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Staples’ first-ever Easy Deal Days is underway and runs through Oct. 11, offering up to 40% off more than 1,000 office and home items. Shoppers can save in-store and online, with extra discounts and bonus points for Easy Rewards members. Featured deals include 40% off custom holiday cards, free luggage with points, and a $250 Sharper Image heated massage chair.

JCPenney has partnered with model and entrepreneur Ashley Graham to create a plus-size collection available at 325 stores and online. The collection features 39 styles, including dresses, suits and denim, and is designed to promote body positivity and inclusivity. The collection is debuting with a faux thriller trailer called “Omitted,” highlighting the lack of plus-size representation in media and aligning with JCPenney’s “Yes, JCPenney!” brand refresh. The three-year partnership marks Graham’s first full fashion collection.

Walmart has now completed more than 300,000 drone deliveries, doubling its total since June, and is moving beyond small-scale tests to make drone delivery a key part of its last-mile logistics, said Greg Cathey, the retailer’s vice president of transformation and innovation. While only a small number of Walmart’s 4,600 U.S. locations offer drone delivery, the company is rapidly expanding operations in cities like Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston and Northwest Arkansas, in partnerships with Wing and Zipline.

Sam’s Club has introduced fresh sushi under its Member’s Mark brand, making chef-crafted sushi more accessible to members. The sushi is made daily by trained chefs who tailor the menu to local preferences, such as jalapeno tuna rolls in Texas and poke-style offerings in Hawaii. The wholesale club has introduced the Member’s Mark Premium Diaper Collection, which is designed based on feedback from parents and benchmarking against top diaper brands. The diapers offer up to 12 hours of absorbent protection, are made with safe ingredients, and are hypoallergenic.

Amazon has introduced a private grocery brand called Amazon Grocery, which features more than 1,000 items, including produce, meat and snacks — most of which are priced under $5. The brand combines Amazon Fresh and Happy Belly to attract price-conscious consumers.

Fast-growing grocery chain Sprouts Farmers Market has its sights set on opening stores from coast to coast, which would more than triple its location count. The Phoenix-based retailer surpassed 450 stores in 24 states this year and hopes to eventually reach 1,400 throughout the U.S., CEO Jack Sinclair said last week in Las Vegas. Sinclair did not share how long it could take to reach that potential scale. Over the past few months, Sprouts opened new stores in Utah, Texas, Tennessee and Maryland, among others. It plans to open at least 35 new stores by the end of this year.

Kroger is rolling out a new program from GoodRx that allows customers to secure discounts on branded drugs at the pharmacy counter. The RxSmartSaver platform from GoodRx allows customers to search for price discounts while in a Kroger pharmacy area, rather than obtaining a coupon from GoodRx first, Supermarket News reports. The discounts include 200-plus brand-name medications for which GoodRx offers savings programs. Many of the drugs in the program are not covered by insurance or have minimal coverage, according to GoodRx.