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Co-op Group has announced a 10-point action plan to hit zero-carbon by 2040 UK: Asda launches first ESG report Asda has published its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report which sets out its commitments to a sustainable business strategy and outlines how the supermarket will make it easier and affordable for customers to shop sustainably. In launching its first report, Asda is recognising the growing importance of ESG issues to customers, investors, suppliers and the communities Asda serves. It brings together existing and new commitments and builds on Asda’s current Creat...

Loblaw beat market estimates for quarterly revenue US: David McInerney steps down as FreshDirect CEO David McInerney, the onetime chef who co-founded the iconic New York e-grocery retailer FreshDirect 20 years ago, is departing as its CEO. McInerney is to be succeeded on an interim basis by Farhan Siddiqi, chief digital officer of Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch retailer that acquired the company earlier this year. US: Autonomous shopping coming to San Diego high-rise community Amazon Go has competition in the autonomous shopping arena. Checkout-free retail solutions provider Accel Robotics is laun...

Guide helps independent supermarkets get up and running with SNAP EBT for online grocery services The National Grocers Association (NGA) has launched the SNAP Online Purchasing Toolkit, a guide to help independent grocers accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) electronic benefit transfer (EBT) payments online.  NGA said yesterday that the SNAP Online Purchasing Toolkit streamlines the process to accept SNAP online purchasing as a payment that independent supermarkets can support. The kit provides detailed information on the SNAP online purchasing requirements retailers...

Deborah Woodcock is The Save Mart Cos.' 2020 Nicholas J. Tocco Outstanding Store Manager of the Year. The Save Mart Cos. has presented its 2020 Nicholas J. Tocco Outstanding Store Manager of the Year Award to Deborah Woodcock, of the Yuba City, California, FoodMaxx store.  Created 27 years ago in honor of the late Nicholas J. Tocco, co-founder of The Save Mart Cos., the award recognizes excellence in customer service, community involvement and store performance. During a virtual ceremony, Woodcock received the honor from Nicole Pesco, The Save Mart Cos. owner and director of the boa...

Digital Editor Save Mart is steadfast in its mission of eradicating food scarcity in local communities that it serves in 2021 and beyond. With the pandemic exacerbating the number of households dealing with food insecurity, The Save Mart Cos. has renewed its annual commitment to helping feed local neighborhoods in 2021.  The grocer operates 204 stores throughout California and northern Nevada under the FoodMaxx, Lucky and Save Mart banners. “So many in the communities we serve continue to face food insecurity, uncertain where their next meal will come from,” said Hal ...