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SN Top 10: Walgreens, Stop & Shop, Piggly Wiggly top the week's headlines
October 16, 2023
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In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Walgreens pharmacy employees launch scattered walkout. Walgreens pharmacy workers began a loosely organized walkout on Monday to protest their heavy workloads, but it was unclear how many workers participated and how many stores were impacted.Some Walgreens pharmacies have closed in Arizona, Washington, Massachusetts, and Oregon, and others were operating drive-thru only or closing early due to understaffing, according to reporting from CNN.
Among other top stories:
CEO of CVS says burnout, heavy workload caused pharmacists to walk off job
California gov. vetoes bill that would support Kroger, Albertsons workers if deal goes through
Costco accused of sharing customer health info with Meta in lawsuit
California AG considers suing Kroger, Albertsons over merger
In other news, Walgreens is reacting to a string of poor financial results with a massive program aimed at reducing costs and strengthening the company. The company recorded a fourth quarter sales increase of 9.2% year-over-year, but net earnings were down about 17% year-over-year at $575 million and earnings for the year dropped 20% to $3.4 billion.
More top stories:
Seafood sales are sluggish despite improving economy
Walgreens names Tim Wentworth as new CEO
Piggly Wiggly could see big growth again in Texas
Stop & Shop pilots kiosks for coupons and more
