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Top 10 gallery: Three ways shoppers are reacting and adapting to the COVID-19 impact

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Every article in this week's Supermarket News Top 10 gallery is directly related to the coronavirus outbreak. And three of them focus on how shoppers are dealing with the crisis:

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

  • Most grocery shoppers choose stores over online during coronavirus crisis

  • Produce shelf life weighs heavily for shoppers amid pandemic

These tell the stories of how retailers are helping customers, and workers of a different industry — foodservice:

  • BJ’s offers dedicated shopping hours for first responders, medical workers

  • FreshDirect to sell meals from Restaurant Associates

  • Meijer aids local restaurants with meal-buying program

  • Walmart launches ‘Neighbors Helping Neighbors’ program

More COVID-19 coverage:

  • Instacart aims to add 250,000 more personal shoppers

  • Kroger’s Rodney McMullen: ‘Way too early to speculate on customer behavior’

  • Sysco kicks off online grocery service in Canada

Click through the slideshow to find links that will take you to the Top 10 stories.

 

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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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