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Top 10 gallery: Supermarket sales continue to surge amid COVID-19 crisis

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Yet again, in this gallery of the Top 10 move popular stories at supermarketnews.com, the coronavirus pandemic dominates the news as food retailers continue to take steps to help shoppers, suppliers and the bottom line.

Yet again, in this gallery of the Top 10 move popular stories here, the coronavirus pandemic dominates the news as food retailers continue to take steps to help shoppers, suppliers and the bottom line.

Several companies reported strong sales in recent weeks:

  • Albertsons comp sales jump 47% in March after strong fiscal 2019 close

  • Amazon’s physical store sales rebound in Q1 amid pandemic

  • Publix first-quarter comp sales rise more than 14%

Safety was the on the minds of many in the supermarket world:

  • In retail, shoppers feel safest from COVID-19 at supermarkets

  • Stop & Shop customers star in new COVID-19 safe shopping campaign

  • Whole Foods puts seniors and at-risk customers first with online grocery pickup

The connection of COVID-19 to various supermarket food categories was also making headlines:

  • Frozen foods become ‘sales powerhouse’ during coronavirus pandemic

  • Kroger expands Dairy Rescue Program to redirect surplus milk

  • Tyson warns ‘the food supply chain is breaking’

And one employment article shows just how much the pandemic has upended consumer shopping behavior:

  • Instacart aims to add 250,000 more personal shoppers

Click through the slideshow for links to these articles.

About the Authors

Russell Redman

Executive Editor, Winsight Grocery Business

Russell Redman is executive editor at Winsight Grocery Business. A veteran business editor and reporter, he has been covering the retail industry for more than 20 years, primarily in the food, drug and mass channel. His 30-plus years in journalism, for both print and digital, also includes significant technology and financial coverage.

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Michael Browne

Executive Editor, Supermarket News

Michael Browne joined Supermarket News in 2018 after serving in managing and executive editor capacities at leading B2B media brands including Convenience Store NewsLicense Global and Travel Agent. He also previously served as content production manager for print and digital in the Business Intelligence division of Informa, parent company of Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News.

As executive editor, Mike oversees the editorial content of supermarketnews.com as well as the monthly print publication. He also directs all content-based brand-related projects including the annual Top 75 Retailers report, Category Guide, Retailer of the Year, research surveys and special reports, as well as podcast and webinar content. Mike has also presented and moderated at industry events.

In addition to the positions mentioned above, Mike has also worked as a writer and/or editor for special projects at American Legal Media (ALM), managing editor for Tobacco International, special projects editor at American Banker • Bond Buyer, and as production editor for Bank Technology News and other related financial magazines and journals published by Faulkner & Gray.

A graduate of Fordham University, Mike is based in New York City, where he was born and raised.

Contact Mike at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

 

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