Dollar General, Whole Foods, Kroger, top the week’s headlines
In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was about the potential end of stacked boxes in the aisles of Dollar General. The retailer reached a monumental worker safety agreement with OSHA.
More top stories:
- Whole Foods is eyeing two more small-format stores in NYC;
- Kroger and Albertsons released a list of stores to be divested under their merger;
- Walmart is getting ready to enter the pizza game; and
- Costco is keeping the apocalypse alive.
In other big news, Amazon completed its annual 48-hour sales event, Amazon Prime Day, and the online retail giant announced it topped last year in both sales and items sold. A report released Thursday by data analytics firm Numerator estimated that the average household spend was approximately $152.33.
Other top stories:
- Amazon Fresh will open a new store in suburban Chicago;
- Walmart opened its latest high-tech distribution center;
- Rural areas may benefit from self-checkout; and
- Weight-loss meds have cut grocery spending by 11%.
Source: supermarketnews.com