Grocery Shopping
Disrupted in North America & Europe
How COVID transformed supermarket retailers & shifted consumer behaviors
Supermarkets and COVID-19: Changes in
Consumer Behaviors and Operational Shifts in North America & Europe
Grocery
retail is evolving as consumer behaviors go through a dramatic shift due to
COVID-19. The impact of these pandemic-related behaviors on the North
American and European supermarket industry has been challenging. The
Supermarket Report for both
North America and
Europe probes consumer attitudes related to grocery shopping and COVID-19
and how retailers responded. It examines changes that are now reshaping the
future of supermarket retailing. See more in
today's Vendor Spotlight below
Prosegur and Security & Safety Things announce strategic collaboration to
develop new AI enabled security services
Munich
and Madrid - July 28th, 2021 —
Security and
Safety Things GmbH and
Prosegur, one of the largest security companies in the world, have announced
their collaboration on the development of a new Security Operations Center (SOC)
environment, leveraging the intelligence of innovative Artificial Intelligence
infused video analytics and the expertise of Prosegur human operators to improve
security services for customers around the globe.
Read more here
Violence, Crime & Protests
Police Response Times To Get Even Worse
'TeleCop' Issuing Shoplifting Citations Over Live Video Links?
Nationwide Police Staffing Shortages Reaching
Epidemic & Historic Levels
America's Depleted Police Forces
Police staffing shortages a nationwide epidemic
In
Baltimore, a city
referred to as the most murderous big city in the nation, there is a vacancy
rate of police patrol positions of about 26%. It's
one snapshot of a trend occurring at police departments nationwide.
This
has become a major concern in
cities like San Jose, Calif., Newark, N.J. and Charlotte, N.C.,
where the drop in officers per 10,000 residents has decreased by more than 30%
in the last two decades.
Other challenges for recruiting new officers include
videos of police abusing their power,
that are sometimes selectively edited but sometimes accurate. They almost always
go viral, which has had a
lasting impact on the perception of police from outsiders
and of the willingness of potential new officers to apply.
All of these are among factors in what
the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
calls a "workforce crisis"...not
only the challenge of recruiting but also of retaining, with more officers
leaving their departments and the profession long before retirement age.
The lack of recruits has meant a financial cost as well.
In Portland, Oregon,
overtime nearly doubled between 2013 and 2018,
much of that due to a staffing shortage
As far as the impact of the officer shortage, that varies from city to city with
some seeing an increase in crime and others simply seeing delays in
investigations being completed. The one trend we found throughout, is
most police officers working longer hours to do the job.
wjla.com
Seattle is Down 270 Officers in 18 Months
How the City Council left Seattle in a no man’s land on crime
On the subject of the depleted police force, which is
down an unprecedented 270
officers in 18 months, she couldn’t help herself.
“It’s not unexpected, losing this number of officers,” Durkan said. “When
city leaders talk about cutting a department by 50%, you will lose employees.”
So true. Imagine what would happen in your own workplace if the bosses came
through pledging to slash the place in half. You’d be polishing your résumé
before they hit the door.
To be clear, when Durkan called out “city leaders,” what she meant was: “City
Council.” She’s right on this one, too: It was predictable that the
rhetoric
about defunding the police by half, embraced last year by a majority of the City
Council, could easily lead Seattle to where it sits today.
Which is without any coherent plan to address the worst spate of gun violence in
recent memory.
“This is forcing tough
choices,” said Adrian
Diaz, interim police chief (the reason he’s there is because the council drove
out the permanent chief by threatening to “defund” her salary by 40%).
“Essentially
my hands are tied between having enough officers to respond to multiple scenes
of violence across the city,
and having officers staff special events and other lower priority calls.”
seattletimes.com
D.C. Mayor Calls for More Police Officers
Washington, DC plans to hire 170 additional police officers amid crime spike
The city has been
rocked by several highly publicized shootings recently.
Washington,
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday that
she plans to add 170 police
officers to the city’s force amid
rising
violence and
several high profile shootings in the city.
"Right now, I have
directed MPD to use any overtime necessary to meet our public safety demands,"
the Democratic mayor wrote in a statement. The statement noted that Bowser plans
to hire 170 additional Metropolitan Police Department officers by 2022.
"But we know that is
not a complete solution or the right long-term solution.
We also know we need all of our officers to be fresh, rested, and in the best
position to make good decisions – and that requires having a full force to meet
all of our community’s needs."
