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IRS Launches New Tools To Identify ACA Noncompliance

by Chris Cooley/MyHRConcierge Special to The Shelby Report How can the IRS determine if I complied with the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? That is one of the most common questions that I hear regarding ACA. Many have stated they have not heard of penalties being handed out to employers and doubt there will be enforcement of […]

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M&A Advisor Expects More Deals In Latino Grocer Circles

by Lorrie Griffith/editor-in-chief Scott Moses sees a parallel between natural grocers and Latino-focused grocers, anticipating that some of the same growth that has occurred for natural grocers in recent years will increasingly take place for Latino grocers in coming months and years. Moses, who is a managing director and the head of food retail and […]

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CVS Pharmacy’s New Store Design To Include Expanded ‘Better-For-You’ Food Offerings

CVS Pharmacy has unveiled a new store design that the company says will enhance the retail customer experience. The design focuses on a new assortment of healthier food, health-focused products and expanded beauty selections paired with informational signage throughout the store to help customers discover new offerings. Together with its innovative digital programs, these changes […]

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Kroger Promotes Colón To Senior Director Of Diversity

The Kroger Co.’s Angel Colón has been promoted to senior director of diversity. He has been serving as the company’s director of multicultural development for merchandising since 2008. Colon succeeds Rueben Shaffer, who retired at the end of March, as Kroger’s head of diversity and also assumes the responsibilities for the company’s strong supplier diversity […]

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Hormel Foods Makes CytoSport Division Promotion

Hormel Foods has promoted Karen Wiernik, senior director of innovation and business development for its CytoSport division, to SVP of marketing for CytoSport. CytoSport is Hormel’s family of sports nutrition products; its brands include Muscle Milk, Cytomax and Monster Milk. The division is based in Walnut Creek, California. “Congratulations to Karen on her advancement,” said CytoSport […]

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New CEO Report Reveals Insights Among Leadership Of America’s Biggest Companies

Feigen Advisors, an advisory firm to CEOs of the world’s largest companies, has released its third annual New CEO Report, which profiles the new chief executives appointed to lead S&P 250 companies in 2016. The report debunks some of the commonly held assumptions about turnover at the top of America’s biggest companies while shedding light […]

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Walmart ‘Aggressively’ Expanding Grocery Pickup As It Also Rolls Out Online Discount

Walmart is “aggressively” expanding its Online Grocery Pickup Service, according to Mark Lore, president and CEO of Walmart U.S. e-commerce. Lore says on the company’s website that the service is now in 600 stores with an additional 500 coming this year. That news comes as Lore also reveals that, beginning April 19, Walmart will begin […]

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Whole Foods Market Investor Reportedly Wants Chain To Consider A Possible Sale

Is Whole Foods Market being primed for a takeover? Perhaps. The Wall Street Journal and CNBC report that activist investor Jana Partners has built a nearly 9 percent stake in the Austin, Texas-based grocery chain and wants the company to “speed up its turnaround efforts while also exploring a possible sale.” “The activist investor has […]