Lynn Petrak

Senior Editor

Author Profile

Lynn Petrak is senior editor at Progressive Grocer and a veteran of the food retailing industry with nearly 30 years of experience. Lynn is well-versed in all aspects of the industry and has also contributed to brands including Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, Meat & Poultry, Dairy Field, Farm to Plate, Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Retailer and Store Brands. Lynn held key communications roles with dairy and beef trade associations. She has also taught journalism classes and earned a journalism degree from Northern Illinois University in 1991.

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ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

12/15/2022
Amazon Details Efforts to Curb Package Waste Amid Industry Criticism
Retailer working to reinvent how orders are shipped

Lynn Petrak
12/14/2022
Walmart Deploys Same-Day Drone Delivery in 3 States
New delivery option enables shoppers to easily purchase last-minute gifts

Lynn Petrak
12/14/2022
Winn-Dixie Widens Florida Footprint
Southeastern Grocers unveils new location near Jacksonville and is set to open 2 more

Lynn Petrak
12/14/2022
Grocery Sales Tick Up in November While Overall Retail Sales Slow
Latest Census Department data reflects impact of inflation, consumer behaviors

Lynn Petrak
12/13/2022
Progressive Grocer, Salesforce Name 1st Winner of Continuing-Education Award
Albertsons’ Rosita Szatkowska received $5K grant at recent Top Women in Grocery event

Lynn Petrak
12/12/2022
Publix Announces Series of College Scholarships
Grocer teams with United Negro College Fund to award $200K in tuition

Lynn Petrak
12/12/2022
Another Uptick in Food Inflation
Latest government data shows slight slowing in the pace of inflation, but many food categories still creeping higher

Lynn Petrak
12/12/2022
E-Comm Sales Fall in November
Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Shopping Survey shows online consumers are turning to mass channel in wake of high prices

Lynn Petrak
12/11/2022
Tops Completes Pricey Renovation in Upstate New York
Refurbished location in Canandaigua reopens Dec. 13

Lynn Petrak
12/11/2022
New Year, New Skyscraper Store for Whole Foods Market
Retailer readying Wall Street location for Jan. 11 reveal

Lynn Petrak