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Trader Joe's says it is in the process of discontinuing some of its product branding. Here, shoppers buy groceries at a store last week in Pembroke Pines, Fla.

Trader Joe's Working To Remove Product Branding Criticized As Racist

Merrit Kennedy

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The grocery store chain has carried product lines such as Trader José's and Trader Ming's. Critics say the branding employs racial stereotypes.

Kroger and the food workers union want grocery staff to be designated as first responders in the coronavirus pandemic.

Grocery Workers Should Be Designated First Responders, Supermarkets And Union Say

Alina Selyukh

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Kroger and Albertsons have joined the food workers union UFCW in urging state and national officials to give grocery staff higher priority for testing and access to masks and other protections.

Garrett Ward sprays disinfectant behind a plexiglass panel at a Hy-Vee grocery store in Overland Park, Kan., on March 26. Stores have begun installing the shields in checkout aisles to protect clerks and help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Grocery Workers Keep America Fed, While Fearing For Their Own Safety

Camila Domonoske

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Many low-wage workers with essential jobs — like grocery store cashiers and stockers — can't stay home to protect themselves and their families. The protections they receive vary widely.

Instacart said it would distribute supplies, including hand sanitizer, to more workers and that it would change some tipping settings. But it didn't address paid sick leave for its contractors.

Amazon, Instacart Grocery Delivery Workers Demand Coronavirus Protection And Pay

Alina Selyukh

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Some Amazon workers in New York and Instacart workers nationwide walked off their jobs Monday. They want more access to paid sick leave as well as protective gear and other safety measures.

A truck leaves the highway at the Hefner Road exit of I-35 in Oklahoma City on March 20. Truckers say that the impact from the coronavirus is twofold: Some have more loads now because of shortages, while others say that their customers are not ordering and have cut their runs down.

The Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Loosening Links In The Supply Chain

Frank Morris

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Some shippers can't meet unprecedented demand for basic goods. Others are starved for goods from Asia and are facing a drop-off in U.S. factory production.

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Volunteers Do The Shopping For At-Risk Residents In This 'Buddy System'

Gerard Albert III

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Cauliflower, broccoli, chicken, eggs, whole milk and dogfood are all things on a normal grocery list. Isabella Marie Garcia delivers these items and gets…

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Tips To Staying Safe From Coronavirus While You Grocery Shop

Leslie Ovalle

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The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a new kind of essential worker — those who are stocking the shelves and bagging our groceries.For these workers,…

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Supermarket Giants Join List Of Stores With Senior Hours During Coronavirus Pandemic

Supermarket giants Publix, Winn-Dixie and Fresco y Más have joined stores in South Florida and elsewhere that are restricting certain times exclusively…

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Amazon Prime Members Can Now Get Whole Foods Groceries Delivered In South Florida

Congratulations South Florida: You have proven your love for Amazon—and are being rewarded accordingly.On Tuesday, the company announced that Amazon Prime…

Three more Harveys Supermarkets locations are opening in Florida.

Jacksonville-based Southeastern Grocers Is Converting 8 More Winn-Dixie Stores To Other Brands

Bill Bortzfield

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Southeastern Grocers, which is headquartered in Jacksonville, is converting eight more Winn-Dixie stores across Florida to its other brands.

German grocers Aldi and Lidl are aggressively growing their U.S. footprint. Aldi, which aims to have 2,500 stores by 2022, has recently renovated this store (left) in Alexandria, Va. And Lidl's new location in Manassas, Va., was its 30th in the country.

Discount Grocers Aldi And Lidl Give U.S. Stores A Run For Their Money

Alina Selyukh

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The grocery industry is in an intense price war. Two German competitors — Aldi and Lidl — are a major driving force. They're known for very low prices, and they're planning scores of new U.S. stores.

Retail food prices have just been through the longest period of deflation in about 60 years.

Grocery Prices Have Been Falling. Did You Notice?

Alina Selyukh

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For 19 months in a row, food prices in America's supermarkets fell compared to a year earlier. This is good news for shoppers but has weighed on the grocery industry and the people who grow our food.