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4 days ago
- Business
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The Friday Checkout: Amazon's in need of Prime Day grocery volunteers
This story was originally published on Grocery Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Grocery Dive newsletter. The Friday Checkout is a weekly column providing more insight on the news, rounding up the announcements you may have missed and sharing what's to come. Amazon reportedly asked its corporate New York City-area workers to take on grocery-focused tasks during Prime Day. The catch: They're requested in the warehouses to serve as 'volunteers.' The Guardian reported Monday that thousands of Amazon office employees in the metropolitan area received a Slack message that said the company was in need of 'volunteers to help us out with Prime Day to deliver to customers on our biggest days yet.' Sent out on Prime Day Eve, the message from a manager said the company 'needed' employees to work in two-hour shifts in a warehouse in Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood from Tuesday to Friday — the same period as Prime Day — The Guardian reported. The report added that Amazon operates a warehouse tied to its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service. The workers would be tasked with picking items, preparing bags of groceries for delivery, packing boxes on receiving carts and working to 'boost morale with distribution of snacks,' The Guardian reported, citing the Slack message. But never fear! The workers are permitted to step into a conference room to take meetings and calls, The Guardian reported. An Amazon spokesperson told The Guardian that this isn't the first time 'grocery corporate' employees have been 'invited to volunteer' in fulfillment operations, underscoring that participation is optional. It appears Amazon did not consider the chaotic nature of Prime Day when reconfiguring its grocery executive team. Kroger revises its digital-only coupons After facing backlash from a consumer advocacy group, the grocer has been working in recent years to make it easier for in-store shoppers to access deals that were once only available online. Kroger's latest effort includes adding printed 'Weekly Digital Deals' flyers at store entrances or customer service desks at some of its stores, KOMO News reported earlier this week. 'We're focused on … making prices easier to get. So rather than a customer having to get out their phone to [clip a] digital coupon in-store, we're trying to make the customer experience in-store much easier for them to access [Kroger's] good prices,' CFO David Kennerly told investors in June. Gelson's turns up the dial on tech The Southern California grocery chain is adopting Upshop's total store platform across all of its locations, according to a Monday press release. Gelson's Market is aiming for the technology to marry its forecasting, total store ordering, production planning and real-time inventory processes with local demand dynamics. The retailer will first focus on reducing food waste and optimizing its fresh food production with the goals of enhancing quality, minimizing shrink and streamlining back-of-house production. What's summer without watermelon? Earlier this week, the Independent Grocers Alliance announced a partnership with the National Watermelon Promotion Board to launch a shopper marketing and retailer education campaign to improve watermelon awareness during the second half of 2025. The multimedia campaign will leverage IGA's retail media network, digital circulars and in-store promotions to feature watermelon as 'a healthy, fun, and versatile option for summer and holiday meals,' the announcement noted. An unconventional stock-up trip One diehard fan of H-E-B's tortillas was flying with precious cargo in their carry-on: 200 H-E-B tortillas. 'All these people and no one knows I have 200 H-E-B tortillas in my backpack,' TikTok user @annathecolossaltitan shared while standing in the boarding line for aflight. The video quickly went viral, racking up more than 79,000 likes and garnering more than 12,000 shares. It even caught the attention of H-E-B, which commented, 'Gotta keep those in the carry on. Don't want to chance them getting 'misplaced.'' In case anyone reading this is interested in trying this, the Transportation Security Administration's website lists bread as carry-on approved. Recommended Reading Amazon restructures grocery leadership as it further integrates Whole Foods Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CBS News
11-06-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Brooklyn Marine Terminal redevelopment plan faces some community opposition ahead of key vote
