Expert Analysis: Retailers Embrace a Brave New IndustryCOVID-19 is altering consumer behaviors and many of these shifts could be permanent. Kroger hires 100,000 workers with help of expedited hiring processThe Kroger Co. has hired 100,000 employees during the past eight weeks, adding to the 460,000 workers the grocer had before the COVID-19 pandemic. Study: Use of cash, checks on decline during pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic is altering the way Americans pay and shop. Expert Insight: The ‘New Next’ for Retail In early 2020, retail was predictable. Amazon top exec calls for federal price gouging law Amazon wants Congress to establish a federal price-gouging law, saying that the legislation is needed to protect consumers. Amazon opens SNAP pilot to more consumers Amazon is now accepting federal benefit payments for online grocery orders in four additional states and Washington, D.C. Walmart leverages VR, remote training to fight opioid abuse A discount giant is preventing opioid overdoses and misuse with digital information. Rite Aid further expands delivery with Instacart assistance Rite Aid is partnering with Instacart to enable on-demand delivery of essential healthcare and grocery items during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Pie Five Pizza reopening with dine-in orders served in boxes Dallas-based Pie Five Pizza is reopening with new operational procedures to ensure the safety customers and employees and team members while inside its restaurants. Decathlon kicks off ‘scan and go’ in Germany The world’s largest sporting goods retailer is rolling out mobile self-checkout across its 81 German stores. First Previous 403 404 405 406 407 Next Last
