Romay Davis Last month, an Alabama Winn-Dixie grocery store honored its 101-year-old employee by naming a grant in her honor.
Romay Davis, born October 29, 1919, in King George County, Virginia, was first hired as a spry 80-year-old after her husband died in 2001. She decided to go back to work, and has been employed at the store ever since, even through the current coronavirus pandemic.
Before her Winn Dixie run, she made history during World War II as a member of the first all-Black Women Army Corps unit. After the war, she began a three-decade career in fashion as a model in New York, acquiring several honors and accolades along the way, including a master’s degree and a Black Belt in Taekwondo.
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Romay Davis may just be the country’s oldest “essential worker.” The 101-year-old woman is still working at Winn-Dixie in Montgomery, Alabama, and according to reports, she even still drives herself to work every day.
Last week, before the end of Black History Month, Winn Dixie stores named a grant in her honor.
Winn-Dixie staffer Romay Davis may just be the country’s oldest “essential worker.” The 101-year-old woman is still driving herself to work at the store in Montgomery, Alabama. (ABC)
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Managing Editor Southeastern Grocers will hold virtual sourcing conference this spring to improve partnerships with existing minority suppliers and connect with other diverse businesses to expand offerings in its stores, including Harveys.
Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG) is bolstering its commitment to include a broader range of diverse suppliers with a new program. Under the initiative, the grocer will work to identify and boost sourcing from grocery, general merchandise, and/or beauty and personal care product suppliers that are at least 51% owned, operated and managed by people who are disadvantaged, disabled, LGBTQ+, military veterans, minorities and/or women.
“It is our responsibility to take purposeful steps to form stronger partnerships with our minority suppliers and connect with new, diverse businesses whose products reflect the tastes and preferences of our associates, customers and communities that we serve in our stores,” noted Dewayne Rabon,