Summer Retail Internship Program

Job Description

Summer Retail Internship Program

Program Overview

This Summer Internship opportunity offers mutual benefits for both aspiring professionals and our company. For candidates, it serves as a valuable experiential learning platform to explore a potential career path post-graduation. For our company, it provides a crucial opportunity to identify and evaluate prospective leaders.

The Summer Retail Internship program is designed for students from any major.

Internship Details

• Duration: 11 weeks
• Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Commitment: Must be able to commit to working full-time during the summer of 2026.
• Travel: Travel will be required.

Why Choose Us

Our company thrives on the passion of our people who serve our customers and communities, forming the very heart and soul of our organization. We deeply value and invest in our associates as individuals, recognizing that their connections drive our business forward. By prioritizing our people, we foster meaningful, less transactional relationships and dedicate resources to their professional growth.

• Our Ambition: Customers for Life
• Our Purpose: To bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being.
• Our Differentiator: Making it effortless, inspiring, affordable, and personal – setting us apart from other retailers.
• Our Values: Grounded in our commitment to caring, guiding how we work together.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in good standing at a college or university.
• Must currently be a rising senior, or a recent graduate.
• Possess excellent customer service skills and behaviors, including being:
  • Friendly
  • Responsive
  • Knowledgeable
  • Passionate
• Available to work full time with occasional evenings & weekends based on business needs.
• Ability to commit to working full-time during the summer of 2026 (40 hours per week).

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Interns will operate in a dynamic, multi-functional retail environment, requiring the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. The role involves direct customer interaction and the ability to manage potentially difficult situations with dissatisfied customers.

• Ability to work in a courteous manner in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to frequently reach, lift, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, walk, move rapidly, bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently.
• Manual dexterity and good hand-eye coordination are necessary.
• Exposure to varying temperatures:
  • Approximately 150 degrees Fahrenheit while handling products in hot cases.
  • 35 degrees Fahrenheit while handling products in cold cases.
  • 28 degrees Fahrenheit while handling products in coolers.
  • -20 degrees Fahrenheit while handling products in freezers.
• Primary working conditions consist of a temperature-controlled store environment.
• Travel will be required.