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Retailers

Food retailers: 'We need to talk about theft'

 By Heather Lalley on May 25, 2023

Aisle 1: Shrink dominated quarterly earnings discussions for Dollar Tree, Target, Walmart and others. But solutions are hard to come by, writes WGB Editor-in-Chief Heather Lalley.

Labor

Dollar General faces $3.4M in unsafe workplace penalties

 By Heather Lalley on May 24, 2023

The U.S. Department of Labor said it found blocked aisles, emergency exits and more at nine of the discounter’s stores in Maine, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Walmart

Walmart ordered to pay more than $19M in hand sanitizer distributor lawsuit

By Heather Lalley on May 15, 2023

The jury sided with the plaintiff, who said the retail giant breached its early pandemic contract. Walmart said it’s reviewing its legal options.

Kroger

Food watchdog group urges FTC to nix Kroger-Albertsons merger deal

By Russell Redman on May 15, 2023

Center for Science in the Public Interest also joins “Stop the Merger” coalition.

Inflation

Report: SNAP recipients are buying fewer groceries following recent benefits decrease

By Heather Lalley on May 11, 2023

The March 1 expiration of Emergency Allotment (EA) benefits is prompting unit volume declines in all grocery departments among households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Numerator found.

Stores

Dollar Tree faces nearly $800K in workplace safety fines in Rhode Island

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 25, 2023

Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found blocked exits, unsafe materials storage and more at two of the discounter’s stores in the state.

Stores

New Jersey earmarks millions in funding for supermarket development in food deserts

By Russell Redman on Apr. 13, 2023

State agency paves the way for grocery retailers to receive up to $50 million in tax credits this year for store projects in designated communities.

Kroger

Kroger moves to dismiss consumer lawsuit against Albertsons acquisition deal

By Russell Redman on Apr. 13, 2023

“Any theoretical competitive effects of the merger are neither known nor knowable when the scope of the merger has yet to be determined,” Kroger said in its filing, noting that the transaction remains under antitrust review.

Labor

Asian grocer C-Mart to pay $800K to settle overtime pay investigation

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 12, 2023

The three-unit Massachusetts chain did not properly pay workers, the state AG’s office found. The settlement will cover restitution and penalties.

Albertsons

Albertsons’ General Counsel Juliette Pryor exits

By Russell Redman on Apr. 11, 2023

Her move to home improvement retailer Lowe's comes amid a pending $24.6 billion mega-merger with The Kroger Co.

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