Bowser added, "The
department is in a good position to make additional hires and move swiftly to
close the gap between
attrition and hiring, and that’s what this plan is going to help us do."
Bowser is a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has pushed
for
defunding the police in favor of community policing and funding social
justice organizations.
Last year, the city council
voted to defund the police department
by shifting $23 million out of its budget in a move that Bowser publicly
opposed.
foxnews.com
Other U.S.
Cities Struggling with Police Shortages
Baltimore, MD: City looking to fill 259-officer shortage
Cleveland, OH: 187 of the city’s 1,334 patrol officer positions are unfilled
Aurora, CO: 150 officers have left Aurora PD since January 2020
Austin, TX: Police shortage at 'crisis' level as 150 cop positions are vacant
Springfield, MO: City leaders address police officer shortage
Massachusetts feeling impact of statewide police shortages
Illinois DOL Requiring 'Violence Prevention Program'
"Retail workers are also among the most targeted."
Illinois Dept. of Labor provides steps to prevent violence on the job
State officials in Illinois on Monday announced the
Illinois Dept. of Labor is
highlight steps to prevent violence on the job.
“Each
year, millions of Americans are victimized by workplace violence,” officials
said in a press release. “The first step in preventing workplace violence is
recognizing signs of stress.
The next step is to ensure
employers have a plan in place to respond in the case of violence in the
workplace.”
“Protecting employees on the job goes beyond worksite hazards. Unfortunately,
this includes protection from
violence and other outside threats,”
Illinois Department of Labor Director Michael Kleinik said.
Healthcare is the among the most common fields for workplace violence, along
with service providers, like delivery and ride-hailing drivers, and school
employees. Retail
workers are also among the most targeted.
OSHA classifies workplace violence into four categories: criminal intent,
customer-client, worker-on-worker, and personal relationship. Workplace violence
is a growing concern among both employers and employees, regardless of the type
of job and is now one of the leading causes of job-related deaths.
“There are steps that
should be taken to keep employees informed and aware
of the warning signs to look for in the workplace.
Employers should also
implement a violence prevention program,” said Illinois OSHA Division Manager
Brandy Lozosky.
Establishing a
zero-tolerance policy toward workplace violence
against or by employees is the best protection an employer can offer, according
to OSHA. But other precautions should also be taken, including:
●
Provide safety education for
employees so they know what conduct is not acceptable, what to do if they
witness or experience such conduct and how to protect themselves.
●
Secure the workplace.
Surveillance cameras, proper lighting, key or badge entry and guards can all
help alleviate possible violence at work.
●
Encourage employees to alert
supervisors to any concerns they have about coworkers’ erratic or potentially
dangerous behavior, as well as any other safety issue they believe could lead to
violence at work.
●
Provide for a buddy
system or escort service for employees who need it in potentially dangerous
situations or at night.
Employee safety is the main reason to take such precautions, but workplace
violence poses an economic price tag as well. The Department of Justice and
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health estimate
victims of workplace violence
miss 1.8 million days or work each year, costing an estimated $121 billion.
More
information on Illinois OSHA is available here:
IL OSHA Laws and Rules
07.26.21 IDOL Workplace Violence Awareness
Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) defines workplace violence as “any act or threat of
physical violence, harassment … Secure the workplace …
Read more here
Editor's Note:
Couple this with the
NEW
Federal OSHA Fatality Inspection Procedures
and the
NEW
Biden-Harris National Worker Safety & Health Agenda
The D&D Daily's 2020 Full Year and Q1 2021 Retail Fatality Data
Q2 & Mid-Year 2021 Retail Violent Fatality Report
Coming Soon
See all of
the Daily's Crime Reports
Folks Here's Our Proof:
That at the end of the day all the guns & violence is all about the 'Drug War'
DOJ Press Release Today: 'Three charged in conspiracy to purchase $500,000 in
weapons for cartel'
LAREDO,
Texas – Three men are
now facing federal charges for their roles in a conspiracy on behalf of Cartel
del Noreste (CDN), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Luis Ramos, 43, Rio Bravo, is expected to make his initial appearanc in Laredo
today at 1:30 p.m. Authorities took him into custody Tuesday, July 27. Also
charged and previously arrested are Mexican national Manuel Perez-Ortiz, 39, and
Arturo Mata Jr., 55, Rio Bravo. They are expected again in federal court Aug.
