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Kroger finalizes Home Chef merger
Kroger and Home Chef, a private meal kit company, have finalized their merger agreement, accelerating the availability of meal kits and positioning Kroger to help revolutionize how today’s families shop for, prep and cook their meals.
Giant Food Stores to open e-commerce hub in Lancaster County
Ahold Delhaize’s Giant Food Stores announced on Monday a $22 million investment in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, which includes launching a new e-commerce hub at its former North Reservoir St. location, remodel completions at four stores, lower prices across its stores, and the opening of a new Lititz fuel station.

H-E-B Tournament of Champions surpasses $100M milestone

More than 1,600 H-E-B partners, vendors and suppliers gathered recently in San Antonio for the 33rd Annual H-E-B Tournament of Champion, an event that raised more than $9 million to help support nonprofit organizations focused on the needs of children and families throughout the Lone Star State.
BJ’s Wholesale Club donates $50K to Capital Area Food Bank

BJ's Wholesale Club awarded the Capital Area Food Bank a $50,000 donation that will help provide fresh and nutritious food to children across the Washington Metro area through its Hunger-Free Summer Meals program.
Fourth of July spending takes a tumble

According to the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insight and Analytics, this year Americans are expected to spend $6.9 billion on food for Fourth of July cookouts and picnics, which is down from last year’s record $7.1 billion.
Soylent, Kroger announce retail partnership

The Los Angeles-based company, which specializes in producing healthy and functional foods that are good for the body and planet, will now have its products featured in over 1,850 Kroger stores.
Ofra Cosmetics to hit Ulta Beauty shelves

Ofra Cosmetics, which counts such beauty bloggers as KathleenLights, Nikkie Tutorials and MannyMUA as fans, will be entering 451 Ulta Beauty locations on June 24.
Lessons from a lucrative housing market

Hamacher Resource Group’s Dave Wendland takes a look at the lessons retailers can learn from the current state of the real estate market
Walgreens’ Joe Hartsig discusses balancing traditional, digital

Joe Hartsig leaves little to chance when discussing the future of retail and the role digital will play in it, and he noted that Walgreens is doing its part to stay ahead of the digital revolution — and it is not an easy process.
L2’s Chad Bright focuses on data’s potential for retail

L2’s Chad Bright told the Digital Disruption Innovation Summit that man brands fall short in using basic data points to help personalize the customer experience.

Kroger finalizes Home Chef merger

Giant Food Stores to open e-commerce hub in Lancaster County

H-E-B Tournament of Champions surpasses $100M milestone

BJ’s Wholesale Club donates $50K to Capital Area Food Bank

Fourth of July spending takes a tumble

Soylent, Kroger announce retail partnership

Ofra Cosmetics to hit Ulta Beauty shelves

Lessons from a lucrative housing market

Walgreens’ Joe Hartsig discusses balancing traditional, digital

L2’s Chad Bright focuses on data’s potential for retail