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Heather Lalley

Editor in chief, Winsight Grocery Business

Articles by
Heather Lalley

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Walmart

Walmart will now charge for order substitutions

The retail giant said it’s giving consumers greater ability to approve or reject substitutions and that charging for more-expensive items is standard industry practice.

Technology

Theft forces Wegmans to ditch scan-and-go app

The regional grocer said Sunday will be the last day its SCAN app is available for customers and that it’s working on improving it to curb “the losses we are experiencing.”

Technology

Grocers’ relationship with technology? It’s complicated

Food retailers are investing more than ever in tech to boost efficiency and improve the customer experience, but they’re not entirely sold on its effectiveness, FMI’s The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2022 report found.

Nonfood

H-E-B hopes its loyal shoppers will want a branded debit card

The Texas grocer on Monday debuted a card that gives 5% cash back on “H-E-B’s family of brands,” the retailer said.

Wholesalers & Distributors

US Foods completes expansion of super-sized Louisiana distribution center

The 205,000-square-foot facility in Marrero, Louisiana, triples the size of the previous center and boosts the broadliner’s reach across the South.

Amazon

Amazon Fresh opens 2nd Pennsylvania location

It’s the 43rd store for the high-tech brick-and-mortar grocery arm of the retail giant.

Labor

New Seasons Market store votes to unionize

Workers at one of the grocer’s locations in Portland, Oregon, overwhelmingly approved plans Wednesday to join the independent New Seasons Labor Union.

Inflation

Dollar General’s $1 groceries aren’t going anywhere

The discounter said its lowest price point is more important than ever and that it plans to expand its offerings. Competitor Dollar Tree raised its prices to $1.25 late last year.

Retailers

Online grocer Misfits Market to acquire Imperfect Foods

Both companies focus on delivering less-than-perfect or surplus foods and other products, while claiming to reduce food waste. They’ll remain separate businesses “in the short term,” Misfits Market said.

Technology

Instacart gobbles up indie-focused e-commerce firm in latest acquisition

The same-day grocery delivery platform, which reportedly plans to go public this year, is buying Rosie, a company that offers tech-solutions for local and independent grocers.

Retailers

Target CEO Brian Cornell to stay with the retailer for 3 more years

The Minneapolis-based company scrapped its mandatory retirement age for its CEO in extending the contract of Cornell, 63, who has been with Target since 2014.

Stores

H-E-B to open new Frisco, Texas, store later this month

The 111,000-square-foot supermarket, scheduled to open Sept. 21, continues the retailer’s planned growth in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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