategy across its banners. Barsotti’s expanded responsibilities come just seven months after she joined The Raley’s Companies as chief communications officer, per her LinkedIn profile. Now, in addition [...]