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Kroger, Albertsons Execs Defend Merger to Senate Committee, Say Consolidation is Needed to Compete with Walmart and Amazon

Retail TouchPoints

As America’s grocer, we take seriously our responsibility to provide customers with fresh, affordable food, a commitment which is essential today considering the ways in which inflation is impacting our customers’ lives,” said McMullen in his testimony. 7, 2002, until the merger could be reviewed by antitrust authorities.

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FreshDirect celebrates 20 years at the forefront of grocery innovation

Retail Times

Since its founding in 2002, the Bronx-based online grocer has remained a signature household staple for two decades and has established true connections with its loyal customers. FreshDirect, the online grocery shopping pioneer and one of the leading grocery delivery services in the U.S.,

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Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

Potts, who stepped away from the grocer last month after nine years, brings a wealth of retail and grocery experience – something that’s desperately needed on the Partnership’s current board and which White has been criticised as lacking.

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FMI honors seven food industry executives

Mass Relators

Obray was fiercely committed to the strength of the independent grocer, customer care and collaboration among his industry peers. A staunch advocate of technology and innovation, in 2002 Joe helped Wakefern launch one of the grocery industry’s earliest online shopping platforms.

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The fall of Debenhams and Arcadia was inevitable: both shackled by earlier financial engineering.

Nelson Blackley

Grocers, as ‘essential retailers’ were allowed to remain open during both national ‘lockdowns’ and so have seen soaring food sales as more people eat at home, with eating out in restaurants and cafes not possible for much of the past nine months, as well as millions of people working from home.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 311 – Video Commerce with Qurate’s Brian Beitler

Retail Geek

Jason: [5:35] But one of the things I particularly love about your career is is I have this theory that, you know though all of retailers has been profoundly disrupted by digital but not all at the same time and so there were there are industries that are disrupted a long time ago and there’s you know if you’re a grocer or a car dealer (..)