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Industry Partners

How a potential government shutdown could impact the grocery industry

 By Heather Lalley on Sep. 28, 2023

Funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) would end almost immediately, while Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments are guaranteed through October.

Retailers

Target to close 9 stores in 4 states due to ‘unsustainable’ theft and organized crime

 By Heather Lalley on Sep. 26, 2023

The closures, scheduled for Oct. 21, include stores in New York City, Seattle, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon.

Inflation

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to convene grocers on lowering food prices

By Russell Redman on Sep. 15, 2023

Nation’s largest grocery retailers to be tasked with developing near-term action plan.

Retailers

Missouri AG files suit against Dollar General, alleging unfair and deceptive pricing

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 15, 2023

An investigation found that consumers are frequently charged more at the register than what is listed on the shelf, the lawsuit said.

Stores

The City of Chicago considers becoming a grocery operator

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 14, 2023

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Chicago is conducting a feasibility study to determine whether it could open a municipally owned grocery store in an underserved neighborhood on the South or West side.

Kroger

Kroger CFO: $1.4B settlement resolves ‘substantially all opioid lawsuits and claims’

By Russell Redman on Sep. 12, 2023

Analyst calls the national agreement “relatively swift and painless” versus deals made by drug store chains.

Kroger

Kroger execs: Asset sale to C&S ‘checks off the boxes’ for Albertsons merger approval

By Russell Redman on Sep. 11, 2023

Wall Street sees divestiture deal as positive step, while UFCW remains cautious about potential impact on workers.

Retailers

Retail theft remains a bottom-line breaker

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 06, 2023

Aisle 1: Shrink again monopolized earnings reports, and grocers and other retailers are now locking up popular items, reducing inventory and investing in tech solutions, but nothing seems to be working.

Wellness

Junk food at checkout will soon be banned in Perris, California

By Timothy Inklebarger on Sep. 06, 2023

The city joins Berkeley, California, in requiring grocers to move candy bars, sugary drinks and other treats at least 6 feet away from cash registers.

Labor

The Biden administration wants to raise the threshold for overtime pay

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 30, 2023

The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing to make salaried employees making less than $55,068 eligible for overtime pay, up from $38,568. The threshold would change every three years.

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