The Kroger Co. received a third consecutive perfect score on the 2021 Corporate Equality Index, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s national benchmarking tool for corporate policies and practices supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) employees. The annual survey assesses non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care, competency programs and public engagement […]
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Southeastern Grocers Postpones Initial Public Offering
Southeastern Grocers has postponed its previously announced initial public offering. The company will continue to evaluate the timing for the proposed offering as market conditions develop. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company had released a statement on Jan. 21 that it would launch an IPO of 8.9 million shares of its common stock, to be sold by […]
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The Giant Company Honored With FMI Gold Plate Award
The Giant Co., based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has been awarded the 2020 Gold Plate Award by the FMI Foundation in the COVID-19 Heroes category. A new category for the annual awards program, it recognizes charitable programs that help families share meals together during the pandemic. The Giant Co. accepted the award for its program, “The […]
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Brown, Sourry Elected To Kroger Board Of Directors
Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. has announced that Kevin Brown and Amanda Sourry have been elected to the company’s board of directors. It also announced that Bobby Shackouls is retiring from the board after more than 21 years of service. “We are grateful to Bobby for his more than two decades of service on the […]
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Aldi Installs New Wind Turbine At Illinois Warehouse
Aldi recently installed its first company wind turbine at its warehouse in Dwight, Illinois. After breaking ground last summer, the wind turbine was recently activated and will power up to 40 percent of the warehouse’s total energy needs, reducing the amount of grey electricity consumed from the grid and replacing it with green electricity. The wind turbine is an environmental milestone for Aldi, as well as for the town of […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, The Kroger Co., West
Albertsons Cos. Joins Beyond The Bag Initiative To Reduce Plastic Waste
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. has joined the Beyond the Bag Initiative, its latest step to contributing to efforts to reduce plastic waste. The initiative, launched by the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, is a multi-year collaboration across retail sectors. It aims to identify, test and implement innovative new design solutions that serve the function […]
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Food Lion Donates Another 1.6 Million Meals To Neighbors In Need
Food Lion Feeds, headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina, has donated the equivalent of 1.6 million meals to assist families and individuals still impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The significant donation through the retailer’s Faces of Hope campaign, the initiative to continue its efforts to support neighbors fighting food insecurity as a result of the pandemic, is […]
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Kroger And Ocado Announce Phoenix As Location Of Next CFC
The Kroger Co. and Ocado have named Phoenix, Arizona, as the latest location for a customer fulfillment center (CFC). The location confirms a previous announcement stating Kroger and Ocado would construct a CFC in the Southwest region. Kroger has partnered with Ocado to accelerate its ability to provide customers with anything, anytime, anywhere. The CFC […]
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Stop & Shop, P&G Launch E-Commerce Homegating Experience
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop has teamed up with Procter & Gamble to launch the ultimate homegating experience for customers to get ready for the Big Game. Featuring celebrity chef and restaurateur Tiffany Faison, the website will include exclusive recipes, shopping lists and videos to inspire cooking enthusiasts and self-proclaimed taste testers alike. Home delivery […]
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The Giant Co. Plans For Replacement Store In Doylestown, PA
The Giant Co. will build a new, bigger store in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to replace the current store located at 4357 West Swamp Road. The new store will be built at 4377 West Swamp Road. “This latest project is part of our continuing investment in our store base to enhance the shopping experience for our customers and […]
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Kroger Delta Division Proposes Additional Wage Investment Of $27M
Kroger Delta Division has revealed details of its latest contract offer to UFCW Local 2008 for associates in its Arkansas stores. The company is proposing to invest $27 million in wage increases and ratification bonuses in addition to maintaining exceptional health care benefits. “We have presented the union with our comprehensive best offer that includes […]
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Amazon Fresh Store To Open Jan. 28 In Schaumburg, IL
The Amazon Fresh store in Schaumburg, Illinois, will open its doors on Thursday, Jan. 28. The Schaumburg location, at 16 A East Golf Road, is the second Amazon Fresh store to open to the public in Illinois. The approximately 45,000-square-foot store will be open from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. PT daily. From 7-8 a.m. the store […]
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Well-Deserved Honors For Gelson’s Executive
Donna Tyndall is a shoo-in for The Shelby Report of the West’s Woman Executive of the Year award as well as induction into the Food Industry Hall of Fame. Currently serving as SVP of store operations for Encino, California-based Gelson’s, Tyndall was the first woman in management for the upscale grocer. And she has taken […]
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Southeastern Grocers Announces Launch Of Initial Public Offering
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. has announced the launch of an initial public offering of 8.9 million shares of its common stock. This will be sold by certain of its stockholders, at an anticipated initial public offering price between $14 and $16 per share, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 previously filed with the […]
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Save A Lot Giving Away Free Groceries For A Year Through Sweepstakes
St. Louis, Missouri-based Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the United States, is kicking off the New Year with a national sweepstakes in which one winner will win a year’s supply of groceries. Now through Feb. 9, anyone can enter the sweepstakes by visiting savealot.com/sweepstakes and signing up for Save A Lot’s […]
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Grocery Outlet Appoints New Members To Board Of Directors
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. has expanded the company’s board of directors to 12 members with the appointments of Gail Moody-Byrd and María Fernanda Mejía, effective Jan. 18. Moody-Byrd brings more than 35 years of experience in B2B technology marketing and retail/wholesale industry consulting, merchandising and planning. She currently serves as chief marketing officer of Noodle.ai, […]
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The Giant Co. Honors Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream of racial equality, The Giant Co. has made $25,000 in donations to support 12 organizations dedicated to advancing diversity and inclusion within their local communities. The Giant Co. is partnering with Central PA MLK Day of Service to give $10,000 to local nonprofits to support their efforts […]
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Sprouts Survey: Young Americans Likely To Shift Away From Meat
According to research commissioned by Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market and conducted by One Poll, nearly one in every two Americans consumes more plant-based meals than meat, with more than half (54 percent) of respondents ages 24 to 39 identifying as flexitarians. A survey of 2,000 Americans looked into the new year eating habits and aims people have […]
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Save A Lot Donates 185,000 Bags Of Food To Charities Across U.S.
With the help and generosity of its customers, Save A Lot has donated more than 185,000 bags of much-needed, high-quality food to local charities fighting hunger as part of its Bags for a Brighter Holiday effort. St. Louis, Missouri-based Save A Lot is one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S. Throughout the […]
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Albertsons Cos. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. has reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, which ended Dec. 5, 2020. Third quarter of fiscal 2020 highlights include: Identical sales growth of 12.3 percent; Digital sales growth of 225 percent; Net income per share of $0.20; Adjusted net income per share of $0.66; Net income of $124 […]