A controversial vote on the future of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal is set for June 18, as city leaders push forward a sweeping redevelopment plan that includes thousands of new housing units on the Red Hook waterfront. But local residents are pushing back. NYC looks to European waterfront cities for inspiration The site, an active shipping terminal, is in urgent need of repair, with officials warning that years of neglect have left parts of it crumbling. "As the piles deteriorate, the concrete pad on top of them also begins to deteriorate. And so you start to have pieces falling through," said Andrew Kimball, president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). Kimball led a recent tour of the 122-acre site, which is currently responsible for less than 2% of container traffic coming into New York Harbor. City leaders say the terminal has been neglected for decades in favor of more modernized ports in New Jersey. To fund the $1.5 billion in necessary repairs, NYCEDC is proposing to build 7,700 units of housing. Kimball says it's a mixed-use vision modeled on successful European waterfront cities. "You go to Oslo and Norway, Malmö, Sweden — so many other European cities have figured out how to do this: port next to greenspace, next to housing, all in one," Kimball said. In the spring of 2024, the city and state transferred control of the terminal from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to the NYCEDC — a historic and controversial decision that officials said would transform the area into both a modern maritime industrial hub and residential community. The city says its plan includes meaningful community benefits, including priority access to affordable housing and upgrades to public housing infrastructure. "This plan is also giving an opportunity for local residents to have first dibs on a couple of hundred units of affordable housing and a $200 billion investment in Red Hook Houses," said Deputy Mayor Adolfo Carrión Jr. Critics voice concerns about project's pace, neighborhood costs But not everyone agrees with the direction of the plan. Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, a member of the 28-person Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force, argues the site should be used to revive shipping and manufacturing, not build housing. "This is city-owned site, which is also very rare ... and we're using it to build market-rate housing to pay for the housing that is being built in this site," Reynoso said. "So it's just backwards to me." Several task force members have voiced concern over the project's pace, noting that a key vote originally set for April was postponed to June after community pushback. Maria Nieto, a member of advocacy group Voices of the Waterfront, said the city's justification for pairing housing with infrastructure upgrades is flawed. "You don't have to build a skyscraper every time you want to fix the highway," Nieto said. "So that premise alone is false. Not to mention that you can build housing anywhere, but you can only build a port on the water." Pastor Alfred Adams, who leads the New Brown Memorial Baptist Church in the area, said longtime residents, including many of his congregants living in the nearby NYCHA Red Hook Houses, worry the redevelopment will drive up costs in the neighborhood. "Taxes are going to rise, the rents are going to rise, and it's going to be unaffordable," Adams said. "Because most of our congregation are on fixed incomes." If the proposal passes next week's vote, the city will move into an environmental review phase and begin seeking proposals, with construction targeted to begin before the end of the decade. Have a story idea or tip in Brooklyn? Email Hannah by CLICKING HERE.
Express Tribune
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Vincent D'Onofrio teases Kingpin's violent rise and Daredevil season 2 direction after Born Again finale
Vincent D'Onofrio, who reprises his role as Wilson Fisk (Kingpin) in Daredevil: Born Again, spoke to Variety following the Season 1 finale, offering insight into the series' violent climax, Fisk's expanding political vision, and the character's future. The final episode, now streaming on Disney+, culminates in one of the most graphic and shocking moments seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date, as Fisk kills Commissioner Gallo with his bare hands in front of his inner circle — a scene D'Onofrio called 'brutal' and even more intense than Kingpin's infamous car door kill in Netflix's original Daredevil. D'Onofrio explained that the creative team worked closely to differentiate the scene from other violent moments in Marvel history. The killing wasn't just for shock value, he said, but to illustrate how far Fisk's power has grown — and how openly he now operates in the shadows of New York's politics. The finale also reveals Fisk's long-term goal: turning New York into a city-state under his personal rule, bypassing federal oversight through the Red Hook project. 'First New York,' D'Onofrio said, hinting that Kingpin's ambitions could eventually stretch beyond the city. Despite the brutality, Fisk believes he's acting in the city's best interest — even saying, 'I love New York' in a scene meant to assert control rather than affection. The post-credits scene hints at further conflict, as Punisher escapes from captivity, potentially setting up a rematch. D'Onofrio didn't confirm Kingpin's involvement in the upcoming Punisher special but praised Jon Bernthal's performance and suggested their paths will likely cross again. When asked about Daredevil's new black suit and potential ties to the Shadowland storyline, D'Onofrio played coy, leaving room for future surprises in Season 2. As Daredevil: Born Again sets the stage for Season 2 and beyond, Fisk's reign — and the resistance against it — is just getting started.
