Kroger starts offering free Covid-19 testing to its employees at CNBC. "...employees who work at stores, distribution centers or other facilities will be able to get either a self-administered test kit or an appointment at drive-thru locations run by Kroger Health, the health-care division of the company." Read more   Michigan police probing reports that Family Dollar store shooting stemmed from argument over mask at The Hill. "The victim, a 43-year-old male, died at a local hospital following the shooting. No suspect has been arrested in the shooting thus far..." Read more   Publix Q1 comp sales +14.4% Press [...]

  Coronavirus cuts into Amazon profits despite sales gains at Fox Business. "Net sales increased 26 percent to $75.5 billion for the January-March quarter, compared to $59.7 billion during the same period a year earlier, Amazon announced." Read more   ...‘If you’re a shareowner in Amazon, you may want to take a seat’ — Amazon reports earnings, plans to spend all Q2 profits on coronavirus response at CNBC. "Beyond the results, the biggest news in Amazon’s report was that it plans to spend all of its profit from the second quarter -- an estimated $4 billion -- on responding to [...]