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- 3/22/2020
Albertsons names executive VP of supply chain & manufacturing
Albertsons Companies has promoted an insider to oversee the company’s global procurement, manufacturing and distribution groups. - 3/22/2020
Shopkick: Brand names don’t matter to consumers during COVID-19 outbreak
Most consumers are stocking up in-store, despite health concerns and empty aisles. - 3/22/2020
Kroger to provide bonus to ‘frontline’ employees; expands COVID-19 leave benefit
The Kroger Company will provide a one-time bonus to every hourly frontline grocery, supply chain, manufacturing and customer service associate. - 3/22/2020
CVS Health embarks on ‘most ambitious hiring’ drive in its history
CVS Health hiring workers with virtual job fairs, providing bonuses and adding benefits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. - 3/22/2020
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos says he is ‘wholly focused’ on COVID-19 fight
The founder and CEO of Amazon wrote an open letter to his employees in which he said he is devoting all his time and attention to only one issue: the impact of COVID-19 and his company’s response to the spread of the virus. - 3/22/2020
Walgreens to give one-time bonus to store, DC employees; hiring 9,500
Walgreens, which has implemented “social distancing” lines in its stores, is rewarding its employees for working during the COVID-19 pandemic. - 3/19/2020
Retailers: Distribution centers ‘essential’ to serving communities
As states and local municipalities put out conflicting reports on what type of businesses and facilities are “essential” during the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s two leading retail organizations say it’s critically important that distribution centers make the list. - 3/19/2020
Target increases wages of hourly store, DC employees; adds new leave program
Target Corp. is investing more than $300 million in added wages, a new paid leave program, bonus payouts and associate and community relief fund contributions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. - 3/19/2020
These three states have classified grocery store workers as essential
As confusion reigns about what is considered essential retail amid the coronavirus outbreak, three states have taken action. More are likely to follow suit. - 3/19/2020
Dollar Tree hiring 25,000 employees; 7-Eleven to add 20,000 jobs
Dollar Tree has joined the list of grocers, retailers and restaurant chains that are ramping up their hiring efforts to keep up with consumer demand in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.