Who’s Championing Local Grocers After the Endless Food Price Promises?
One week after Thanksgiving in 2022, South Dakota experienced a fierce snowstorm typical for this region. The roads were hazardous, and it wouldn’t have been surprising if visitors from Washington, D.C., chose to change their plans. He did not. Alvaro Bedoya, who was the newest commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission at that time, did […]
Whoopi Goldberg calls grocers ‘pigs’ for inflation on ‘The View’
When Whoopi Goldberg of ABC's “The View” called grocery store owners “pigs” over food inflation, grocery store owners responded with applause and insults. The Post has learned that the store owner expressed concern that doing so could expose him to further violence. The comedian blamed supermarkets for soaring prices on his show Thursday, a day […]
JCN Rips Kamala Harris for Claiming Grocers Are ‘Price Gouging’
The Job Creators Network (JCN) on Wednesday slammed Vice President Kamala Harris (Democrat) and President Joe Biden (Democrat) for claiming that supermarkets and food manufacturers are “price gouging.” Americans Feeling Rising food prices at the grocery store hurt, but JCN explains the real cause of rising costs, asking: “Are food retailers really inflating prices, or […]
Here’s why grocers are really raising prices
Greg Ferrara, president of the National Grocery Association, explained the factors contributing to rising food prices in an interview with FOX Business Network's Edward Lawrence. of Grocery Store Industry Some politicians have accused retailers of price gouging as consumers continue to struggle with persistent inflation, but the head of a trade group representing independent grocers […]
NYC grocers gripe over fruit vendors so close to stores: ‘Pick off our customers’
New York City grocery store owners are slamming city officials for allowing licensed fruit and vegetable sellers to operate on the same block (in some cases within 30 feet) as their stores, eating into their profits. In Forest Hills, Queens, there’s a fruit and vegetable stand just 25 feet from a Key Food supermarket on […]
California bill could remove self-checkout lanes at grocers, certain retailers
A new bill proposed in California could prohibit grocery stores and some retailers from offering self-checkout options to customers in an effort to reduce theft. Senate Bill 1446 would “prohibit grocery stores and retail drug stores from offering self-service checkout options to customers unless certain conditions are met,” according to a summary of the proposed […]
NY liquor stores face battle with grocers over non-alcoholic booze
Wine and liquor stores in New York are struggling as customers become thirsty during the pandemic’s binge-drinking days. And two state legislators have come up with a potentially controversial hangover cure. Earlier this year, New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey quietly introduced a bill that would allow wine and liquor stores and their distributors to […]