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Retailers

The latest news and analysis of U.S. grocery, mass, drug, discount and club retailers, including financial, executive leadership and mergers and acquisitions. 

Retailers

Mask? No Mask? Here's Where Stores Stand

Some grocery retailers are dropping mask requirements for individuals fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Others are leaving them in place for the time being. Here's a look at who has said what so far.

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Bodega Latina to Acquire Smart & Final for $620M

The non-membership warehouse club will join the parent of El Super and Fiesta Mart as Apollo flips the brand after 2 years at a tidy profit.

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Kroger Picks 10 Food Innovators for $2.5M Development Program

By Jon Springer on May 14, 2021

Kroger's Innovation Fund will support startups specializing in upcycled and surplus foods.

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Meijer Opens Three New Supercenters

By Christine LaFave Grace on May 14, 2021

Meijer CEO Rick Keyes touted the success of the chain's Shop & Scan technology in promising a state-of-the-art, one-stop shopping experience.

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Amazon Hiring 75K, Offers Sign-On Bonuses Up to $1,000

By Jennifer Strailey on May 14, 2021

Amazon seeks to add 75,000 people to its fulfillment and logistics network across the U.S. and Canada as it continues to expand its footprint.

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Southeastern Grocers Launches Game-Like Savings Program

By Kristina Hurtig on May 13, 2021

The latest enhancement to the grocer’s rewards loyalty program, “rewards Boosters” offers customers “uniquely tailored savings on the products they buy most,” CEO Anthony Hucker says.

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Ethnic E-Grocer Weee Hires Former Instacart, Netflix Exec

By Kristina Hurtig on May 13, 2021

Guillaume McIntyre has been named VP of marketing to accelerate customer adoption of Weee.

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What do Whole Foods’ Operational Changes Mean for its Future?

By Jennifer Strailey on May 13, 2021

The retailer issues a statement outlining past and future growth while announcing operational changes and consolidation.

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Grocery Outlet Sees Comps Slow Further

By Jon Springer on May 12, 2021

The discounter is encountering resilient trip-consolidation habits, an e-commerce deficit and other factors officials described as “transitory” as first-quarter results underwhelm and second-quarter comps dip further.

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Ahold Delhaize: Strengthened U.S. Business Laps the COVID Boom

By Jon Springer on May 12, 2021

An improving two-year comp stack indicates a healthier underlying business for the retailer, whose officials are pragmatic about U.S. inflation and optimistic about gaining share.

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