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supermarket

[soo-per-mahr-kit] / ˈsu pərˌmɑr kɪt /






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Now, following cyberattacks on supermarket freezers and blood banks across Europe, security experts are warning of a sharp rise in such incidents, supercharged by AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Cold and flu drugs fall into three broad camps: household names such as Lemsip and Sudafed; supermarket own-label alternatives; and single-ingredient medicines containing paracetamol or ibuprofen.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The trade association representing over-the-counter medicine makers says familiar brands can reassure shoppers and help them find the right product on crowded supermarket shelves.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

After recent attacks on supermarket fridges, home appliances could be next, the EU's cyber chief told AFP on Tuesday, as he urged Europe to invest more to counter growing cyber threats.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

He led Shadow across the road to the supermarket, where he bought a chocolate fudge Popsicle for himself, and a cup of hot chocolate for Shadow.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

It happened in hundreds of supermarkets across France last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Hundreds of French supermarkets were hit in cyberattacks on October 11 and 12, which raised the temperatures in their refrigerators and freezers, forcing many to throw away entire inventories of perishable food.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

The shortage is costing meatpackers billions of dollars in losses because the packers can’t fully pass on their higher costs to supermarkets and restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Swathes of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12 cyberattacks, which raised the temperatures in their refrigerators, in some cases forcing them to throw away entire inventories of perishable food.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Standing in our giant supermarkets, we feel more lost than someone standing in a forest ten thousand years ago.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan


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