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grocer

[groh-ser] / ˈgroʊ sər /


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The grocer was founded in 1966 by Japanese immigrants Michio and Aveline Kushi — pioneers of the natural-foods macrobiotic movement who began selling imported organic goods out of their Boston home.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Hyper upscale grocer Erewhon at the center will reopen in January.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Jeff Cook, vice president of market operations, said the grocer ran a monthslong sale of $1.99 per pound of chicken breasts earlier this year and several $2.99 per pound promotions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Today, Aldi is the UK's fourth biggest grocer, commanding 10.8% of the market.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Not just a respectable grocer or dry cleaner or doctor, but a larger public figure who was willing to speak and act outside the tight sphere of his family.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

The ready-to-use food products that Taylor Farms recalled over the weekend had been sold at Trader Joe’s, Walmart and Target, among other grocers across the nation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

O'Malley said consumers could feel the impact in the vegetable aisle too, where grocers are likely to swap in smaller produce at the same price, which is known as shrinkflation.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Incumbent US grocers may look with some concern at the insurgency Aldi pulled off since it entered the UK market in the 1990s.

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

Along its dirt-swept streets, grocers stood posted beside stalls of fresh fruit, haggling down their final sales as shops prepared to close.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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