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Grocery, Supermarket and Retail Food Industry News

Retailers

Hy-Vee Steps Out With DSW Launch in Twin Cities

The grocery retailer opens its first shop-in-shops in two stores, with four more to come shortly.

Retailers

Winsight Live: Bananas, Pumpkin Spice and Hero Pay

The latest Winsight Live with Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert dives deeper into Amazon Fresh’s debut in Woodland Hills, Calif., and its competitive pricing on bananas; pumpkin trends and new products debuting at Trader Joe’s and convenience stores; why some grocers are choosing not to focus on online grocery; the extension of hero pay at Brookshire’s and Fairway as larger retailers have eliminated it; and more.

Topics

Brookshire’s Certified as a Great Place to Work

By Kat Martin on Sep. 16, 2020

Great Place to Work’s methodology is validated by employee feedback.

Wholesalers & Distributors

SpartanNash Hires to Build Diversity

By Kat Martin on Sep. 16, 2020

Shaquanda Gordon has been named VP of human resources, talent and diversity, in an effort to create an inclusive workforce.

Retailers

Big Y Founding Family Honored With Eponymous College at Assumption University

By Kat Martin on Sep. 14, 2020

D’Amour College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recognizes Donald and Michele D’Amour’s generosity to their alma mater.

Retailers

Brookshire’s Extends Hero Pay to November

By Kat Martin on Sep. 14, 2020

The retailer is extending its $1 an hour pay increase until Nov. 6 as a thank you to its front-line workers.

Retailers

Winsight Live: Food Trends, Hazard Pay and Shopper Frustrations

By WGB Staff on Sep. 10, 2020

Winsight’s latest live news roundtable, Winsight Live with Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert, explores the latest in food trends, which includes less booze and more chicken wings; what the UFCW is doing to reinstate hazard pay; how retailers can do to eliminate shopper frustrations amid a pandemic; and more.

Retailers

Winsight Live: Inside Food Deserts, Target’s Private Label Expansion and Mask Imagery

By WGB Staff on Sep. 08, 2020

Winsight’s latest live news roundtable, Winsight Live with Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert, explores Ahold’s new 200,000-square-foot fresh meat facility in Rhode Island; the Catch-22 of food deserts; Target’s Good & Gather line expansion; and the latest contention with face masks.

Retailers

Winsight Live: Competitive Moves by Walmart, Instacart and Food Halls

By WGB Staff on Sep. 03, 2020

Winsight’s latest live news roundtable, Winsight Live with Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert, offers insights into Walmart’s expansion on Long Island, Instacart’s partnership with c-store 7-Eleven, the measures food halls are taking to reopen safely, ExxonMobil’s Alexa-enabled fuel payment, and more.

Retailers

Winsight Live: Layla Kasha of Grocery Outlet Talks Pandemic Response, Independent Spirit

By WGB Staff on Sep. 01, 2020

Layla Kasha, SVP and chief marketing officer of Grocery Outlet, joins Winsight Live with Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert. Kasha shared how Grocery Outlet and its operators are connecting with shoppers amid the pandemic and giving them the goods they want and need at budget prices.

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