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Grubhub Spikes 10 Pct Post-CEO Stock Purchase

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the Louisville, Kentucky-based operator of KFC and Taco Bell. “We The online food delivery service also reported gross food sales of $1.5 Securities & Exchange Commission, showing that Chief Executive Officer Matthew Maloney acquired the stock. Shares were also likely helped by positive comments from one of its partners — Yum!

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Kroger Rolls Out New Grocery Delivery Offering

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The offering will debut in Houston, Louisville, Nashville and Kroger’s hometown of Cincinnati, Chain Store Age reported. With the service, consumers can buy 4,500 private-label products from the retailer, which are not otherwise available online, along with 50,000 different grocery items and household products.

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Why Panera Does Its Own Delivery

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Current CEO Blaine Hurst was the prime mover behind Panera’s first large-scale delivery test in Louisville, Kentucky, four years ago. I said, ‘Just let me finish the Louisville test. Digital — including online pick-up and kiosk orders — makes up 31 percent of its sales, or about $1.75 It will either work, or it won’t work.

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Kroger Same-Store Sales Miss Views As It Overhauls Stores

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Ever since Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market , Kroger has been in reinvention mode, launching new services to match the eCommerce giant. With the service, consumers can buy 4,500 private-label products from the retailer, which are not otherwise available online, along with 50,000 different grocery items and household products.

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Retail Labor Shortage Concerns Deepening

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But for retailers going into the holiday season 2016, a good economy is creating yet another headwind for physical retailers who’ve spent much of the year being buffeted constantly by market pressures. Central Ohio, Memphis, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky, were all areas with reported shortages last year. ”

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Shipping Inconsistencies Plague Nonessential eCommerce

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As part of the collaboration, FEMA will gain access to UPS’ central Worldport facilities in Louisville for temporary staging. markets to 10 labs operated by Quest Diagnostics and other commercial labs, helping to ensure maximum visibility of the shipments while in transit,” it said in a statement. the next day.”.

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Amazon Tracker: By Land, Air, Sea

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A quick look at consensus shows that investors are largely in a buying mood at the moment, and the company’s current market sits at over $392 billion. 2 after market close. Analysts expect the online retail giant to report a 25 percent increase in fourth-quarter sales to $44.7 billion, said a Thomson Reuters survey.

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