US regulators urge Congress to look into grocery profits
By Siddharth Cavale and Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recommended Thursday that policymakers look further into profits at grocery store …
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Driver Thwarts Carjacking Attempt at New Jersey Grocery Store
Edison, NJ – A bold confrontation unfolded on Friday afternoon at the Patel Brothers grocery store in Edison, where a driver successfully fought off three …
Two Arrested for Armed Theft at Montgomery County Grocery Store
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – Montgomery County Department of Police officers have arrested William Fernando Calix, 31, and Christian Alexander Gonzalez, 18, following a theft at …
UK grocery price inflation falls at slower rate -Kantar
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British grocery price inflation declined at a slower rate in January as the proportion of items purchased on promotion …
Armed Robbery at Kirkwood Highway Grocery Store
WILMINGTON, DE – The Delaware State Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Saturday, at La Estrella grocery store on Kirkwood Highway. At …
Man Shot Multiple Times During Dispute at Grocery Store in Critical Condition
NEW YORK CITY, NY – A dispute in a Brooklyn grocery store escalated into a shooting on Tuesday, December 14, leaving a 29-year-old man critically …
ICA grocery retailers in Sweden found guilty of insider trading
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish court on Wednesday found 16 people guilty of illegal insider trading linked to the 2021 acquisition offer for then-listed grocery …
Fulton Convenience Grocery in Brooklyn Robbed at Gunpoint
BROOKLYN, NY – Police reported an armed robbery at Fulton Convenience Grocery, located at 1128 Fulton Street, on Friday, December 1. At around 2:30 AM, …
Norfolk Police Officer Charged with Child Abuse Following Grocery Store Incident
NORFOLK, VA – A Norfolk police officer has been arrested and charged in connection with an incident of child abuse that took place at a …
St. Paul Man Sentenced to 14.5 Years in Prison for Multiple Armed Robberies of University Avenue Grocery Stores
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has been sentenced to 175 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for three armed robberies …
US grocery coffee sales fall below pre-pandemic levels
By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sales of coffee at grocery stores in the United States, the world’s largest consumer of the beverage, fell …
UK grocery inflation eases to lowest level since July 2022 -Kantar
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British grocery inflation eased to its lowest rate for 15 months heading into October, industry data showed on Tuesday, …
Newark Police Continue Search for Suspect Wanted for Grocery Store Shooting
NEWARK, NJ – The Newark Police Division is intensifying efforts to identify a suspect in relation to a shooting that transpired last Wednesday, September 29. …
Canada’s grocery chains pledge to help cut food prices, govt says
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government, under political pressure to tackle high inflation, said on Thursday the country’s five major grocery chains had made an …
Woman Knocked Out and Robbed Leaving Newark Grocery Store
NEWARK, NJ – Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé is requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in an aggravated assault that took …
Man Shot Dead Near Bronx Grocery Store
TREMONT, NY – On Sunday evening, a fatal shooting event occurred near a grocery outlet situated at Grand Concourse and East 175th Street. The incident …
Exclusive-Singapore’s GIC among bidders vying for stake in Vietnam’s third largest grocery chain – sources
By Yantoultra Ngui and Phuong Nguyen SINGAPORE/HANOI (Reuters) – Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is among investors vying to buy up to 20% stake in …
Canada says major grocery chains agree to help stabilize prices
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s five major grocery chains have agreed to help the government in its bid to stabilize …
Alibaba’s grocery unit IPO put on ice amid disappointing valuation – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is putting a potential Hong Kong initial public offering of its Freshippo grocery chain on hold amid weak sentiment …
TAKE 5 Lottery Ticket Worth $18,476 Sold in Auburn Grocery Store
AUBURN, NEW YORK – A single winning ticket for the TAKE 5 MIDDAY lottery game on September 5 grants its holder $18,476. The top-prize ticket …
Armed Assault in Grocery Store, Suspects at Large
NEW YORK CITY, NY – On Monday, August 28, at approximately 4:40 pm, two unidentified male individuals entered a grocery store at 2258 3rd Avenue. …
Argentina sets grocery price controls for 90 days to tame inflation
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government announced on Friday a price agreement for supermarkets to limit monthly increases to a maximum of 5% for 90 …
Morris County Grocery Store Sells Winning $208K Jersey Cash 5 Ticket
TRENTON, NJ – A single ticket matched all five drawn numbers, clinching the $208,713 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from Wednesday’s drawing. The winning Jersey Cash …
Not Even Receipt-Scanning Security Gates Are Deterring Dozens Of Daily Shoplifters At San Fran Grocery Store
Not Even Receipt-Scanning Security Gates Are Deterring Dozens Of Daily Shoplifters At San Fran Grocery Store Brandon Poulter on July 31, 2023 Despite new security …
UK consumer group calls for government action on grocery prices
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer group Which? has urged the government to take action to support households when the competition watchdog publishes …
