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Why this grocery chain is ditching single-use bottled water [Photo: New Seasons Market] advertisement advertisement If you walk down the drinks aisle inside one of New Seasons Market’s Portland, Oregon, grocery stores later this month, you’ll notice something missing: A shelf that used to hold bottled water will be mostly empty, with plastic and glass bottles replaced by a smaller number of reusable bottles. Another empty shelf below it will be covered with a sign boosting reuse. advertisement advertisement New Seasons Market, a chain of 19 stores primarily based in Oregon, and New Leaf C...

Publix tallied big sales and earnings gains Walmart sweetens pay for most U.S. hourly workers on the coasts Many Walmart Inc hourly workers will collect bigger paychecks on the U.S. east and west coast markets where the cost of living is higher and competition for labor among retailers is more intense, the company told Reuters. The world’s biggest retailer also said it has seen a slight increase in job applications for digital and stocking roles, mostly internally. “(This) tells us that we’re becoming more competitive for this type of work”, said Drew Holler, Walmart’s head of peopl...

Mercadona has shared profits with its entire workforce Online shopping, private brands boost Israel's Shufersal profit Shufersal, Israel’s largest supermarket chain, reported a 2.6% rise in quarterly profit, boosted by a jump in revenue from higher online sales mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic that kept many shoppers home. Shufersal said it earned 120mln shekels ($36.5mln) in the fourth quarter, compared with 117mln a year earlier. It noted net profit grew 87% year-over-year excluding one-time items. Australia: The Friendly Grocer beats rivals in supermarket satisfaction poll The Frie...

Forrest Hoffmaster West Coast independent grocers New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets, operators within the Good Food Holdings family of brands, have revealed a strategic growth plan that includes a change in leadership and two new store leases. Forrest Hoffmaster will step down from his leadership position as CEO for both banners in late March 2021. A comprehensive executive search is currently underway, with a successor expected to be named before Hoffmaster departs. Hoffmaster will continue to lead both organizations, along with the transition team to ensure a smooth ...

On Thursday, the line for vaccines at Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church stretched along the block. It was the first publicly accessible COVID-19 vaccine clinic on the Coastside, getting 300 shots into locals’ arms. Meanwhile, shots were delivered on the South Coast as well. Thursday was a trial day targeting priority groups as HR Support, the company hired by San Mateo County to help distribute vaccines, opened a walk-in clinic and deployed roving clinics across the Coastside planned for the coming weeks. By the end of the day, organizers from Puente de la Costa Sur and HR Support w...