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Lucky’s Market Closing Most of Its Stores
The regional grocery chain Lucky’s Market is closing most of its stores and laying off thousands of employees in a matter of weeks, the Sun Sentinel reported on Jan. 21. The 17-year-old company has about 39 stores in 10 states. Lucky’s plans to close 32 of those stores by Feb. 12 and lay off about 2,500 employees, […]
Amazon Drops Grocery Delivery Fee as Competitors Close in
Amazon.com, Inc. (Washington) is eliminating its grocery delivery service fee for Prime members in the United States and making shopping easier by combining AmazonFresh and Whole Foods Market (Texas) ordering on a single site, in a bid to fend off rival grocery sellers like Walmart Inc. (Arkansas) and Kroger Co. (Ohio). Amazon is dropping its […]
CV Sciences Expands Distribution Partnership with Kroger
CV Sciences, Inc. (California) announced further expansion of its PlusCBD Oil brand with The Kroger Co. (Ohio). CV Sciences’ expansion broadens distribution and availability of the company’s PlusCBD Oil Original and Extra Strength Balms, and recently launched PlusCBD Oil Roll-Ons to more than 400 Kroger stores in five new states, including Georgia, Montana, Texas, Utah and Virginia. This […]
Kroger to Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags by 2025
The Kroger Co. (Ohio) announced it will phase out single-use plastic bags and transition to reusable bags across its family of stores by 2025. Seattle-based QFC will be the company’s first retail division to phase out single-use plastic bags. The company expects QFC’s transition to be completed in 2019. “As part of our Zero Hunger | […]
Kroger and Alibaba Hold Business Development Talks
Chinese e-commerce and technology company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and U.S. grocer Kroger Co. (Ohio) have had early discussions on working together, including a meeting in which U.S. executives traveled to China, a source familiar with the matter said, according to report on Reuters.com. The business development talks are at an initial stage, and it […]
Kroger to Purchase Vitacost.com for $280 Million
The Kroger Co. (Cincinnati, OH) announced it would purchase Vitacost.com (Boca Raton, FL) for $280 million, according to a Kroger news report. Vitacost.com brings to Kroger its strong position as one of the largest eCommerce companies in the nutrition and healthy living market, a team with extensive eCommerce experience, and a substantial platform that includes […]
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