12. A federal grand jury retuned the five-count indictment May 18.
The charges allege that negotiations to purchase $500,000 worth of high-powered
weapons occurred in May 2020. The weapons allegedly included machine guns,
grenades, military-style rifles and rocket-propelled launchers. According to the
indictment, the plan was for the weapons to be purchased in the United States
and then smuggled into Mexico. There, those associated with CDN planned to use
them in battles against rival cartels to further their drug smuggling
activities, according to the charges.
Law enforcement apprehended Ramos and Perez-Ortiz June 19, 2020. At that time,
authorities seized $500,000, according to the charges. Upon conviction, they
face up to 20 years in prison for the money laundering conspiracy as well as a
maximum $500,000 fine
justice.gov
Drugs & Guns in 2021 - The Spike on the Front Lines is Alarming - As a
Progressive Governor Had to Finally Admit - Published 7/27-21 Tuesday
Because quite frankly,
this is part of a bigger battle, a bigger war - the war on drugs. Great job,
folks - just please be careful out there.
-Gus Downing
COVID Update
343.3M Vaccinations Given
US: 35.4M Cases - 628K Dead - 29.6M Recovered
Worldwide:
196.8M Cases - 4.2M Dead - 178.1M Recovered
Former Senior Loss Prevention Executive
Know of any fallen LP exec? Let's remember &
recognize.
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths:
285
Law
Enforcement Officer Deaths: 322
*Red indicates change in total deaths
Huge COVID Increases in States with Fewer
Vaccinated People
Covid cases are rising in the states with low vaccination rates
According to experts and echoed in the data, vaccination rates are
determining how big a boom the summer 2021 Covid outbreak will be.
After
months of decline, cases of Covid-19 infection are once again rising around
the country. But
data shows that the biggest increases are in states that are lagging behind in
vaccinations.
Nationwide, the four-week Covid case count has more than doubled as of Monday
from the previous four weeks, according to NBC News’ tally. While cases are
rising everywhere because of higher transmission levels of the delta variant,
the steepest increases have been in the South and Southeast,
where
Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina
are dealing with the biggest outbreaks in the nation.
All five of those states have rates of full vaccinations below the United
States’ 49.2 percent, and
two of them — Mississippi and Louisiana — are in the bottom five of the entire
country.
Health experts say state
vaccination rates are the main difference that defines outbreak severity,
with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky
calling the latest outbreak a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.”
nbcnews.com
Workplace Safety Returns to the Forefront Amid
Delta Fears
Keeping Workers Safe as the Delta Variant Continues to Spread
Workplace
safety
guidelines from federal, state and local authorities are rapidly changing in
response to the highly transmittable COVID-19 Delta variant,
and employers may want to update their policies accordingly.
News about the spike in cases—as well as the potential for breakthrough cases
for the fully vaccinated—has
caused some fears to resurface in the workplace.
Stephanie Rawitt, an attorney with Clark Hill in Philadelphia, noted that
vaccinated people who thought a few weeks ago that they were in the clear are
facing uncertainties now. As breakthrough cases are reported, she said,
employees may have safety concerns if they are immunocompromised or live with
people with health conditions or children who cannot get vaccinated.
Employers should be prepared to respond to more requests to work from home
and explore reasonable accommodations for workers who have disability-related
concerns, he noted.
Employers also should stay up-to-date on changing mandates from state and local
governments
and recommendations from industry groups. In response to the uptick in
coronavirus cases, some locations, such as Los Angeles County, have reinstated
mask mandates in public indoor settings.
shrm.org
Arrested for Going Maskless
Capitol Police asked to arrest the maskless
Congressional aides and visitors to the House side of the Capitol
will face arrest if they're not wearing masks, the head of the U.S. Capitol
Police announced this week.
In a Wednesday letter to his officer corps, Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger
ordered that they enforce the new mask guidelines across the Capitol complex.
Those new rules, installed by the Capitol physician earlier in the week, include
a mask mandate on the House side of the Capitol and all House office buildings.
The new policy has been hammered by House Republicans, who say it's merely an
effort by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to exert control over half of the
Capitol. Still, she has law enforcement now on her side.
"If a visitor or staff member fails to wear a mask after a request is made to do
so, the visitor or staff shall be denied entry to the House Office Buildings or
House-side of the U.S. Capitol," Manger wrote in his letter. "Any person who
fails to either comply or leave the premises after being asked to do so
would be subject to an arrest for Unlawful Entry."
thehill.com
Delta Variant & New Mask Guidance Could Turn
Recovery Upside Down
New CDC mask rule may threaten the economy & upend return-to-work plans
CEOs privately mull mandatory vaccinations to overcome delta variant
The federal government’s abrupt about-face
on the need for indoor mask-wearing
is
clouding prospects for Americans to return to the office
in large numbers, raising fears that the ultra-infectious delta variant
could threaten the economic recovery.
