grocer
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The bargain grocer is closing under-performing locations, including in San Diego and Orange counties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
In fact, the building's own website completely omits the discount grocer from its curated online neighbourhood guide, choosing instead to highlight pricier nearby options like Whole Foods and Brooklyn Fare.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Walmart is America’s largest grocer and was ranked the nation’s top retailer by the National Retail Federation, with U.S. retail sales of $576 billion last year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Kroger, which operates over 1,200 stores in 16 states, is the biggest grocer in the U.S. by sales after Walmart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
On the last night, with my trunk packed and my car sold to the grocer, I went over and looked at that huge incoherent failure of a house once more.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The traditional "big four" grocers at the time - Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons - were slow to respond to the new competition, leaving the challengers to gradually pick off their shoppers.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Largely harvested in the wild by foragers—sometimes surreptitiously on private land—in the Northeast and Midwest, they make their way to grocers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
So far, other data says that upper-middle-class families are still spending as much overall amid high prices, shifting to discount grocers and prioritizing experiences like vacations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Ross also highlighted how small grocers are even further disadvantaged when compared to retailers that are not strictly grocers, like Walmart or Target, which can offset low margins on food with other, high-profit-margin goods.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Grocery shelves were empty, grocers unable to restock.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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