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  • Exclusive: Instacart exec talks online delivery with CSA

    Chain Store Age recently spoke with Vishwa Chandra, VP of retail accounts for Instacart, to get a better sense of the current and future state of online delivery.

    What is driving growing consumer interest in online delivery?

  • Senior Kroger exec retiring after 44 years

    The Kroger Co.'s senior VP for retail operations and strategic initiatives plans to retire in April.

    The company announced that Marnette Perry plans to retire on April 29, after 44 years with the company.

  • Bryn & Dane’s three locations and counting

    Bryn and Dane’s announced it will be expanding from three to six locations in Pennsylvania within the next year. The new stores will be located in the Philadelphia Metro Area:

    • Bryn Mawr Village in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; set to open summer 2016
    • Atwater South in Malvern, Pennsylvania; set to open fall 2016
    • The Franklin, 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; set to open early 2017

  • Loyalty, gas promotions lift Weis Markets in Q3

    Regional grocery chain Weis Markets says its loyalty program and other promotions helped boost traffic in the third quarter as the company reported an increase in same-store sales.

    For the period ended Sept. 26, sales increased 4.1% to $711.9 million while same-store sales increased 4%, compared to the third quarter in 2014. The company says it generated $12.8 million in net income, down 5.4%, compared to the same period in 2014. Third quarter earnings per share totaled 48 cents, compared to 50 cents in 2014.

  • Veteran CPG executive joins BJ’s board

    The former head of global health and well-being at Procter & Gamble is the newest member of the board of directors at BJ’s Wholesale Club.
     

  • Whole Foods’ new 365 format to anchor Butler Town Center

    Whole Foods Market’s 365 store concept is the first anchor to be announced for Butler Town Center, in Gainesville, Florida. It is also the first 365 location to be announced for the state of Florida.

  • Foursquare will pick up the groceries

    Local discovery app Foursquare is the latest entity to join the increasingly crowded on-demand delivery market.

    Foursquare is partnering with Delivery.com to enable users to order groceries, food and alcohol directly through the Foursquare mobile app. The integration, facilitated by the mobile commerce platform Button, leverages Button's DeepLink Commerce technology to enable cross-functionality between the Delivery.com and Foursquare apps.

  • Report: Whole Foods mulls adding tattoo parlors

    Whole Foods shoppers looking for organic kale smoothies and non-GMO dog food could soon also get a tattoo while in-store.

    According to a report from Bloomberg, Whole Foods CEO Walter Robb  says his company’s new 365 chain is going to try some tactics outside of the conventional grocery-store playbook, including setting up tattoo parlors in the stores.

    Read more about the company's plans by clicking here.

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