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Retailers

Albertsons Provides Real-Time ‘Glympse’ of Online Grocery Orders

Notifications will provide the exact time of the retailer’s home deliveries and its Drive Up & Go service.    

Retailers

Kroger’s Smith Division to Ban Visa Cards Beginning April 3

Declaring the credit card company’s “excessive fees and unfairness cannot continue to go unchecked,” the retailer’s Salt Lake City-based division’s decision aims to help keep prices low.

Industry Partners

GMDC Reimagines the Retail Experience With Selfcare Summit 2019

By WGB Staff on Feb. 28, 2019

The trade group is launching a new event to enlighten and inspire industry leaders on how to better connect with today’s wellness-savvy shoppers.

Fresh Food

Retailers Pair Up With Rainier Fruit to Drive Produce Sales for a Cause

By WGB Staff on Feb. 26, 2019

Harris Teeter, Wegmans, Lunds & Byerlys donated 20,000 pairs of socks through the company’s Pears for Pairs cause marketing program.

Retailers

Wegmans Cuts Prices as Shoppers Adjust to SNAP Disruption

By WGB Staff on Feb. 19, 2019

The retailer said it was lowering prices on roughly 100 SKUs for two weeks in response to SNAP cadence changes in government shutdown.

Fresh Food

Dietz & Watson Removes Nitrates, Nitrites From Deli Meats

By Natalie Taylor on Feb. 13, 2019

The company said its full product line will be uncured by the end of 2020.

Retailers

Bashas' Celebrates Major Remodels in Arizona

By WGB Staff on Feb. 15, 2019

The Grand Canyon State’s leading privately held grocer earlier this month unveiled fully remodeled and remerchandised stores in the Native American communities of Whiteriver and Tuba City, both of which feature a variety of updates and expanded features along with an elevated focus on healthy food offerings.

Retailers

Lori Raya Joins SpartanNash as Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer

By WGB Staff on Feb. 07, 2019

Former Albertsons' Southern California division president will assume new duties on Feb. 18; Larry Pierce set to retire in September.

Retailers

Giant Reveals Locations for 3 More Philly Heirloom Markets

By Meg Major on Feb. 06, 2019

The retailer’s new small-format urban concept stores are set to open by year's end in University City, Northern Liberties and Queen Village.

Retailers

Beyond the Core: Supermarket Service Needs Attention

By Brian Numainville on Feb. 05, 2019

Retail Feedback Group's Brian Numainville reflects on lessons from the Supermarket Experience Study.