Watch: Shoplifter attacked grocery store worker with bottles of wine
COLUMBUS, OH – On Wednesday, a woman shoplifter turned violent when confronted by an employee at a grocery store on Stelzer Rd. The Columbus Police …
Canada’s grocery industry needs more players to tame inflation – competition bureau
(Reuters) – More players in Canada’s grocery sector are crucial to combat soaring prices of essential goods amid persistent inflation, the country’s competition watchdog said …
China’s JD.com to open grocery stores by merging 7Fresh, other units
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com plans to open retail grocery stores through the merger of its 7Fresh supermarket unit with other business lines …
13-year-old robbed by mob inside Brooklyn grocery store
NEW YORK, NY – Police in New York are investigating the robbery of a 13-year-old inside a Sheepshead Bay store by a group of suspects …
Newark Police Investigating Grocery Store ATM robbery
NEWARK, NJ – A burglary at a local grocery store has prompted Newark’s Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé to appeal to the public for assistance …
UK grocery inflation edges lower to 17.2% in May -Kantar
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British grocery inflation eased slightly for the second month in a row in May but remained close to record …
Armed Robbery Suspects Used Axe to Break Into Philadelphia Grocery Store
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Two unidentified males entered a grocery store located on the 82xx block of W Venango Street in the early hours of Wednesday. …
Walmart investors eye margins amid grocery focus
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Walmart reports earnings Thursday, investors will get an even closer look at how American shoppers shifted their …
Amsterdam bans fast-delivery grocery hubs from residential areas
By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Amsterdam is banning fast-delivery grocery companies from setting up so-called dark stores in residential areas, the local city council …
$350k winning lottery ticket sold at West Mifflin grocery store
WEST MIFFLIN, PA – A grocery store in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, is now celebrating as it sold the winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick …
Suspect dropped gun while fleeing grocery store after assault and robbery
COLUMBUS, OH – On April 3, 2023, a man and a woman stole multiple items from a Morse Road grocery store, leading to a confrontation …
Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Fatal Shooting of Grocery Clerk During Robbery
QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Dewayne Henry, 45, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the …
Grocery Clerk’s Killer Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Botched Robbery in Jamaica, Queens
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Dewayne Henry was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a 65-year-old grocery …
Police seeking to identify suspects in Northwest Philadelphia grocery store armed robbery
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Detectives with the Philadelphia Police Department continue investigating an armed robbery at a Northwest Philadelphia deli on February 6th. Police have released …
Female grocery store employee robbed, forced to the ground at gunpoint
GLEN BURNIE, MD – Police in Glen Burnie are continuing to investigate a Sunday night armed robbery at the Family Mart Grocery And Tobacco store …
Barcelona bans grocery delivery companies’ ‘dark stores’
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona’s city hall on Friday approved a total ban on so-called “dark stores” – distribution hubs used by companies …
Maple Grove Man Indicted for Violent Carjacking at Blaine Grocery Store Parking Lot
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Maple Grove man for an armed carjacking at a Blaine grocery store, announced U.S. …
Dollarama lifts annual sales forecast on strong demand for cheaper grocery
(Reuters) – Dollarama Inc raised its full-year same-store sales forecast on Wednesday, as the Canadian discount store chain benefited from inflation-weary consumers shopping at its …
Two employees beaten trying to stop shoplifters in Brooklyn grocery store
NEW YORK, NY – Police in Brooklyn are searching for a group of suspects who attacked two employees at Bob and Betty’s supermarket at 805 …
16-year-old girl charged with armed robbery at Brooklyn Park grocery store
BROOKLYN, MD – A 16-year-old girl was arrested and charged with armed robbery and assault at a local business in Brook Park on Wednesday. Officers …
Suspect in Buffalo grocery shooting that killed 10 expected to plead guilty
(The Nov. 17 story has been refiled to correct the spelling of the suspect’s first name to Payton, not Peyton, in the second paragraph) By …
Meals company Takeaway, grocery delivery firm Getir in European partnership
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Meals delivery company Just Eat Takeaway on Thursday announced a European partnership with online grocer Getir. Under the partnership, Takeaway said, Getir’s …
Two shot and killed inside Oxon Hill grocery store
OXON HILL, MD – Polie responded to the report of two people shot inside the Giant grocery store in the Eastover shopping center on Audrey …
Grocery retailer Pick n Pay to start accepting cryptocurrency payments
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – One of South Africa’s largest grocery retailers Pick n Pay is expanding a pilot of adding cryptocurrency as a payment option to …
POLL: Grocery Prices Are Pushing Americans To Vote
POLL: Grocery Prices Are Pushing Americans To Vote John Hugh DeMastri on October 3, 2022 More than 68% of likely general election voters reported …