Wegmans

Beginning Monday, July 29, Wegmans will pilot the removal of plastic grocery bags at its Ithaca and Corning, New York stores. This comes after an announcement in April that Wegmans will eliminate plastic bags at all its New York State stores ahead of the state ban that takes effect on March 1, 2020. …

I think it’s a mix of science and feet on the street, if you will. We’ve got 50,000 employees, and I think if you had to weigh it, what our people bring back to our senior leadership and the family is even more important than the science. They’re talking to the customers every single day.” …

Wegmans officials say the service, offered for decades, isn’t as popular as it used to be, so the chain will put the former Wkids space in its stores to other uses. …