Wall Street economists largely brushed off the dollars-and-cents impact of the
CDC’s recommendation and insisted the economy is likely to steam ahead. But with
the delta variant quadrupling coronavirus infections in July, corporate chief
executives are growing worried about bringing workers back into crowded offices,
a move that many employers have scheduled for September.
While the immediate dangers seem manageable, uncertainty over
the future course of an unpredictable pathogen is rattling the most confident
executives
and unsettling many of their employees.
“I sense a lot more
anxiety than a month ago,”
said one chief executive who talked this week with several chiefs of large
companies and spoke on the condition of anonymity to be candid. “But
I’m not sensing panic, and I’m not sensing a change in business plans.”
The CDC recommendation for the vaccinated to resume indoor mask-wearing in areas
of “high” or “substantial” coronavirus transmission is catalyzing executives’
worries that additional steps — including mandatory vaccinations —
may be needed to ensure a safe return to normal operations.
washingtonpost.com
More about the Delta variant
Viruses constantly change through mutation. Slightly different forms of a virus
are called variants.
Delta is one such variant, and it’s caused more than 80% of recent COVID-19
cases in the United States – according to estimates – and will likely cause
more. Delta spreads more easily than other variants. In fact, COVID-19 cases
have increased over 300% nationally from June 19 to July 23, 2021, driven by
Delta variant.
The best way to stop the spread of Delta is to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Vaccines are preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death, and are
effective against the Delta variant. High vaccination coverage will reduce
spread of the virus in your community and elsewhere - and help prevent new
variants from emerging.
cdc.gov
New COVID Variant Hits Florida
Another coronavirus variant has reached Florida. Here's what you need to know.
A coronavirus variant
discovered in Colombia is showing up among patients in South Florida,
increasing infections and putting health officials on alert as calls grow louder
for unvaccinated individuals to get inoculated.
Carlos Migoya, CEO of Jackson Health System, told WPLG in Miami earlier this
week that the B.1.621 variant has
accounted for about 10% of coronavirus patients, trailing behind delta,
the now dominant variant in the United States that's been ravaging the nation's
unvaccinated, and the gamma variant. B.1.621 has yet to receive a Greek-letter
designation as more prominent variants have.
Migoya told the news station that he speculated
B.1.621 is likely rising in South Florida because of international travel
between Colombia and Miami,
which serves as a gateway to Latin America.
yahoo.com
N.Y. Pushes Vaccines With Mandates and $100 Payment
COVID-19 in Los Angeles: Over 25% of cases are fully vaccinated people
US reports highest number of new cases in the world
OSHA Updated Fatality Inspection
Procedures
Citations, Penalties, & Criminal Penalties
Biden-Harris Administration National Agenda
Game-Changing
'Setting the Right Tone & Getting the Victims' Families the Help They Need' -
Consistently Nationwide
Especially during this surge in violence we're
experiencing in the nation.
Workplace Death: Safety Groups Respond To OSHA Family Communication Plan
OSHA’s new guidance on working with families after workplace death includes
communicating about inspections, findings, and the closing of investigations.
Each year,
more
than 5,000 U.S. workers die from workplace trauma, including preventable
incidents such as drowning in a trench, falling from a height, or a collision
with machinery. An additional
95,000 are estimated to die every year from long-term exposure to hazards
such as asbestos, silica, and other toxic substances; these deaths are not
always recorded as workplace related and are typically not investigated by the
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or other agencies.
During
the COVID-19 pandemic, an unknown number of workers have died from workplace
exposure to the virus. Neither OSHA, the Centers for Disease Control, or any
other public agency is tracking workplace COVID-19 fatalities.
Earlier this month, OSHA’ issued
updated guidance on working with families
which includes guidance on communicating about inspections, findings, and the
closing of investigations.
Leaders of workplace safety organizations have welcomed the new guidance to
improve communications with surviving family members when the agency
investigates workplace fatalities. In the past, communication with OSHA has
not always been consistent following these tragedies, at a time when
families need answers and solid information.”
