COVID-19 Coverage

Q&A: Exploring the retailer-supplier relationship
An in-depth look at how private brands are managing the current economic moment with supplier engagement group Solutions 4 Retail Brands.
PLMA cancels January trade show
COVID-19 restrictions have led to the cancellation of the upcoming PLMA Private Label Trade Show in Chicago.

Lidl covering employees’ COVID-19 vaccine costs

Retailer joins others assisting staff that want to get vaccinated as it becomes available
Aldi intros vaccination plan for employees

Retailer will cover costs associated with vaccine administration and provide two hours of pay for each dose received
Retailers speed up vaccine efforts

Kroger, Walgreens and more discuss plans to manage vaccine doses
Canadian shopper survey sees private brands winning the holidays

EY Future Consumer Index survey finds 90% of Canadian shoppers moving toward private label over major brands in their holiday shopping
Grocers named COVID-19 vaccine delivery sites

More than a dozen supermarkets will become authorized locations by the Department of Health and Human Services to administer free COVID-19 vaccines when ready
Trader Joe’s outlines COVID-19 cases amid focus on grocery worker exposure risk

Trader Joe’s has shared the safety precautions it has taken throughout the pandemic, as well as data on how many of its stores have seen employees with COVID-19
Lidl upgrades air systems in stores to fight COVID

Retailer said all of its U.S. locations will be getting a hospital-grade air filtration system by end of the year
7-Eleven’s hiring push continues, could reach 70K

Having hired more than 50,000 employees since March, 7-Eleven is continuing to hire as it looks to support its expanded offerings and growing consumer demand

Q&A: Exploring the retailer-supplier relationship