WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. is rolling out an automated cleaning system that fully cleans and sanitizes shopping carts after every use. By mid-November, more than 200 Hy-Vee stores across its eight-state region will have a Sterile Cart system in operation. Hy-Vee is the first grocery chain to implement the fully automated sanitization
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. has named Casey Decker chief information officer. He will be repsonsible for all of Hy-Vee’s information systems and staff, and will lead the company’s technology operations. He will also lead all innovations and initiatives for the retailer’s online and digital channels. Decker comes to Hy-Vee after serving as
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. is expanding COVID-19 testing to more than 150 Hy-Vee pharmacy locations throughout its eight-state region across the Midwest. The testing was first rolled out in August to 11 Hy-Vee pharmacy locations. Each pharmacy location can accommodate up to 12 patients per hour.The tests are free and are administered via
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. is now offering childhood vaccinations through its more than 270 pharmacy locations in eight states. Immunizations typically given at well-child visits by a physician can now be administered by a Hy-Vee pharmacist without a prescription or an appointment. Medicaid and most insurance plans cover immunizations at no charge.
OMAHA — Amber Specialty Pharmacy, a subsidiary of Hy-Vee Inc., has been named 2020 Specialty Pharmacy of the Year by the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP). The prestigious award was presented by NASP chairman Carmine DeNardo and Sheila Arquette, the organization’s president and CEO, during the eighth annual NASP Annual Meeting & Expo held
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee is teaming up with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) to be the primary sponsor of Spencer Pigot’s No. 45 NTT Indycar Series entry at the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, August 23. Hy-Vee will also be an associate sponsor of Graham Rahal’s entry for the Indy
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. announced Thursday that Hy-Vee KidsFit is launching a free, downloadable Wellness Week guide. The guide includes in-person, virtual and hybrid methods to help students prioritize healthy choices in school and at home. This school year, Hy-Vee KidsFit is offering the free Wellness Week guide consisting of a downloadable
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. announced Tuesday that the flu vaccine will be available inside its more than 270 Hy-Vee pharmacy locations throughout its eight-state region without an appointment or prescription, and will also be offered via a drive-up option at Hy-Vee pharmacy locations between Aug. 17 and Oct. 31. The Centers for
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. is partnering with Bellevue University in its new Hy-Vee Tuition Assistance Program, available for all Hy-Vee employees and their immediate family members. The tuition assistance will be available beginning with the 2020 academic fall semester. Hy-Vee will select 100 full- or regular-time Hy-Vee employees through an application process
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc., in partnership with Kellogg’s and Keurig Dr Pepper, announced its End Summer Hunger campaign to provide food for children and families in need. During the month of July, for every qualifying purchase at a Hy-Vee grocery store, one meal will be donated to Feeding America food banks in
In the latest installment in our Video Forum series, Randy Edeker, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hy-Vee Inc., talks about the food/drug combination store operator’s response to the unprecedented challenges of recent months, the need to take care of customers and staffers, and retailing in an omnichannel world.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Hy-Vee, Inc. announces that in collaboration with its customers and supplier partners, nearly $800,000 of food and supplies have been donated to local nonprofits and food banks in the Twin Cities. Eighteen semi truckloads of supplies were donated among 10 local organizations on Tuesday as a result of Hy-Vee’s recent donation campaign
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. announced Monday that in collaboration with its customers, it has exceeded its $1 million goal to help supply local food banks across its eight-state region during the coronavirus outbreak. Since the start of the campaign, more than $1,082,000 has been raised to provide supplies to 17 Feeding America-affiliated
MINNEAPOLIS — Beginning Friday, all Hy-Vee locations in the Twin Cities will hold a donation campaign and “Stuff-A-Truck” event to help provide essential supplies to local nonprofit organizations amid the area’s recent unrest. The effort is part of Hy-Vee’s companywide commitment to supporting racial unity and equality. Randy Edeker Today through Sunday, June 21, Hy-Vee
