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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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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Target is now open in Auburn
A grand opening is set for Sunday.
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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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PublishedOctober 22, 2021
Food shortages are the next supply-chain crunch
Grocers and restaurants are dealing with delays even though there's plenty of food.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2021
Hannaford launches grocery delivery throughout Greater Portland, York and Lewiston
The service is available for nearly all ZIP Codes from Lewiston to York, the supermarket chain said. Deliveries cost $10 and take four hours or more.
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