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Retailers

CDC: Grocery Workers Should Be in Next Group to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

An advisory panel has endorsed the CDC recommendation that grocery workers, teachers and first responders be next in line for COVID-19 vaccine access.

Industry Partners

CGA CEO: In a 'Scary, Scary Time,' Hope for the Grocery Industry in 2021

California Grocers Association's Ronald Fong prides himself on being a coalition builder. Never has that role mattered more than this year.

Retailers

10 Stories That Mattered in 2020

By Jon Springer on Dec. 18, 2020

Supermarkets were thrust into the spotlight amid a deadly national sickness.

Wellness

Cornell Takes On Food, COVID-19

By Phil Lempert on Dec. 17, 2020

The Lempert Report: The Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University has a new mentorship project designed to help food businesses and consumers struggling with the effects of COVID-19 in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Nepal and Senegal.

Industry Partners

NGA, FMI Applaud Bipartisan Pandemic Relief Proposal

By Kristina Peters on Dec. 16, 2020

The package, which still needs Congress approval, includes liability protection provision for retailers, as well as state and local funding.

Technology

How Food Retailers Have Been Transformed by the Pandemic

By Phil Lempert on Dec. 15, 2020

The Lempert Report: A new study reveals that 1 in 4 food services and food retailers now view their companies as tech-forward early adopters, up from 1 in 8 prior to the pandemic.

Retailers

Walmart, Meijer Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

By Kristina Peters on Dec. 15, 2020

The retailers evaluate store space, processes and staffing ahead of the eventual distribution of a vaccine.

Fresh Food

Meat Producers Call for Priority COVID Vaccine Access

By Christine LaFave Grace on Dec. 09, 2020

Existing COVID-19 protocols would let meatpackers administer COVID-19 vaccinations "in an orderly and efficient fashion," meat groups say.

Technology

Survey Finds Touchless In-Store Payments Carry Weight With Consumers

By Kristina Peters on Dec. 09, 2020

ACI Worldwide and PYMNTS.com study finds shoppers would leave their preferred grocer for another that offers contactless options. Plus, additional findings on preferred forms of payment and most popular delivery channels.

Retailers

Supplier Strikes Kroger With Sanitizer Suit

By Jon Springer on Dec. 07, 2020

A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court alleges that the retailer made an "enormous miscalculation" when ordering hand sanitizer to replenish shopped-down supply, leaving its manufacturer with millions of unsold units.

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