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Companies like Wawa, QuikTrip and Sheetz are pushing aggressively into new states and challenging incumbent players both small and large.
Tracey Cullen, who is the great-granddaughter of the Long Island chain’s founder, is the supermarket chain’s first female president.
AstraWorks’ analysis of 24 major retailers found most don’t yet have their own AI shopping tools and instead rely on the tech company to connect with agents like ChatGPT.
Koichi Toyo, who has worked for parent company Pan Pacific International Holdings for more than two decades, takes over for the departing Ryan Adams.
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The deal expands Kroger's geographic reach and marks the first acquisition under recently appointed CEO Greg Foran.
The energy company named Carol Howle to the post earlier this year to spearhead its portfolio review.
By: Jeff Wells
The deal marks Kroger’s return to its classic M&A strategy, but the benefits of buying the regional grocer aren’t particularly compelling.
By: Jeff Wells
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Retailers should lean into tech partnerships to alleviate operational pain in the short term, but they should also lay the rails for agentic operations, experts said.
