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SN Top 10: Amazon Fresh, Kroger, Walmart and Instacart lead the week's top stories
Sep 28, 2020

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

Leadership and other role changes include pay hikes for 165,000 U.S. hourly associates. 

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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