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Merger, Sale Among Ingredients For Meal-Kit Maker Blue Apron
Merger, Sale Among Ingredients For Meal-Kit Maker Blue Apron
February 19, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

After more customer losses and financial dips, Blue Apron is exploring strategic options going forward that might include putting itself up for sale, according to...

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Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Buys Stake In Kroger
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Buys Stake In Kroger
February 16, 2020  |  Investments

Berkshire Hathaway’s new investment in Kroger sent shares soaring Friday (Feb. 14), CNN reported. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is chairman and CEO of Berkshire. Shares of the...

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Walgreens Accelerates Digitalization In Q1
Walgreens Accelerates Digitalization In Q1
January 09, 2020  |  Earnings

As Walgreens made “substantial progress” on accelerating its digitalization, among other strategic priorities, the pharmacy chain had fiscal 2020 first-quarter revenues of $34.3 billion and...

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Retail Pulse: H-E-B Rolls Out New App; Jimmy John’s Launches Loyalty Program
Retail Pulse: H-E-B Rolls Out New App; Jimmy John’s Launches Loyalty Program
December 13, 2019  |  Retail

Grocery retailers are making it easier for consumers to shop with their mobile devices through digital innovations. Texas-based grocery chain H-E-B, in one case, is...

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Grocers Bolster Delivery Efforts With Small Warehouses
Grocers Bolster Delivery Efforts With Small Warehouses
December 12, 2019  |  Retail

As grocers test out different approaches to get products to shoppers in a more efficient manner, food retailers are betting big on small warehouses to...

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Kroger, Walgreens Pool Resources In Retail Procurement Alliance
Kroger, Walgreens Pool Resources In Retail Procurement Alliance
December 11, 2019  |  Retail

Kroger and Walgreens are expanding their partnership to create a new group purchasing organization (GPO) called the Retail Procurement Alliance, which will pool resources to...

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Retail Pulse: Chipotle Mexican Grill Unveils Alexa Skill; Kroger Goes Back To Basics
Retail Pulse: Chipotle Mexican Grill Unveils Alexa Skill; Kroger Goes Back To Basics
November 22, 2019  |  Retail

Retailers are tapping into voice technology to help consumers order their favorite products such as restaurant takeout as they expand their artificial intelligence (AI) strategies. Chipotle...

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Kroger Slows Down Pace Of Store Refurbishments
Kroger Slows Down Pace Of Store Refurbishments
November 21, 2019  |  Retail

After attempting to renovate too many locations and sell too many new products at once, Kroger Co. is going back to the basics of grocery...

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Kroger Becomes First North American Grocer To Launch In-Store Farms
Kroger Becomes First North American Grocer To Launch In-Store Farms
November 19, 2019  |  Retail

Grocery retailer Kroger is partnering with Berlin farming startup Infarm to offer “living produce farms,” Kroger announced in a press release on Tuesday (Nov. 19)....

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