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Jon Springer

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Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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Jon Springer

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Retailers

Walmart InHome Poised to Unlock More Intimate Customer Relationships

The new service, which requires shoppers to purchase and install a high-tech smart lock, kicks off in three cities this week.

Retailers

Why Meijer Is Trying Micro-Fulfillment

The retailer is partnering with its warehouse logistics firm Dematic to put the promise of faster and more efficient grocery e-commerce to the test.

Retailers

Giant Delivers a New Omnichannel Identity

The new branding emphasizes local equity and convenience as the back-end e-commerce platform integrates.

Retailers

'Lettuce' Reflect on Walmart's New Leadership

Basket Economics: Greg Foran’s tenure at Walmart was a triumph of shopkeeping. Can John Furner take it to a new level?  

Retailers

Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran Resigns; John Furner Named Successor

The New Zealand merchant made grocery and improved service in-stores a building block of the retailer's new trajectory.

Retailers

Village Super Market Confirms Gourmet Garage Deal

The $5.3 million acquisition brings 3 Manhattan specialty stores into the Wakefern cooperative.

Retailers

Mapping Out Amazon's Potential Grocery Sites

As speculation around a rollout of a new grocery format grows, an online site tool is seeing an increase in unidentified objects.

Retailers

Talking Grocery and Tech With Former Ahold USA CEO James McCann

In WGB’s "10 Items or Less" podcast, retailer turned investor James McCann shares insights and opinions on the forces changing the "leaky canoe" that is the U.S. grocery industry.

Retailers

Lidl Extending Medical Benefits for Part-Time Workers

The $9 million first-year investment will help attract workers for expansion, as well as improve retention and customer service, chairman says.

Retailers

Kroger Joins the Vape Ban

The retailer said it would discontinue e-cigarette sales, citing health questions and complex regulations.

Retailers

Grocery Outlet Owners Set New Stock Sale

Sponsors of the wildly successful IPO plan a second stock sale.

Technology

One-on-One With Robotic Supermarket Inventor John Lert

The Alert Innovations founder joins WGB's Breakroom to discuss self-charging 3D robots, clam chowder and a how vision for an automated supermarket "took over my life."

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