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Raley’s CEO Keith Knopf on Sticking Together Through Crisis

By Jennifer Strailey on Mar. 25, 2021

Keith Knopf says "people came together to do the right thing and put safety first."

Retailers

Good Food Holdings CEO Neil Stern's Lessons in Leading

 By Jennifer Strailey on Mar. 25, 2021

WGB asked Neil Stern what it has been like to assume a leadership role during a pandemic, and if COVID changed the way he leads.

Retailers

Wegmans Finds New Ways to Connect With Its Loyal Shoppers

By Jennifer Strailey on Mar. 25, 2021

The arrival of COVID meant the retailer had to meet its customers where they are, says Deana Percassi.

Retailers

Lazy Acres Store Director Recalls the Moment Everything Changed

By Jennifer Strailey on Mar. 25, 2021

“Professionally it was heartbreaking,” David Schaefer says of the beginning of the pandemic.. “People were in a panic looking for essentials—anything they could grab to feed their families.”

Center Store

Snack Sales Soar in Pandemic

By Amanda Baltazar on Mar. 19, 2021

Boredom drives the surge in between-meal noshing.

Retailers

‘Another Blow’ to Indies in Seattle Hazard Pay Lawsuit

By Jennifer Strailey on Mar. 19, 2021

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington has upheld ordinances, which the NWGA and WFIA say are illegal, in the cities of Seattle and Burien requiring some grocers to pay hazard pay.

Retailers

Kroger to Shutter Three LA Stores: Are More Closures Coming?

By Jennifer Strailey on Mar. 11, 2021

Just weeks after announcing store closures in Long Beach, Calif., and Seattle due to those city's extra pay mandates for some front-line workers, The Kroger Co. has announced three more store closings in Los Angeles.

Retailers

H-E-B, Albertsons Address ‘Polarizing’ Mask Issue in Texas

By Jennifer Strailey on Mar. 08, 2021

The retailers reiterate masks are required in their Lone Star State stores despite the state's announcement that it will lift the mandate March 10.

Retailers

Reversing Mask Policies Puts Retailers in Another Tight Spot

By Jon Springer on Mar. 03, 2021

Easing restrictions—but incomplete vaccinations—in places such as Mississippi and Texas draws condemnation from some industry groups and leaves retailers on their own to request but not enforce safety measures.

Retailers

Giant Eagle, Steelers Team Up for COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

By WGB Staff on Feb. 26, 2021

Giant Eagle pharmacists will administer the Pfizer vaccine to eligible individuals at the Pittsburgh Steelers' Heinz Field.

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