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Albertsons joins Kroger in adding a huge benefit for customers
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Albertsons joins Kroger in adding a huge benefit for customers
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A Kroger-Albertsons merger means lower prices and more jobs. Let it happen.: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says she's just responding to consumer concerns ...
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A Kroger-Albertsons merger means lower prices and more jobs. Let it happen ...
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Dollar Tree to increase max price in stores to $7, reports higher income shoppers
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Dollar Tree to increase max price in stores to $7, reports higher income ...
Quick Glance: Dollar Tree Increases Max Price to $7, Attracts Higher Income Shoppers
  • Dollar Tree plans to raise the price cap in its stores to $7 as announced in a quarterly report in March.

  • The demographics of Dollar Tree customers trend towards higher income brackets, with an increasing proportion of individuals earning over $125,000 per year.

  • The company intends to close approximately 600 locations under the Family Dollar brand this year, as well as an additional 400 locations over the coming years.

  • Dollar Tree opened 641 new stores in the previous fiscal year and currently operates 16,774 stores across 48 states and five Canadian provinces.
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His Novel Sold a Million Copies. James McBride Isn’t Sure How He Feels About That.
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His Novel Sold a Million Copies. James McBride Isn’t Sure How He Feels ...
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A $20 Billion Deal Depends on Whether You Think Walmart Is a Supermarket: Antitrust authorities say Kroger’s planned Albertsons takeover will leave fewer ...
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A $20 Billion Deal Depends on Whether You Think Walmart Is a Supermarket
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The numbers show Walmart is America's grocery king: Walmart is the biggest grocery retailer in the US by a long shot. Americans spent $264 billion on Walmart ...
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The numbers show Walmart is America's grocery king
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Did grocery chains take advantage of COVID shortages to raise prices? FTC says yes
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Did grocery chains take advantage of COVID shortages to raise prices? FTC ...
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STAR WARS Blue Milk Is Coming to Grocery Store Shelves on Earth: From Galaxy's Edge at the Disney theme parks to your fridge here on Earth ...
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STAR WARS Blue Milk Is Coming to Grocery Store Shelves on Earth
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Nordstrom stock surged 10% because the retailer might go private: Nordstrom's push to go private, which follows a failed one in 2018, comes as consumers remain ...
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Nordstrom stock surged 10% because the retailer might go private
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Kroger is shutting down its delivery service in San Antonio: Kroger opened a delivery facility in mid-2022 in San Antonio as part of an effort to build its base ...
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Kroger is shutting down its delivery service in San Antonio
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H-E-B is ready to open in Alliance and to start building Prosper: H-E-B’s newest store is right across from a busy Kroger Marketplace. Mansfield’s H-E-B opening ...
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H-E-B is ready to open in Alliance and to start building Prosper
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'Do we have to say that we won’t close stores?' Firm buying stores questions Kroger pledge
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'Do we have to say that we won’t close stores?' Firm buying stores ...
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Walmart to open a milk processing plant and create 400 jobs south of Waco: It’s common for traditional grocers such as Kroger, Albertsons and H-E-B to have their ...
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Walmart to open a milk processing plant and create 400 jobs south of Waco
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Inflation is bananas: after 20 years, Trader Joe’s raises the fruit’s price by four cents
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Inflation is bananas: after 20 years, Trader Joe’s raises the fruit’s ...
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Rihanna Turns A Low-Key Grocery Store Look Into A Statement-Making Outfit: Rihanna is giving Jeremy Allen White – whose Bode totes runneth over with seemingly ...
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Rihanna Turns A Low-Key Grocery Store Look Into A Statement-Making Outfit
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Nutritionist shares his 5 minimally processed grocery-store snacks: When trying curb ultra-processed foods, finding minimally processed grocery-store snacks ...
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Nutritionist shares his 5 minimally processed grocery-store snacks
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Kroger to end South Florida home delivery service: The national grocery giant faced an uphill battle in its effort to secure a piece of South Florida's ...
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Kroger to end South Florida home delivery service
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The Ultimate Guide To Buying Salmon At The Grocery Store: Fresh or flash-frozen? Wild-caught or farmed? We answer all your questions about buying salmon and ...
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The Ultimate Guide To Buying Salmon At The Grocery Store
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This $2.99 Kroger Freezer Find Is My Favorite Weeknight Dinner Shortcut: This frozen product makes dinner prep so much easier, and I use it everywhere from stir ...
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This $2.99 Kroger Freezer Find Is My Favorite Weeknight Dinner Shortcut
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14 Things You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Ask for at the Grocery Store: We contacted grocery stores across the country to find out what things you can ask for ...
