Walmart to bump worker pay; Q4 sales up
Wal-Mart Stores announced details of a plan to overhaul its approach to hiring, training, scheduling and compensation, including a plan that would raise its entry level pay to $9 an hour and increase wages for current associates to at least $10 per hour by next year.
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Why supermarkets should worry about the rise of fast casual
The headlines in the foodservice arena of late are interesting and thought-provoking. McDonald’s replaces its CEO as the brand struggles on a global basis to connect to the new generation of customers while upstart Shake Shack has a monster IPO debut.
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Whole Foods postpones meeting as regulators prod 'proxy access'
Whole Foods Market has postponed its annual meeting scheduled for March 10, citing uncertainty over how shareholder board nominations would be treated by federal securities regulators.
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Gallery: Whole Foods expands in NYC
Whole Foods Market on Feb. 18 debuted its first store on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, just a block from a Fairway store that appeared to have been one of the chain’s busiest.
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Kroger's Macaulay to retire
Kroger Co. announced the retirement of Bruce Macaulay, president of the company’s Columbus division. Macaulay’s last day will be March 27.
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Whole Hog: The pork picture clears up
Meat departments and the pork industry had it tough last year. Average prices soared to record highs as production dipped and farmers struggled with supply. The culprit: Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, or PEDv as it’s known, which has killed more than 8 million piglets since it was first discovered in April 2013.
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Gallery: Looking back 80 years at Raley's
Raley’s Supermarkets, West Sacramento, Calif., celebrated its 80-year anniversary, marking the anniversary of the first store opened by Thomas P. Raley in Placerville, Calif., on Feb. 16, 1935.
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Retailers augment seafood selections for Lent
With most meat off the menu during the Lent, savvy supermarkets will be showcasing seafood throughout the six-week season.
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U.S. a laggard in fast-growing online grocery: Report
While online grocery shopping is booming worldwide, the U.S. lags behind countries like the U.K., South Korea and France, where the practice is more established, according to a report issued Wednesday by Dunnhumby.
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Albertsons-Safeway: What's happening now? (audio slideshow)
SN’s Western Retail Editor Elliot Zwiebach reports on the size of the newly combined Albertsons and Safeway and how the company is handling banner names and leadership in this audio slideshow.
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