grocery
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PublishedAugust 25, 2024
Small grocers feel squeezed by suppliers, and shoppers bear the pain
Grocery owners say they have little room to maneuver amid already razor-thin margins.
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PublishedMay 23, 2024
Grocers are finally lowering prices as consumers pull back spending
An array of federal regulators, Democratic lawmakers and think tanks contend that large retailers have kept prices artificially high.
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PublishedMay 20, 2024
Sour Patch Kids Oreos? Peeps Pepsi? What’s behind the weird flavors popping up on store shelves
Surprising flavor combinations are showing up more frequently in grocery stores and restaurants.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. New study links climate shocks to inflation
By 2060, the climate-triggered part of inflation should grow, with global food prices predicted to increase 2.2 to 4.3 percentage points annually, the study said.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Big grocery stores profited from pandemic more than smaller rivals
The report collected information confidentially from retail giants Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. as well as chains like Kroger Co. for an investigation of grocery supply chain disruptions.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Discount grocers smell opportunity amid rising prices
Together, these discount grocers and value retailers are sprinting to meet consumers where they are: hunting for cheaper grocery options.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2024
Hannaford, Market Basket, Shaw’s, Walmart: Check out the Press Herald’s comparison shopping
The cost of groceries has skyrocketed in recent years, but the price of food is only one factor attracting patrons to the big players in Maine's shifting supermarket landscape.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
Prices jump as egg supply faces ongoing disruption
Bird flu cited as the primary cause of tight supply and subsequent rising prices.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2022
Green Plate Special: When you waste food, you waste a lot of (your own) money
If helping the environment can't persuade you to waste less, maybe helping your pocketbook can.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2022
Vegan Kitchen: Save money, save your health, save the world, eat vegan!
A new study from researchers at Oxford University says eating vegan, in developed countries, costs consumers far less than eating a traditional western diet does.