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Jon Springer

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Retailers

New Stores, Pricing Drive Robust Sales at Publix in Q2

The Easter holiday shift helped drive 4.8% comps in the period, the retailer said.

Retailers

New CEO Pledges Change as Sprouts' Q2 Misses Mark

Jack Sinclair says improving performance "is in our own hands" as price and promotional woes beset the natural foods retailer; President and COO Jim Nielsen departing.

Retailers

Village Super Market Eyeing Gourmet Garage Acquisition: Sources

A deal would land the Wakefern grocer three destination grocery stores in Manhattan and give it additional equity in fresh and prepared foods.

Retailers

Kroger Taps Walmart’s Sonya Hostetler as New Nashville President

The 30-year veteran of Walmart, described as "innovative and strategic," succeeds the retiring Zane Day as head of 91-store division.

Retailers

Albertsons Taps Starbucks Veteran to Head Strategic Sourcing

Retailer hires Jonathan Gardner to lead productivity efforts of goods not for resale, and it promotes David Nelson to manufacturing VP.

Technology

Getting Retail Robots Up to Speed

Badger, AT&T say an ongoing 5G network test portends dramatic opportunities to improve in-store performance and data.

Technology

Robotic Delivery Vans to Unite Walmart Stores in Arkansas

Walmart reveals new details of its Gatik partnership, saying pilot will run online grocery orders between a Neighborhood Market store and a Grocery Pickup center two miles away.

Retailers

New CEO Shares Vision for Albertsons

In his first remarks since taking over earlier this year, Vivek Sankaran pledges to be "locally great and nationally strong."

Retailers

Wegmans Pilots N.Y. Bag Ban, But Will Charge for Paper Alternative

Citing sustainability and cost concerns about paper bags, the high-volume retailer says the charge will spark consumers to switch to reusable bags.

Technology

Wakefern, Takeoff Unveil Robot Picking Site

The cooperative said online shoppers at certain ShopRite stores in New Jersey and New York are now getting their orders assembled robotically.

Technology

Giant Eagle, Grabango Partner on Checkout-Free Technology

The Pittsburgh retailer is the first announced partner for the computer-vision startup aiming to bring Amazon Go-like technologies to existing food stores.

Retailers

Giant Tees Up Next Heirloom Store

The second unit of the newly launched urban format eyes students and residents of Philadelphia's University City neighborhood.

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