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SN Top 10: Future of online grocery may include 'dark stores,' drones

Impact of pandemic continues as Albertsons offers at-home COVID-19 test kits and retailers experience a different back-to-school season

Supermarket News Staff

September 14, 2020

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Southeastern Grocers' efforts to personalize customer engagement by making more effective promotions made big news in this week’s Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles. Among other top stories:

  • Walmart partners with Flytrex to deliver groceries using automated drones

  • Schnuck Markets to open third store in Columbia, Mo., next year

  • Whole Foods opens its first online-only ‘dark store’ in Brooklyn

  • Albertsons offers at-home COVID-19 test kits

With COVID-19 forcing teachers, parents and students to adapt to new learning environments, retailers are recognizing that “back to school” carries additional meaning this year.

  • Meijer extends 15% teacher discount to full school year

  • FreshDirect sees back-to-school sales lift

And in other news:

  • Costco reports monthly comp-sales up 13.2% for August, Q4

  • Pet product sales surge online for supermarkets and pet retailers

  • UNFI names a new vice president of diversity & inclusion

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