Publix

The retailer is joining forces with Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice to offer bedside delivery of prescriptions before patients are discharged when the hospital opens in November.

The retailer plans to hire approximately 30,000 associates in distribution centers and manufacturing facilities for nonseasonal positions.

Publix recently announced that it has donated more than 33 million lbs. of produce to Feeding America member food banks through several charitable initiatives.

John Goff will be taking over as the new senior vice president of retail operations, effective Jan. 1, 2022.

In addition to opening a supermarket in Kentucky, the retailer is opening a Publix Liquors, the first to be located outside the state of Florida, the company said.

Publix has begun a register campaign for shoppers and associates at its Tennessee locations.

Publix’s new GreenWise Market store in Tampa, Fla., is located in a high-rise, multiuse building, the company said.

CVS Health, Walgreens and Publix are among the retailers that announced plans to administer booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.