Strategies & Solutions

CVS Health Q2 strong amid front-store difficulties
CVS Health managed to increase revenue and earnings, even as front-end sales and prescription volumes were down in its CVS Pharmacy segment
TreeHouse Foods raises guidance on strength of Q2 performance
For the quarter ended June 30, the Oak Brook, Ill.-based company posted a 5-cent loss per share, compared with an 89-cent loss per share in the same period last year— a 45% increase

Good Planet names a co-leader of the plant-based cheese company

Bart Adlam has joined the company as co-CEO, bringing 30 years of experience in consumer goods with Post Cereal, Chef’s Cut Jerky and more
Costco in Canada taps Instacart for same-day delivery

Following a two-month pilot, Costco gives go-ahead for 76 stores in Canada to offer same-day delivery with Instacart
Kroger teams with TerraCycle for Simple Truth Recycling Program

Through the recycling platform, consumers can recycle more than 300 Simple Truth packages that are not recyclable the traditional way
Former Walmart CEO joins PLMA Virtual Washington Conference

Bill Simon, former president and CEO of Walmart, will speak on retail and the economy at the virtual conference set for Oct. 6-7
Love’s adds new own brand candy, water

The travel stop stores launched a mostly candy-based Love’s Travel Snacks line last year and will add new flavors to it while adding a new water option
All U.S. banners under Ahold see double-digit growth

For the second quarter, Ahold reported same-store sales up 20.6% in the U.S., and that all banners stateside were up double digits in comparable store sales
Publix posts double-digit sales for Q2

For the three months, Publix earned $11.4 billion, same store sales increased roughly 20%
Brandless now offering slate of products, eyeing physical stores

The unique e-commerce platform reopened in June but is now carrying a range of unbranded products, prepping line extensions for the year ahead