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PublishedOctober 10, 2024
US inflation reaches lowest point in 3 years, though some price pressures remain
Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2024
Better Living Center opens 2nd store in Lisbon
The Buzz: The Lisbon Street store aims to offer customers a healthy alternative for their food shopping.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2024
Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport kicks off self-serve fuel option for pilots
The Buzz: Better Living Center open a second store in Lisbon; Riverside Children's Academy child care ready to open downtown Lewiston.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2024
What the Kroger-Albertsons merger could mean for you
The retail giants have proposed the biggest supermarket merger in U.S. history.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2024
Grocery chains are bigger than ever. Here’s a look at the market.
The traditional supermarket industry has shrunk as big-name grocers acquired their smaller rivals. Here are the chains that dominate near you and across the U.S.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2024
Kroger and Albertsons defend merger plan against U.S. regulators’ objections
A hearing began Monday in federal court in Oregon on the merger plan proposed in October 2022.
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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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