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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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