Grocery

As retailers compete for grocery shoppers, some of the big names in the business have zeroed in on the same strategy: get deliveries to customers' doors quickly.This week, Target announced a new paid membership program with free same-day home deliveries as a key perk. Walmart expanded its same-day delivery offering to allow shoppers to get online purchases dropped off earlier in the morning.And Kroger said Thursday that home deliveries helped propel its more than 10% year-over-year growth in digital sales and 24%…

Tata Digital-owned online supermarket BigBasket said it is not in a rush to broaden its product portfolio and will continue to focus primarily on grocery even as quick commerce rivals such as Zomato-owned Blinkit and Mumbai-based Zepto are rapidly diversifying into newer categories.“We evaluate new categories carefully and are very careful about entering segments beyond grocery... For now, we’ll remain a grocer and depending on the need we will keep adding categories as we go along,” Hari Menon, cofounder and CEO of…

One year ago this month, Colorado’s Proposition 125 went into effect, allowing grocery stores across the state to sell wine. Local wine and liquor stores said the impacts were immediate, as customers shifted their spending elsewhere. Clif Louis, owner of Cherry Creek’s The Vineyard Wine Shop, said his sales over the last year are down 36% compared to before the change. Josh Robinson, president of Argonaut Wine & Liquor in Cap Hill, said the store’s sales were down 15% the month the change went into effect, and are now…

Albertsons and Kroger supermarketsBridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images; Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it is suing to block the merger of Kroger and Albertsons, saying the combination of the two major grocers would result in higher prices for shoppers and lower wages for workers.In a release, the FTC said it issued an administrative complaint and authorized a lawsuit in federal court to stop Kroger's $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons, which would create one of the…

Buying clothes secondhand only. 3 years in and frankly I no longer see the point of ever paying retail prices for new clothes. I thrift about once a week and over time have easily found everything I need. Bonus: it’s helped with my mindset in sort of training myself out of immediacy/instant gratification and into longer term planning and patience.I will buy shoes new as needed, however. Hopeful_Annual_6593 , Matthew Paul Argall/flickr Report This is one from a long time ago, but thrift store…

A great tip is to ONLY allow yourself to shop once a week. This forces you to plan, forces you to make and eat what you planned, and plus if you run out well… just make something out of what you’ve got. There is always something there. Finally… we stopped drinking. That helps a LOT. 2 adults, 1 kid, $600/mo average, HCOL area. ShanimalTheAnimal , Jack Sparrow/pexels Report Personal finance expert Orford opened up to Bored Panda that saving money at the grocery store is as important to him today as…

Many pet owners probably wish they could magically sneak their furry friends into every nook and cranny of their lives, even in grocery stores where they are almost always forbidden. This desire for constant companionship with pets has just sparked new debates, as seen recently with a controversial photo of a cat in an Aldi shopping trolley, raising concerns over hygiene and highlighting discussions about the rights of assistance animals under disability laws.A photo circulating on social media of a cat happily sitting…

Another day, another layoff occuring in the tech world. Instacart, the popular grocery delivery and pick-up service has announced the termination of 250 employees — about seven percent of its workforce. The layoffs are primarily individuals from middle management or who work on advertising through platforms like Google Ads and Roku. Most of the layoffs will go into effect by March 31 with Instacart estimating that the process will cost the company between $19 million and $24 million due to factors like severance pay and…

In 2022, grocery prices rose more than they had in over four decades, since the “great inflation” of the 1970s. The hair-raising climb has finally stopped, but the pain remains: We’re still paying 25 percent more for groceries than we did in 2019. A pound of ground beef in December 2019 was $3.86 — in December 2023 it was $5.21. A 16-ounce bag of potato chips went from $4.53 to $6.40. The price of a 12-ounce can of soda rose almost 64 percent. Consumer prices tend to go only one way — up. Despite a falling inflation…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you’ve found that your grocery budget has ballooned in the past few months, you’re not alone. We’ve collectively been taken by surprise at some of the food prices we’re seeing on the shelves, with most of the hardest hits have been to household staples like dairy, meat, and eggs — according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the price of a dozen grade A…