“Understanding and respecting the needs of families is incredibly important,”
said Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, co-executive director of National COSH. “This kind of
guidance, reminding everyone that the needs of survivors have to be considered
during the entire process, can hopefully set the right tone for getting families
the help they need to get through a terrible ordeal.”
The
National Agenda for Worker Safety and Health, developed by workers,
unions, safety advocates, and worker organizations convened by National COSH, is
available for
download.
Editor's Note: While this thankfully happens less frequently in
retail, it still happens, especially in the workplace trauma category, as the
Daily's
Retail Violent Fatalities reports indicate. So it's imperative that the
retail teams, including the senior management executives who are
interacting with the family victims recognizes, understands and has a working
knowledge of this new guidance and where appropriate incorporates it in their
own response processes and works closely with the investigative agencies in
setting the right tone and in getting the families the help they need. This
ensures that the retailer is also responding consistently on a national and
industry level. And becomes a legal point further down the process.
Special Note: OSHA is monitoring and documenting how employers
are responding in detail. -Gus Downing
OSHA Instruction, Effective July 7, 2021
Communicating OSHA Fatality Inspection Procedures to a Victim’s Family
This Instruction provides guidance to ensure the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) communicates its fatality inspection procedures to the
victim’s family and facilitates the exchange of information throughout the
inspection and settlement process.
See the PDF here
National Agenda for Worker Safety and Health
Prepared And Presented By NATIONALCOSH.ORG @NATIONALCOSH
STEPS THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION CAN TAKE
Strengthening and enforcing our safety laws and regulations
The coronavirus pandemic has ravaged communities across the country while
revealing and deepening longstanding, widespread inadequate protections,
inequities, and injustice for workers in U.S. workplaces.
Workers
who have always been essential, providing us with goods and services that keep
us alive, have long been canaries in the coal mine – toiling in dangerous
conditions, with inadequate safety protections, or without a financial safety
net to tide through an emergency.
Because the pandemic has brought heightened attention to the safety and health
of America’s 160-million person workforce, the Biden-Harris Administration has a
unique opportunity to create a meaningful transformation to healthier, more
sustainable and more productive U.S. workplaces. American workers deserve
workplaces where all possible measures are taken to reduce deaths, illness and
injuries. U.S. employers will benefit from reduced medical costs, less time lost
from work, and higher productivity.
In addition to protective measures that must be in place now for all workers and
workplaces, bold measures are needed to address underlying disparities and
injustices. Workers from all backgrounds must be empowered to act on
knowledge of our own workplaces, with a seat at the table with employers and
government. The Biden Harris Administration should listen to workers about when
and how work can be done in ways that will save both lives and livelihoods.
Together, we can create and enforce fair, sensible laws, regulations and
workplace practices.
This platform outlines specific steps the Biden-Harris Administration can
take to achieve these goals.
Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed Under False Claims Act
Somebody blew the whistle & Now receive a percentage
of the total amount recovered ($7,661,617).
CEO & Apparel Co. Owner For 10+ Yrs Imported Clothing From Chinese Factories &
Avoided Over $7.5M in Duties - Served 6 Months in Prison & Paid Over $7.5M to
U.S. Customs
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Settles Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Clothing Companies &
Former CEO Misrepresenting Value Of Goods & Avoiding Millions $$ in Customs
Defendants to Pay $6M & Admit to Engaging in
Fraud in 'Double-Invoicing' Scheme
New
York, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), announced today that the
United States has settled civil fraud claims brought under the False Claims
Act against STARGATE APPAREL, INC. (now named EXCEL APPAREL CORP.) (“STARGATE”),
RIVSTAR APPAREL, INC. (“RIVSTAR”), and JOSEPH BAILEY. Stargate and Rivstar are
apparel companies headquartered in New York, New York, and BAILEY is the
companies’ former CEO and owner. Submitting invoices to CBP that
falsely understated the true value of the clothing that they imported into
the United States in order to avoid paying millions of dollars in customs
duties. RIVSTAR is no longer operating.
Stargate Apparel & Rivstar Apparel publicly owned with majority by one man,
Joseph Bailey, CEO: U.S. children’s & junior market apparel importer
headquartered in Manhattan.
BAILEY will pay $3.2 million to the United States, and STARGATE, RIVSTAR, and
the employee stock ownership plan that currently owns the companies will
together pay a total of $2.8 million to the United States.
