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Target hires Prat Vemana as digital chief

 By Heather Lalley on Oct. 05, 2022

Vemana, who comes to the company from Kaiser Permanente, will be charged with steering the retailer’s fast-growing digital business.

Technology

Shoppers want more technology in stores

 By Jeniece Drake on Oct. 05, 2022

However, many stores aren’t keeping up with consumers’ tech demands. Walmart, Target and Kroger, though, earned top ratings from shoppers, according to new research from category growth design firm ChaseDesign.

Industry Partners

Grubhub and Gopuff partner on faster grocery delivery

By Diane Adam on Oct. 05, 2022

Now underway in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, the partnership will soon roll out to hundreds of Gopuff locations across the country.

Kroger

Kroger teams up with celebrity chef Rachael Ray for new line of Home Chef meal kits

By Diane Adam on Oct. 05, 2022

The Rachael Ray Home Chef meal kit will be available each month in more than 1,300 stores.

Wholesalers & Distributors

SpartanNash unloads 4 redundant distribution facilities for nearly $30M

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 05, 2022

The food company, which is a retailer, wholesaler and distributor, sold the temperature-controlled production and distribution facilities to Provender Partners, which intends to lease them to other grocers.

Amazon

Amazon puts its retail hiring on ice, report says

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 05, 2022

The retailer is freezing corporate hiring for both its brick-and-mortar and online shops, according to The New York Times.

Industry Partners

UNFI opens distribution center in New Hampshire

By Diane Adam on Oct. 04, 2022

The grocery wholesaler opened a 125,000-square-foot refrigerated distribution center in Londonderry, New Hampshire, to expand its capability to deliver products across the Northeast.

Wholesalers & Distributors

Distributor FreshEdge sold to Wind Point Partners

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 04, 2022

The fresh foods distributor, with a footprint in the Midwest and Southeast, completed seven acquisitions during the time in which it was owned by Rotunda Capital Partners.

Products

Delivery app Gopuff to offer Charlotte's Web CBD products nationwide

By Diane Adam on Oct. 04, 2022

Gopuff first launched Charlotte's Web offerings this summer in select markets, but will now continue with nationwide expansion throughout 2022 and 2023.

Retailers

Cardenas Markets opens new store in Banning, California

By Jeniece Drake on Oct. 04, 2022

The store is the Hispanic grocery chain's first in the San Gorgonio Pass area.

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