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SN Top 10: Walmart, Kroger, Rite Aid top the week’s headlines
January 22, 2024
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In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Snacks sold at Walmart, Loblaw and other stores recalled. Granola Bars, cereals, yogurts, and parfaits sold at Sobeys, Walmart, Metro, Loblaw, and other stores are being pulled from the shelves following a recall in Canada, reports Toronto.com. The snacks pose a salmonella risk.
Among other top stories:
Kroger, Albertsons merger is delayed
Rite Aid puts eight more store leases up for sale
Uber calls it quits with Drizly
Walmart improves pay for managers, hourly workers
In other news, checkout terminal manufacturer Diebold Nixdorf released new technology Thursday that uses artificial intelligence at its cashierless registers to reduce shrink, verify age for liquor sales, and speed up the process of buying products without barcodes.
The Canton, Ohio-based company debuted the new technology this week at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show convention in New York City, where Christoph Annemüller, Diebold Nixdorf’s head of AI product management, gave Supermarket News a sneak peak.
More top stories:
Will Instacart be acquired by Uber Eats?
Hy-Vee gets ready for a new era
Supermarkets lose market share in fresh, frozen categories
Sam’s Club, Costco in middle of massive meat snack recall
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