In-store ads are Walmart’s latest coup
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MMR honors ‘Most Influential Women’ of 2024
MMR held an event in New York this week to honor Mass Market Retailing’s Most Influential Women of 2024.
McMillon to Walmart associates: embrace change
Complacency is the enemy of excellence. Doug McMillon delivered that message to a gathering of some 14,000 colleagues that marked the culmination of Walmart’s annual Associates Week.
Looking to the future of healthcare
Speaking at WSL’s event on Thursday, CVS Health’s Erin Condon talked about how consumer expectations around health care are changing, requiring a more personalized, inclusive and holistic approach. “At the end of the day, health is about living,” Condon said.
Walmart offers new innovations, integrations
At Walmart, the customer has always been at the center of everything. Helping people live better is not a mantra, it’s been part of the company since day one. Today’s customers are tech savvy, with elevated expectations around how, when and where they shop.
Walmart adding associate training program
Walmart has launched a new program to train hourly workers for higher-paid positions while helping the retailer address its growing need for skilled technicians. It’s part of an ongoing effort to improve pay, benefits and opportunities for employees, according to the company.
Consumers ‘willing to spend’ even as growth slows
WASHINGTON – NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz says shoppers are still spending money in retail stores even as smaller wage gains and high interest rates slow consumer spending growth. “U.S.
Father’s Day spending to total $22.4 billion
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2024 – Father’s Day spending is expected to reach $22.4 billion this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
SpartanNash adds VP for merchandising and pharmacy
SpartanNash has named Graham McIvor to the newly created post of vice president for merchandising and pharmacy, effective immediately.
Video Forum: Kathleen McLaughlin, Walmart
Kathleen McLaughlin, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer at Walmart, tells this week’s Video Forum about the retailer’s commitment to being a regenerative company.
Costco turns in strong third quarter performance
Costco Wholesale Corp. reported net sales of $57.39 billion for its fiscal third quarter, up 9.1% over the prior year quarter. Net sales for the 36-week year-to-date period increased 7%, to $171.44 billion.
Hy-Vee dietitians to offer free omega-3 screenings
Hy-Vee Inc. said it will provide 2,000 free omega-3 index screenings at select Hy-Vee stores in June as a part of Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential to the body as they support a healthy heart and brain.
FMI partners on cybersecurity, threat assessment
WASHINGTON – FMI, The Food Industry Association, is partnering with an organization that monitors and helps address cybersecurity and other threats. FMI is one of three trade groups joining forces with the Food and Agriculture Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Food and Ag-ISAC).
Food Lion Feeds awards more than $675,000 in grants
The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $675,000 in grants to over 250 nonprofit agencies and community feeding partners across Food Lion’s 10-state footprint.
Kroger Health to host Nourishing Change Conference
Kroger Health has announced the dates for its Nourishing Change Conference, a groundbreaking event this summer that will explore the transformative power of nutrition, consumer product goods, technology, retail, and other health interventions that can improve the well-being of individuals and commun
Meijer to open first grocery format store in Indiana
Meijer will open its new 90,000-square-foot grocery format store on July 11 at the Promenade of Noblesville, Ind., the retailer said on Tuesday. This is Meijer’s first grocery format store in Indiana, where it will complement the retailer’s 42 supercenters in the state.