SN Top 10: Amazon Fresh, Kroger lead the week's top stories

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10. Walmart ushers in team-based operating model for Supercenters

10. Stop & Shop, UFCW reach accord on COVID-19 hazard pay

Stop & Shop

Grocery chain to issue retroactive payments to 56,000 workers.

9. Southeastern Grocers expands on-demand delivery with Uber partnership

Southeastern Grocers

Winn-Dixie, Fresco y Más launch service in major Florida markets.

8. Albertsons names Omer Gajial to lead pharmacy, health care

Albertsons

Former Amazon, PepsiCo executive takes over after exit of Mark Panzer.

7. Food Lion earmarks $500,000 for groups supporting racial equality

Food Lion

Donation adds to $1 million in annual funding for community partners.

6. Instacart goes outside grocery again with Sephora partnership

Sephora

Beauty care chain to offer same-day delivery from over 400 stores.

5. Among U.S. grocery shoppers, 85% say COVID-19 hitting them in pocketbook

Smart & Final

More than half report spending $100 or more weekly, C+R Research finds.

4. Kroger sees family meals as catalyst for reducing food waste

Kroger

Nearly half of shoppers polled cite food expiration as chief cause waste during pandemic.

3. Giant Eagle curbs friction with curbside pickup

Giant Eagle

FlyBuy Pickup location-based technology helps process booming online orders.

2. Amazon Fresh ‘built to outlast’ other grocery retailers, says Brick Meets Click

Amazon

New supermarket concept ‘not designed to attack the competition,’ according to retail expert Bill Bishop.

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