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14 Things You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Ask for at the Grocery Store
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Subway Is Bringing 4 Sauces to Grocery Store Aisles: Subway is bringing a few of its sauces to grocery stores near you. Here's what you can expect.
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Subway Is Bringing 4 Sauces to Grocery Store Aisles
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Kris Mayes should hold Kroger and Albertsons accountable, not block their merger: Opinion: Attorney General Kris Mayes says she's just responding to consumer ...
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Kris Mayes should hold Kroger and Albertsons accountable, not block their ...
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Kroger/Albertson merger would be a blow to consumers. Or would it?: The feds are aggressively trying to halt business mergers that regulators say are harmful to ...
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Kroger/Albertson merger would be a blow to consumers. Or would it?
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Youngkin: first a truck, next a store for Petersburg's food desert: Unveiling a mobile grocery store – think Bookmobile with groceries – in Petersburg, Gov ...
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Youngkin: first a truck, next a store for Petersburg's food desert
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This $6.99 Kroger Bakery Find Blew My Mind: This $6.99 bakery item, available at Kroger stores including Ralph’s Harris Teeter, Fred Meyer, and more ...
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This $6.99 Kroger Bakery Find Blew My Mind
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B&M is selling much-loved discontinued chocolate bar for 29p: The Nestle bars were sold for 60 years before being discontinued
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B&M is selling much-loved discontinued chocolate bar for 29p
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Labor rights? Whatever. TikTok frenzy over Trader Joe’s mini tote bags: High prices, mega mergers and union busting are just water under the bridge judging from ...
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Labor rights? Whatever. TikTok frenzy over Trader Joe’s mini tote bags
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The legal lines in the Kroger-Albertsons merger are drawn: What is in dispute?: Kroger and Albertsons have filed legal briefs countering the claims made against ...
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The legal lines in the Kroger-Albertsons merger are drawn: What is in ...
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When ‘America’s Worst Avid Golfer’ Made A 66 On TPC Sawgrass 17th Hole: Grocery store manager Angelo Spagnolo shot 66 on the 17th during a Golf Digest contest to ...
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When ‘America’s Worst Avid Golfer’ Made A 66 On TPC Sawgrass 17th Hole
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4 ways to avoid shrinkflation at the grocery store: Be on the lookout for new packaging, shop store brands, and keep track of the unit pricing to avoid losing ...
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4 ways to avoid shrinkflation at the grocery store
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The Real Grocery Store Trip That Inspired Stephen King's The Mist: Inspiration for The Mist suddenly struck Stephen King during a trip to the grocery store ...
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The Real Grocery Store Trip That Inspired Stephen King's The Mist
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US retail giant: Kroger aims for higher growth in 2024: The US supermarket operator Kroger achieved its self-imposed sales target in the 2023 financial year and ...
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US retail giant: Kroger aims for higher growth in 2024
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What foods at the supermarket have been most affected by inflation?: The cost of groceries at the checkout is 24.7% more expensive than it was just before the ...
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What foods at the supermarket have been most affected by inflation?
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The best columns and letters you might have missed this week | Opinion: A look at some of the most-read op-eds and letters to the editor this week.
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The best columns and letters you might have missed this week | Opinion
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Kroger notches $2.2B profit as sales slow in 2023: Just as grocers and food companies face tougher federal scrutiny, Kroger posted flat profits and sales figures ...
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Kroger notches $2.2B profit as sales slow in 2023
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Kroger (KR) Stock Jumps on US Consumer Outlook: Kroger Co. shares rose after the grocer’s full-year profit outlook beat analyst expectations ...
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Kroger (KR) Stock Jumps on US Consumer Outlook
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Grocers are trying to get orders to your door faster than ever — here's why: Walmart, Target and Kroger are trying to stand out on grocery convenience ...
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Grocers are trying to get orders to your door faster than ever — here's ...
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What would a Kroger-Albertsons merger mean for grocery shoppers? Here's what the U.S. government thinks
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What would a Kroger-Albertsons merger mean for grocery shoppers? ...
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Back off, FTC, and realize what Kroger's actual competition is | Opinion: Businesses like Alberton’s are competing against fast food, take out and casual dining.
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Back off, FTC, and realize what Kroger's actual competition is | Opinion
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Capital One Announces $35B Merger with Discovery; Colorado Sues over Kroger-Albertsons Merger
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Capital One Announces $35B Merger with Discovery; Colorado Sues over ...
Quick Glance: Acquisition Plans: Capital One and Discover Financial
  • Capital One plans to acquire Discover Financial, a US credit card company

