Automation

5 Retail Trends That Are Set To Shape The Remainder Of 2023

The State of Grocery Retail 2023 report by McKinsey & Company and EuroCommerce takes a comprehensive look at the key trends shaping the grocery retail...

Walmart US Merchandising Chief Charles Redfield To Step Down

Walmart Inc US chief merchandising officer Charles Redfield is stepping down after just over a year in the role, according to an internal memo seen by Reut...

Walmart Sees Sustained Pressure From Inflation, Will Slow Hiring Pace

Walmart on Wednesday said inflation would continue to pressure its business this year, and that it would slow its pace of hiring as it builds out automatio...

Walmart Laying Off Hundreds Of US Workers At Five E-commerce Fulfillment Centers

Hundreds of workers at five US Walmart facilities that fulfill e-commerce orders are being asked to find jobs within 90 days at other company locations, a...

Kroger Sees Annual Profit Above Estimates

Kroger forecast annual profit above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as the supermarket chain benefits from higher prices, easing cost pressures and stea...

Sainsbury's To Close Two Depots With 1,400 Jobs Affected

British supermarket group Sainsbury's plans to consolidate five existing Sainsbury's and Argos general merchandise depots into three, closing two by 2026,...

Smurfit Kappa Invests In New Sustainability Initiative At Spanish Paper Mill

Smurfit Kappa has announced that it is investing €27 million in a new waste management and recovery facility at its Nervión paper mill in Iurre...

Billa Online Shop Offers Employees Of Gurkerl.at Jobs After Layoffs

Austrian retailer Billa has announced it will be offering jobs to employees who have registered for termination from the online delivery service Gurkerl.at...