Co-op Group has announced a 10-point action plan to hit zero-carbon by 2040
UK: Asda launches first ESG report
Asda has published its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report which sets out its commitments to a sustainable business strategy and outlines how the supermarket will make it easier and affordable for customers to shop sustainably. In launching its first report, Asda is recognising the growing importance of ESG issues to customers, investors, suppliers and the communities Asda serves. It brings together existing and new commitments and builds on Asda’s current Create Change for Better programme.
UK: Co-op Group unveils ten-point plan to hit zero-carbon by 2040
Loblaw beat market estimates for quarterly revenue
US: David McInerney steps down as FreshDirect CEO
David McInerney, the onetime chef who co-founded the iconic New York e-grocery retailer FreshDirect 20 years ago, is departing as its CEO. McInerney is to be succeeded on an interim basis by Farhan Siddiqi, chief digital officer of Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch retailer that acquired the company earlier this year.
US: Autonomous shopping coming to San Diego high-rise community
Amazon Go has competition in the autonomous shopping arena. Checkout-free retail solutions provider Accel Robotics is launching its automated Valet Market store with Last Step Delivery within Brookfield s luxury high-rise community, Vantage Pointe, in San Diego s East Village.
Deborah Woodcock is The Save Mart Cos. 2020 Nicholas J. Tocco Outstanding Store Manager of the Year.
The Save Mart Cos. has presented its 2020 Nicholas J. Tocco Outstanding Store Manager of the Year Award to Deborah Woodcock, of the Yuba City, California, FoodMaxx store.
Created 27 years ago in honor of the late Nicholas J. Tocco, co-founder of The Save Mart Cos., the award recognizes excellence in customer service, community involvement and store performance. During a virtual ceremony, Woodcock received the honor from Nicole Pesco, The Save Mart Cos. owner and director of the board, and CEO Chris McGarry.
“The year 2020 was a true test for everyone throughout the company and in the communities we serve all of us facing the COVID-19 pandemic and the overwhelming challenges it brought to our everyday lives which is why I am constantly inspired by our essential front-line employees, and their resilience and enduring adaptability,” said McGarry. “With everything
Digital Editor Save Mart is steadfast in its mission of eradicating food scarcity in local communities that it serves in 2021 and beyond.
With the pandemic exacerbating the number of households dealing with food insecurity, The Save Mart Cos. has renewed its annual commitment to helping feed local neighborhoods in 2021.
The grocer operates 204 stores throughout California and northern Nevada under the FoodMaxx, Lucky and Save Mart banners.
“So many in the communities we serve continue to face food insecurity, uncertain where their next meal will come from,” said Hal Levitt, SVP retail operations at The Save Mart Cos. “Our long-standing tradition is a meaningful and deep partnership with local food banks throughout California and northern Nevada, the unsung heroes who provide so much to those in need.”
Wakefern chain to participate in federal coronavirus vaccination efforts
Wakefern Food Corp.’s ShopRite chain has joined a pharmacy partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help administer COVID-19 vaccinations.
Under the Pharmacy Partnership Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccination Program, HHS and CDC will work with selected ShopRite Pharmacy locations to widen access to coronavirus vaccines in the communities they serve, Keasbey, N.J.-based Wakefern said Monday. The company noted that ShopRite pharmacies also are working with state and local jurisdictions to participate in earlier phases of the campaign that aim to reach priority populations, including health care and frontline workers.