  • Capital One is valued at $52.2 billion and the fourth largest player in the US credit card market

  • Discover was the 27th largest US bank by assets, while Capital One was the ninth largest

  • Increased regulatory focus on credit card fees, potential merger in this context
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What Walmart may gain from FTC's Kroger-Albertsons lawsuit: The Federal Trade Commission's bid to block grocer Kroger's $25 billion acquisition of Albertsons ...
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What Walmart may gain from FTC's Kroger-Albertsons lawsuit
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Shopper strangles woman at Kroger pharmacy because he thought she cut line, IN cops say
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Shopper strangles woman at Kroger pharmacy because he thought she cut line ...
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UFCW Local 555 endorses merger between Kroger and Albertsons: The labor union believes a merger between the supermarket giants with the divested stores going to ...
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UFCW Local 555 endorses merger between Kroger and Albertsons
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4 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy After Berkshire Hathaway’s Latest 13F Filing: Plus, the stocks Berkshire bought and sold last quarter.
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4 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy After Berkshire Hathaway’s Latest 13F ...
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Target, Kroger and Aldi Have Made Big Food Nervous: Which brand of potato chip or coffee is making it into your cart this week? The answer is making name brand ...
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Target, Kroger and Aldi Have Made Big Food Nervous
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Colorado sues to stop $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger: Colorado’s attorney general filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block Kroger's proposed $25 ...
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Colorado sues to stop $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger
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Capital One Announces $35B Merger with Discovery; Colorado Sues over Kroger-Albertsons Merger
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Capital One Announces $35B Merger with Discovery; Colorado Sues over ...
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Here’s why Maryland is fighting a merger between Kroger and Albertson’s | GUEST COMMENTARY
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Here’s why Maryland is fighting a merger between Kroger and Albertson’s | ...
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Kroger, Albertsons keep up drumbeat for merger as opponents push back: Nearly 16 months after announcing a $24.6 billion merger, grocery chains Kroger and ...
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Kroger, Albertsons keep up drumbeat for merger as opponents push back
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Kroger, Albertsons Allegedly Colluded Against Grocery Workers' Union: The two companies struck a "no-poaching" deal to weaken workers' leverage during a strike ...
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Kroger, Albertsons Allegedly Colluded Against Grocery Workers' Union
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Kroger: Controversial Albertsons merger means lower prices and better stores: Kroger repeated its suggestion that its controversial merger with Albertsons will ...
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Kroger: Controversial Albertsons merger means lower prices and better ...
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How Much More Expensive Is Food Now, Really?: This week, the FTC blocked the merger of Albertsons and Kroger, ostensibly on the grounds that it would spike the ...
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How Much More Expensive Is Food Now, Really?
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TikTok’s Coolest Grocery Store in Brooklyn that Never Existed: A video portraying a City Fresh Market in Brooklyn as the “Bushwick Erewhon” confounded many as it ...
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TikTok’s Coolest Grocery Store in Brooklyn that Never Existed
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Kentucky sues Kroger for 'fueling deadly opioid crisis': The lawsuit claims Kroger "flooded" Kentucky with opioid pills that caused addiction and death.
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Kentucky sues Kroger for 'fueling deadly opioid crisis'
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Kroger rolls out sports betting kiosks at 14 nearby stores. Here's where: Kroger shoppers can now bet on sports at in-store kiosks. Here's how they work.
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Kroger rolls out sports betting kiosks at 14 nearby stores. Here's where
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What are Ohio’s top Super Bowl snacks? Chips, sodas top Kroger’s top seller list: Kroger’s Columbus division released a list Tuesday of the top-purchased snacks ...
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What are Ohio’s top Super Bowl snacks? Chips, sodas top Kroger’s top ...
Quick Glance: NFL Power Rankings: Chiefs Continue Dominance
  • Kansas City Chiefs have definitively answered questions about their dominance as the newest NFL dynasty.

  • San Francisco 49ers will return almost intact in 2024 with an easier path to Super Bowl than Chiefs.

  • Buffalo narrowly missed overtime against Kansas City in the playoffs.

  • Detroit Lions were undoubtedly the franchise's best team of the Super Bowl era, but could be surpassed in 2024.
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Food 4 Less grocery workers rally ahead of contract expiration: UFCW Local 770 President Kathy Finn said employees are frustrated by the wage disparities between ...
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Food 4 Less grocery workers rally ahead of contract expiration
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Two suspects charged with placing skimmers on ATMs at Kroger stores across Lexington
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Two suspects charged with placing skimmers on ATMs at Kroger stores across ...