Rite Aid rolls out same-day delivery option
PHILADELPHIA – Rite Aid announced the launch of its same-day delivery service for Rite Aid customers within 15 miles of select store locations.
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Retailers optimistic about 2024 with plans to evolve supply chain, invest in AI
NEW YORK – Executives and C-suite professionals at mid-market retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are nearly universally optimistic about 2024, with few anticipating a recession.
NRF Foundation Honors celebrates retail
NEW YORK – The ninth annual NRF Foundation Honors event here on January 14 raised more than $3 million to support careers in retail.
Video Forum: Rodney McMullen, Kroger
This week’s Video Forum features Kroger chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen, newly named Retailer of the Year at MMR (Chain Drug Review‘s sister publication). McMullen discusses some of the major initiatives that have helped make the company the nation’s premier operator of traditional supermarkets.
Walmart to make largest drone delivery expansion of any U.S. retailer
Walmart is reaching new heights, offering our drone delivery for up to 75% of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) population. Wing is building on their momentum with the largest drone delivery footprint of any U.S. retailer.
CVS to close dozens of Target pharmacy locations
According to published reports, CVS Health plans to close dozens of its locations in Target Corp. discount stores as the drugstore chain grapples with rising costs in its pharmacy business.
December CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor numbers show retailers had strong holiday season
WASHINGTON – Retail sales continued to grow in December, completing a strong holiday shopping season, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation. Click here to access December’s retail data.
H-E-B is top grocer in latest dunnhumby RPI
H-E-B is the nation’s top grocery retailer in the seventh annual dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index (RPI). The index is the only approach to ranking grocers that combines financial results with customer perception, duhnhumby said today in announcing the results.
Circana thought leaders to share new insights during three upcoming events
Circana, formerly IRI and The NPD Group, announces new thought leadership for the upcoming weeks in its latest version of Next Week Now, a compilation of insights-rich activities, announcements and events. Upcoming Circana thought leadership activity includes: Saturday, Jan.
Hy-Vee’s Edeker is extolled for lifetime achievement
Randy Edeker is a visionary force who has left an undeniable mark on the retail industry. Since taking the helm of Hy-Vee as chairman and chief executive officer in 2012, Edeker has transformed the regional grocer into a nationally recognized, award-winning retail brand.
Hy-Vee, Soda Health launch new health and wellness benefits program
Hy-Vee, Inc. and Soda Health launched a new Smart Benefits program that allows recipients to receive personalized health and wellness benefits at all Hy-Vee locations across the retailer’s eight-state region.
Regional Chain of Year honor goes to Kinney
Kinney Drugs can trace its history back to over 120 years ago when Burt Kinney established the very first store here in 1903. Over the next 95 years, the company slowly expanded to nearly 100 retail locations throughout upstate New York and Vermont.
Walmart details its technology vision at CES
Doug McMillon and several other members of Walmart’s management team discussed their vision of a new type of commerce — adaptive retailing — at the Consumer Electronics Show here yesterday.
Albertsons reports strong revenue gains in Q3
BOISE, Idaho – Albertsons Companies Inc. posted solid sales gains for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, shining a positive light on the grocer’s strategy as it waits for a green light on its planned merger with Kroger Co. Third quarter fiscal 2023 highlights included: Growth in Identical Sales.
Rite Aid sells Elixir Solutions Business to MedImpact
Rite Aid Corp. announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey has approved the sale of the company’s Elixir Solutions Business to MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. (MedImpact), an independent pharmacy benefit solutions company.
Albertsons Media Collective and Criteo partner
Criteo announced a new partnership with Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm for the Albertsons Cos., to enhance its cutting-edge retail media network.