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Grocery's biggest merger stuck in limbo

The merger of two of the country's biggest supermarkets now faces both state and federal legal hurdles

Salon · Jul 22, 2024

45 Times Dumb Customers Really Pushed Retail Workers To The Limit With Their Questions

No, no, no—The customer is not always right! At times, common sense and politeness are in very short supply. The post 45 Times Dumb Customers Really Pushed Retail Workers To The Limit With Their Questions first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Apr 26, 2024

New law would let shoppers sue grocers

The Neighborhood Grocery Protection Act was considered once before in 1984

Salon · Apr 17, 2024

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FTC and 9 states sue to block Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger

The Federal Trade Commission and 9 states want to stop the deal that would combine the country's two largest grocery store chains. The companies say they have to merge to compete with Walmart.

WEKU · Feb 26, 2024

Why the Kroger-Albertsons merger stalled

"Kroger and ACI have decided that collusion is more profitable than competition,” said Colorado's attorney general

Salon · Feb 20, 2024

Best and Worst Grocery Chains in the US

Based on customer reviews, these are the best and worst grocery chains across the country.

Kiplinger · Feb 16, 2024

Living Well On A Budget: 44 Tips From Frugal People Who Have Mastered The Art Of Saving Money

Members of the ‘Frugal’ community discussed tips for staying frugal, covering everything from meal prepping to doing all your shopping in one designated day a week, and beyond. The post Living Well On A Budget: 44 Tips From Frugal People Who Have Mastered The Art Of Saving Money first appeared…

Bored Panda · Feb 1, 2024

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Warning of higher grocery prices, Washington AG sues to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger

"Shoppers will have fewer choices and less competition, and, without a competitive marketplace, they will pay higher prices at the grocery store," Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson said.

WEKU · Jan 15, 2024

Will the feds block a grocery megamerger? Kroger and Albertsons will soon find out

America's two largest supermarket chains have struck a $25 billion deal to combine. Now the FTC is about to decide whether it will block or allow it, and under what conditions.

WEKU · Jan 9, 2024

Ring in 2024 with Open Stores and Closed Chains

Kick off the new year with some shopping! Check out our guide to which stores are open and closed on New Year's Day in the US. Happy shopping!

"Devastating:" Kroger sells 400 stores

To prepare for their mega-merger with Albertsons, Kroger may have to sell an additional over 200 locations

Salon · Sep 25, 2023

DoorDash launches SNAP/EBT payments

The company says that the program will "increase food access nationwide through on-demand grocery delivery"

Salon · Jul 5, 2023

Washington DC explosions – latest: Nation’s capital on edge as new photos show suspect wanted for attacks

Nike, Safeway, and Truist Bank all targeted with explosions within 15 minutes of each other on Sunday morning

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023

Washington DC explosions – latest: Nation’s capital on edge as new photos show suspect wanted for attacks

Nike, Safeway, and Truist Bank all targeted with explosions within 15 minutes of each other on Sunday morning

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

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The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

A DC Nike store, Safeway and ATM were targeted with explosives. Now the hunt is on to catch a hooded suspect

Metropolitan Police are hunting for a hooded figure and suspect vehicle after explosive devices were detonated one by one across three Washington DC businesses. Rachel Sharp reports

WEKU · Jun 1, 2023

Supreme Court vetoes efforts to limit anti-fraud law aimed at government contractors

The cases involve allegations that major retail pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicaid and Medicare by overstating what their "usual and customary prices" are.

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

Supreme Court revives claims that SuperValu, Safeway overcharged governments for generic drugs

The Supreme Court has unanimously revived whistleblower lawsuits claiming that supermarket and pharmacy chains SuperValu and Safeway overcharged government health-care programs for prescription drugs by hundreds of millions of dollars

WEKU · Apr 17, 2023

Supreme Court looks at whether Medicare and Medicaid were overbilled under fraud law

Arguments on Tuesday center on a powerful tool for fighting fraud in government contracts and programs. The case examines whether major pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicare and Medicaid.

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Edinburgh Live · Apr 1, 2023

Edinburgh's Cameron Toll saboteur who laced food items with arsenic and glass

Supermarket sicko targeted Safeway stores in Edinburgh and laced products with poison and broken glass in a bid to extort the company for hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Salon · Mar 23, 2023

Why Jo Koy gave up on Middle America

On "Salon Talks" the comic discussed the "grind" of stand-up, Filipinos on TV and "cool" romantic break ups

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2023

Man allegedly posed as grocery employee to steal $700,000 of seafood

David Subil is accused of posing as grocery employee to steal seafood deliveries from distributor in Washington state

Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2023

How a new Tucson memorial found a way to mourn mass-shooting victims

TUCSON, Ariz. — If you were to hover over El Presidio Plaza in downtown Tucson, you might catch sight of an earthen form resembling a point of impact, as if some object from the heavens came careening to earth and displaced several tons of vegetation and rock. Within this crater…

Manchester Evening News · Jan 15, 2023

Greater Manchester's lost supermarkets we no longer see on the high street

For many, these were the first places we ever shopped

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

High court takes 8 new cases, 1 about a religious mailman

The Supreme Court is adding eight new arguments to its calendar

Edinburgh Live · Dec 12, 2022

Edinburgh's lost supermarkets that were once a familiar sight on city's streets

Since the birth of the supermarket in the 1950s, Edinburgh has witnessed many once familiar names come and go. We take a look back at some old favourites from decades gone by.

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