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Heather Lalley

Editor in chief, Winsight Grocery Business

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Heather Lalley is the editor in chief of Winsight Grocery Business, overseeing a team of editors and a web producer to write, report and publish breaking news, features, trend stories and industry analysis. She spent six years as an editor with sister publication Restaurant Business, covering many facets of the restaurant industry.

Before joining Winsight, Heather spent nearly a decade as a reporter for the daily newspaper in Spokane, Washington. She is the author of "The Chicago Homegrown Cookbook." She holds a journalism degree from Northwestern University and is a graduate of the two-year baking and pastry program at Washburne Culinary Institute in Chicago.

She is the mother of two and rarely passes up a chance to eat tater tots.

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Retailers

Ohio AG: Dollar General temporarily closes stores to fix pricing issues

The discounter briefly shuttered some of its stores in the state early Friday, a move the attorney general said was in response to his ongoing legal battles with the retailer. Dollar General, however, said computer issues were to blame.

Labor

Louisville Trader Joe’s becomes grocer’s 3rd union store

Workers voted 48-36 in favor of joining the independent Trader Joe’s United union. Bargaining sessions with the company will be held next week.

Stores

6-unit Louie’s Fresh Market has a new owner

The Michigan-based grocery chain, founded by Alpena Oil Company, has been purchased by Blarney Castle Oil Co.

Retailers

Schnucks names HR vet Jada Reese chief people officer

Reese most recently served as SVP of human resources at Enterprise Bank & Trust.

Stores

Sam’s Club details super-sized growth plans

The Walmart-owned warehouse club unveiled a strategy Thursday to open more than 30 new locations across the U.S. over the next several years, along with many new distribution and fulfillment centers.

Stores

New stores: Sprouts Farmers Market, Trader Joe’s to add to their location counts

The grocers will open new stores in Arizona, California and Connecticut in the coming weeks.

Fresh Food

Sprouts launches program to ‘rescue’ less-than-perfect produce

The grocer’s new Rescued Organics program aims to reduce food waste and support farmers by selling imperfect fruits and vegetables at a discount.

Technology

Instacart is ‘winding down’ in-store shopping for pickup orders at some grocery chains

The same-day delivery provider said some grocers are shifting to fulfilling their own pickup orders, and that it is providing laid-off shoppers with transition assistance and separation packages.

Stores

H-E-B to open 1st store in Cibolo Wednesday

H-E-B also plans to open a 55,000-square-foot e-commerce fulfillment center in the fast-growing city later this year.

Labor

Walmart raises hourly pay to more than $17.50

That’s about 50 cents higher than the current average hourly wage at the country’s largest grocery retailer. The raises will be reflected on March 2 paychecks, Walmart said Tuesday.

Retailers

Dollar Tree names Rick Dreiling CEO

Mike Witynski, who had been with the discounter since 2010, is leaving the company. Dollar Tree shook up nearly its entire C-suite last summer.

Industry Partners

Lowes Foods CEO Brian George named FMI chairman

George takes over the two-year post at the grocery industry group from Hy-Vee’s Randy Edeker. Leslie Sarasin remains FMI’s president and CEO.

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