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Russell Redman

Executive Editor, Winsight Grocery Business

Articles by
Russell Redman

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Labor

UFCW unions ratify new contracts with Loblaw, Sobeys

Three Western Canada locals approve tentative agreements reached following earlier strike authorization votes.

Stores

Smart & Final readies Extra! store opening in Lancaster, California

Site marks first of three new locations planned in the state by parent company Chedraui USA.

Retailers

FMI, NRF, RILA seek lower debit-card swipe fees from Fed meeting

Debit interchange rate remains too high despite falling costs for banks, retail trade groups said.

Retailers

Walgreens Boots Alliance OKs $192.5 million settlement with Rite Aid investors

Shareholders claimed they weren’t given the full regulatory picture of the failed Walgreens-Rite Aid merger deal unveiled in 2015.

Retailers

Loblaw makes Apple media a PC Optimum perk

Points now redeemable for Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade subscriptions and extended free trials of other Apple content services.

Industry Partners

FMI inaugurates 17 new board members

CEOs of Aldi U.S., Ahold Delhaize USA, Giant Eagle, C&S, AWG and KeHE among the retail, distributor and supplier executives elected as directors to the grocery and food industry trade group.

Wholesalers & Distributors

UNFI rolls out zero-emission trucks and cold trailers in Northern California

Deployment furthers the grocery distributor’s greenhouse gas reduction strategy for its fleet.

Retailers

Ron Vachris to take Costco CEO reins from Craig Jelinek

Last year’s promotion to president and COO had signaled to industry observers that a succession plan was unfolding.

Technology

Hy-Vee builds in-store digital media experience with Samsung

Grocer’s RedMedia retail media arm plans to expand its digital signage network to over 10,000 screens and help brand partners reach customers as they shop.

Kroger

Kroger-Albertsons merger divestiture to C&S called 'adequate remedy'

The two supermarket retailers are cooperating with regulators to “fully resolve competitive concerns,” an International Center for Law & Economics analysis concluded.

Retailers

Rite Aid identifies initial 154 stores for closure under bankruptcy plan

Nearly 100 Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs locations to be marketed for sale by real estate firm A&G Realty Partners.

Inflation

Grocery store sales grow less in September

Pace of core retail sales gains is slowing down, the National Retail Federation’s chief economist reported.

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