Subscribe. The retailer framed the decision to close U.S. stores on the holiday — for the first time in more than 30 years — as a gesture of thanks to employees.The robots from Badger Technologies will be used to monitor product availability, verify prices and deliver location data for more than 100,000 SKUs at each store. The club retailer is opening two new locations in New York and hired an ex-Home Depot e-commerce specialist to develop the company's digital business. The grocer recorded same-store sales of 27% after earlier reporting a 34% rise during the first eight weeks of the quarter.Like other recently promoted Kroger executives, Mahadevan is a former official of dunnhumbyUSA.Kroger, Albertsons and Stop & Shop tentatively agreed to withdraw from the union's main pension fund and establish variable annuity pension plans in its place.The free newsletter covering the top industry headlinesBill Bradley has been hired as chief marketing and communications officer, while Ryan Cuba will take on the role of chief merchant after leading business development for Schnucks. The online grocer's new "microhub" is six times larger than its current space in San Francisco and will allow the company to quadruple its delivery capacity.BuzzFeed News reported Wednesday that the personal information from more than a quarter of a million accounts dating back to June is being sold on the dark web. The discount supermarket chain is on track to open more than 70 U.S. stores in 2020 and now has 2,000 stores across the country.The co-op is also planning to move its store in Kirkland, Washington, to a larger site and add a seafood restaurant.The company's C$3.5 billion plan to boost e-commerce and store technology borrows from its U.S. playbook, according to one industry analyst.The retail giant will also start its holiday deals in October to reduce crowds and said the changes were made in anticipation of a "very different" holiday season.The company is using $85 million in new funding to staff up and open a new warehouse as COVID-19 drives demand.The technology will first launch at a store in Carteret, New Jersey, and the retailer hopes to bring it to other locations. COVID-19 is forcing retailers like Wegmans and Heinen's to reexamine their store experiences.The discounter is reportedly putting property up for sale in North Texas and San Antonio that it acquired early in its U.S. offensive.The pandemic is spurring retailers to shift from treating sanitation as a compliance issue to making long-term changes centered on cleanliness, according to industry experts.Target, Walmart and Kroger are part of a newly formed, $15 million "Beyond the Bag" program.The updates put the company well over halfway toward its goal of 1,500 stores by the holidays.While customers are stocking up more, weekly visits decreased 20% from pre-pandemic levels, according to a report from Acosta. The grocer believes handing out masks at stores, but not requiring them, is the most effective policy. Earlier this year, the SEG Gives Foundation donated $250,000 to the American Red Cross to support disaster relief efforts, as well as more than $675,000 raised for the American Red Cross in 2019 with generous support from its loyal customers, dedicated associates and valued vendor partners. Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, is one of the largest …
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