Top 10 gallery: The coronavirus impact; Publix, BJ's fiscal year results
Food retailing industry observers mull the impact of the coronavirus on potential supply-chain disruptions. One victim of the virus was Natural Products Expo West 2020, which postponed its Anaheim, Calif., show.
Meanwhile, two fiscal year financial reports saw two different results: Publix Super Markets closed out the 2019 fiscal year on up note, while posting a net gain of 30 stores, but BJ’s Wholesale Club planned to make changes after posting lackluster fourth-quarter and fiscal-year sales. New CEO Lee Delaney says, “Our priority is clear: We must grow faster.”
Meanwhile, Walmart and Amazon continue to provide interesting Supermarket News reads:
Walmart takes aim at Amazon Prime with Walmart ; the new paid membership program reportedly may launch within weeks.
Are Amazon’s grocery puzzle pieces coming together? Brick Meets Click’s Bill Bishop: E-tailer’s food store formats could serve the “entire geographic market.”
Walmart integrates online grocery into flagship mobile app, so the Walmart Grocery app is slated to be shelved in the summer.
In other popular Supermarket News content:
Target pilots Boar’s Head grab-and-go food sets
Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores to be acquired by US Foods for $970 million
Keeping truckers happy can be critical to retailers’ supply chain
Jason Potter becomes CEO of The Fresh Market as Larry Appel exits
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