Looking at sales trends, consumer behaviors during COVID
After a year of record-setting sales in the grocery industry due to the pandemic —…
adminMarch 16, 2021
L.A. hazard pay law leads Kroger to shut three Ralphs, Food 4 Less stores
For the second time in just over a month, the Ralphs/Food 4 Less division of…
adminMarch 16, 2021
Costco’s same-day grocery delivery sales rise 450%
Costco reported same-day grocery delivery sales rose 450% during Q2, showing continued high demand for…
adminMarch 15, 2021
Amazon has 28 more Amazon Fresh stores in the works
Amazon reportedly has plans in place for more than two dozen new Amazon Fresh supermarkets,…
adminMarch 12, 2021
Kroger Endangers Los Angeles Food Supply with Additional Store Closures Retaliating Against Hazard Pay Mandates Enacted to Protect Community & Provide Critical Support to Grocery Workers Facing Risk of COVID Exposure
America’s Largest Food and Retail Union Condemns Kroger Escalation of Attack on Essential Workers by…
adminMarch 11, 2021
Amazon fights aggressively to defeat union drive in Alabama, fearing a coming wave
The Bessemer workers who support the union complain about aggressive productivity goals Amazon sets for…
adminMarch 9, 2021
The future of the grocery industry has arrived
In the grocery industry, business is still booming as customers stock up to prepare more…
adminMarch 9, 2021
How Local 99’s negotiators prevailed against employers’ demands for cuts
The enthusiastic contract ratification vote by our members at Fry’s, Safeway and Smith’s stores successfully…
adminMarch 9, 2021
Safeway to test robot delivery
Albertsons Companies, owners of the Safeway grocery chain, will test remote-controlled delivery robots from Tortoise.…
adminMarch 8, 2021
For Oregon’s Grocery Workers, A Long Wait For Vaccination
For the last year, most people have dramatically decreased the number of interactions they have…
adminMarch 8, 2021
