Walmart and Sam's Club launched a customer campaign to assist communities impacted as part of the Walmart 2018 Relief Fund, that will match customer donations.
Walmart entered an agreement to acquire Cornershop, an online marketplace for on-demand delivery of food and packaged goods from supermarkets, pharmacies and specialty food retailers in Mexico and Chile for $225 million.
Walgreens and Sprint announced the opening of an additional 80 locations of Sprint Express at Walgreens stores within the Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan areas.
Memphis-based retailer Fred’s swung to a net loss in its second quarter as it looked to button up its expenses and continued to explore and execute transactions — all aimed at reducing its debt load, building up its cash flow and generating positive EBITDA.
As Hurricane Florence prepares to make landfall, Walgreens has been taking steps to help customers, associates and communities that are expected to be affected by the storm, both in the lead-up and aftermath.
Jim Donald rejoined Albertsons in March as president and COO. He takes over the CEO position from Robert Miller, who will now serve as chairman of the board.