As part of the settlement, STARGATE and RIVSTAR (to the extent that it resumes
operations) will also implement a written compliance policy that will
include measures designed to ensure that they pay duties on the full, actual
value of all future imports and otherwise comply with applicable customs laws
and regulations. Last year, BAILEY pled guilty and was
sentenced to six months in prison for engaging in certain of the
conduct related to STARGATE imports. This civil settlement is in addition to
the $1,661,617 forfeiture amount that BAILEY was ordered to pay in the criminal
proceedings.
“For over a decade (2004 - 2015) these clothing companies used
‘double-invoice’ schemes to underpay customs
duties that were owed to the U.S. for garments being imported into the country,
resulting in millions of dollars in customs duties lost. HSI worked
closely with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Attorney’s Office
for the Southern District of New York to achieve this settlement, requiring the
defendants not just to accept responsibility, but also to pay the Government
$6 million and enhance their compliance policies.”
justice.gov
Customers Getting Tracked by Digital Restaurant
Menus?
That online menu you read by scanning a QR code might still be tracking you, and
privacy experts are worried
Some digital menus are tracking your purchase history and personal data
Half
of full-service restaurants in the US now use
scannable QR codes,
according to the National Restaurant Association. The contactless technology
popularized
during the pandemic
allows customers to pull up digital menus on their phones
and order without a server — a convenience that privacy experts say comes with a
potential downside.
The New York Times reported on Monday that
QR codes have increased businesses' ability to track and analyze customer
behavior, with some
apps collecting personal data such as order history, emails, and phone numbers.
Databases created from the
data can then be used for marketing promos such as personalized discounts or
recommendations,
according to the Times.
Activities valued for their intrinsically offline nature — such as eating out or
grabbing drinks with friends — are now becoming "part of the online advertising
empire," Jay Stanely, a senior policy analyst at the ACLU told the Times.
Technology has helped minimize COVID-19 outbreaks throughout the pandemic.
However, experts are concerned that some developments, such as
the rapid adoption of QR codes, could compromise privacy rights.
"There have been disease outbreaks throughout human history, but never one that
has taken place in the era of
high-tech tracking tools and 'big data,'"
Stanley wrote on the ACLU website last May.
businessinsider.com
Groceries in 10 Minutes
U.S. grocery delivery market to get more crowded
Getir has raised nearly $1 billion in funding
and plans to bring its service to at least three cities in the U.S., including
New York.
Zipping around central London, among the bikes and scooters of
Uber Eats, Just Eat and Deliveroo,
is a new entrant promising almost instantaneous satisfaction for your craving
for a bar of chocolate or pint of ice cream: Getir, a Turkish company that says
it will deliver your groceries in 10 minutes.
The speed of Getir’s deliveries, from a network of neighborhood warehouses,
matches the astonishing pace of the company’s recent expansion. After five and a
half years pioneering the model in Turkey, it suddenly opened in six European
countries this year, bought a rival and, by the end of 2021,
expects to be in at least three American cities, including New York.
In just six months, Getir raised nearly $1 billion to fuel this outburst.
nytimes.com
U.S. GDP roars past pre-pandemic levels
Dollar General expands Popshelf with shop-in-shops
Senior LP & AP Jobs
Market
Director of Asset Protection job posted for Associated Foods Stores, Inc. in
Salt Lake City, UT
The
Director of Asset Protection develops health, safety, sanitation and loss
prevention programs for Associated Food Stores. Performs activities to promote
the maintenance of safe and healthy working conditions through subordinate
supervisors. Recommends measures to reduce or eliminate industrial accidents and
health hazards. Ensures compliance with Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) regulations.
indeed.com
Manager, Corp. Investigations job posted for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, NY
Manager
reviews exception-based reports to identify all internal dishonesty occurring in
the full-line Saks Fifth Avenue stores. Investigates all cases fully through to
completion. Initiates cases and supports store-initiated cases. Conducts
interviews and compiles documents for law enforcement agencies in cases
forwarded for prosecution. Visits stores conducting audits, assessing shortage
liabilities and training.
careersatsaks.com
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Washington
D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said marijuana is “undoubtedly” a factor in
the city’s rise in violent crimes during a press briefing Friday.
As
laws protecting adult use of both medical and recreational marijuana use spread,
the second-largest employer in the U.S. is changing its tune on drug testing.
Amazon
has been accused of “routine
destruction of millions of perfectly good products”
as charities call for new anti-waste laws to be brought in. Video recordings and
photographs, published by ITV News and The Times, appear to show
3ft-high boxes filled with groceries
at Amazon’s depot in Dunfermline classified as waste and
destined to be destroyed.
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