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Jon Springer

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Jon Springer

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Retailers

How HelloFresh Boxes Sustainability

The fast-growing meal-kit company is moving to take further advantage of what it believes is a more environmentally friendly model for food retailing, says Jeff Yorzyk, its U.S. director of sustainability.

Retailers

How Grocery Outlet Picks Its Teams

With ambitions to grow its footprint at a 10% annual clip and offering the opportunity for experienced workers to become their own boss, Grocery Outlet is generating a lot of operator interest, CEO Eric Lindberg said.

Wholesalers & Distributors

UNFI Sees 'Dramatic' Food Inflation on Horizon

In an upbeat Q2 recap, the food wholesaler said it anticipates that CPGs will pass along rising costs and promotions as their assortments rebound; COVID sales benefits remain strong.

Retailers

Weis Posts 14.1% Comps in Q4

COVID sales trends backed by a strong operational performance helped the retailer post 16.1% sales gain in fiscal 2020, CEO Jonathan Weis said.

Industry Partners

Interactive Map Marries Retail, Residential Development

The Planned Grocery service, which tracks future grocery stores, has integrated a parallel database of new home development activity from a sister company.

Stores

Sprouts Provides a Peek at Its New Store Format

The retailer said its smaller store, intended to showcase a revamped go-to-market strategy and support a more profitable business, will debut this year in four new-builds and one renovation.

Retailers

Kroger's Ocado Facility Delivers First Load

As Kroger makes strides in improving profitability of digital, robots go to work.

Retailers

BJ’s Officials Laud Transformation Into Growth Mode

Well-positioned for changing consumer behavior, the membership warehouse club is “not the same company we were 12 months ago,” CEO Lee Delaney said.

Wholesalers & Distributors

UNFI, Whole Foods Extend Supply Deal

The longtime wholesale-retail partnership is extended to 2027, at which point Amazon could consider a consolidated buying solution.

Retailers

Kroger Sets Sights on 9%-11% 2-Year Comps

The retailer said strong digital growth, 10.6% non-fuel comps and price investments helped it gain market share in the fiscal fourth quarter while setting expectations for the COVID cycle into perspective.

Retailers

Reversing Mask Policies Puts Retailers in Another Tight Spot

Easing restrictions—but incomplete vaccinations—in places such as Mississippi and Texas draws condemnation from some industry groups and leaves retailers on their own to request but not enforce safety measures.

Retailers

Dollar Tree Lauds Rollout of Dual-Branded Combo Stores

The retailer has quietly stepped up its rollout of dual-branded Family Dollar-Dollar Tree stores, bringing the single-price point offering to rural towns and strongly outperforming legacy Family Dollar units.

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