Canada: Amazon to hire 9,000 employees, open five delivery stations ahead of holiday season
Amazon said it's hiring 9,000 employees across its Canadian operations and opening five new Amazon Logistics delivery stations in preparation for the holiday season.
Source: canadiangrocer.com
US: Meijer achieves best refrigerant emissions rate
For the fourth consecutive year, Meijer has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) GreenChill Program for having the lowest corporate-wide refrigerant emissions rate out of all GreenChill partners nationwide over the past year.
Source: progressivegrocer.com
US: Better Earth acquires Betterbin
Better Earth, a leader in sustainable foodservice packaging solutions, announced its acquisition of Betterbin, a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that optimizes recycling and composting education for consumers, retailers and businesses. This acquisition bolsters Better Earth's mission to create a regenerative circular economy by providing seamless, tech-driven solutions that divert food packaging waste from landfills, improve compliance with solid waste regulations and meet local sustainability goals.
Source: prnewswire.com
US: Family Dollar partners with Instacart to accept SNAP/EBT online
Family Dollar has partnered with Instacart to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Electronic Benefit Transfer (SNAP/EBT) payments for online orders.
Source: supermarketnews.com
Chaos is building for shippers as U.S. port strike continues and costs rise
Stew Leonard Jr., CEO of grocer Stew Leonard's, told CNBC his grocery stores anticipated the strike and front-loaded what they could and are good through Thanksgiving. But customers looking for fresh produce and fish might have to modify their buying. "Customers who may like the sweet Brazilian shrimp may have to buy Gulf shrimp", said Leonard. "Pineapples, bananas, and mangos are exported to the East Coast as well as other vegetables like asparagus. Bananas are the No. 1 fruit export in our produce department. We will get them, but it may be a longer transit from China, or fly and truck them in. This will drive up prices because of the price of logistics. That's when you see parents opting to put an apple in the lunch box rather than bananas". Leonard said the cost of bananas could double over the short term.
Source: cnbc.com
Japan: 7-Eleven owner to begin selling off its supermarket business
Seven & i Holdings, owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, will begin the process of selling off its supermarket business, including Ito-Yokado, by the end of the year, Nikkei has learned.
Source: asia.nikkei.com
Amazon launches climate label in Belgium and SwedenAmazon is expanding its "Climate Pledge Friendly" to Belgium and Sweden, making it easier for customers to filter searches to highlight products with sustainable features.
Source: retaildetail.eu
Hungary: The SPAR on Hűvösvölgyi út was renovated with nearly one and a half billion forints
SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. reported: "The entire equipment of the SPAR sales area at Hűvösvölgyi út 138, Budapest was renewed during the construction. The new layout of the store prioritizes the fresh product range, as well as the organic and lifestyle areas, and the largest fruit and vegetable department is located here among the supermarkets".
Source: spar.hu
Philippines: 2GO partners with Bankerohan to deliver fresh Davao fruits nationwide
2GO reported: "2GO, the Philippines' leading end-to-end logistics provider, has partnered with Bankerohan, Davao City's largest wet market and the region's main hub for fresh produce and seafood, to deliver said goods directly to customers nationwide. With 2GO's advanced logistics, including temperature-controlled transport, delivering fresh fruits from Davao to any part of the Philippines is now more convenient".
Source: 2go.com.ph
France: Groupe Casino to refocus on convenience stores, completes disposal of hypermarkets
Groupe Casino has sold its 51% stake controlling stake in 60 stores to Groupement les Mousquetaires, following agreements announced in May 2023. The French retailer has also closed the sale of Codim 2 to Rocca Group, which was announced in June of the year. Groupe Casino added that it has completed the disposals on schedule and will now focus on its convenience brands. The retail chain will continue to operate approximately 8,000 outlets under its Casino, Vival, SPAR, Naturalia, Monoprix and Franprix brands.
Source: esmmagazine.com
UK: Tesco boss says new workers' rights laws must not hurt growth
The boss of Tesco has called on the UK government to work with business to ensure new legislation to improve workers rights also increases productivity and growth as the retailer revealed better-than-expected profits.
Source: theguardian.com
India: DMart revenue jumps 14% YoY in Q2 FY25
Avenue Supermarts (DMart) announced that the total number of DMart stores as of 30 September2024 stood at 377. DMart has reported standalone revenue of Rs 14,050.32 crore in Quarter ended 30 September2024, recording a growth of 14.16% from Rs 12,307.72 crore posted in the same period a year ago.
Source: business-standard.com
UK: Shoppers can make Christmas dinner for 12 people completely free by switching to Aldi for one week
Aldi UK reported: "Research by consumer group Which? has found that Aldi was the cheapest supermarket for a basket of 65 items in September with a total price of £102.68, coming in a whopping £27.69 cheaper than the most expensive supermarket, Waitrose. That's enough to buy enough Christmas dinner ingredients from Aldi to feed at least 12 people for Christmas dinner".
Source: aldipresscentre.co.uk
Sweden: Tone in tone when Stefan Ekengren prepares greens for Coop
Coop Sweden reported: "Coop's collaboration with award-winning chef Stefan Ekengren gains new momentum in the autumn. The focus in a series of commercials is on the vegetable shelf, preferably produce in the same colour. Green dishes are often seen as a complement to something else - but vegetables are fantastic to combine with each other. By thinking color in color you crack the code, it always works, I know that after all the years in the kitchen. It feels great to be able to convey more green with green at Coop, says star chef Stefan Ekengren".
Source: pressrum.coop.se