Kroger Promotes Joe Kelley to Houston Division President

Kelley, who previously served as vice president, succeeds Marlene Stewart, who is retiring from Kroger after 42 years with the company. Kelley joined Kroger earlier this year on special assignment to transform the grocery chain’s customer experience through new technologies, such as self-driving delivery vehicles.

Wegmans says Bye to Free Baby-Sitting, Hello to Kids’ Yoga and Cooking Classes

Wegmans officials say the service, offered for decades, isn’t as popular as it used to be, so the chain will put the former Wkids space in its stores to other uses.

Krasdale’s Longtime Retail Development Lead Is Promoted To EVP

May 31, 2019 Krasdale

Krasdale Foods, a 110-year-old, privately owned company providing grocery distribution, merchandising, and marketing to independent grocery store owners, has announced that Dennis Wallin, the company’s longtime head of retail development has been promoted from vice president to executive vice president of Alpha 1 Marketing, Krasdale’s merchandising and marketing affiliate.

Robot in Aisle 3: Retail Turns More and More to Machines

It was just a scrap of paper on the floor of a Stop & Shop supermarket in Quincy, near the produce section. But for Marty, no matter how small the scrap, it was one piece too many. At the sight of it, Marty froze and called for backup.

Fyffes Ireland Joins Dunnes Stores to Give Pineapples the Chop

May 31, 2019 Fyffes Ireland

Supplied to Dunnes Stores by Irish fruit importers Fyffes – and understood to be the first of its kind in Ireland – the new pineapple cutting machine uses a swish of blades to extract every morsel of goodness from the pineapple, resulting in refreshing, ready-to-eat pieces, all in the space of just 20 seconds.