Whether you love Wegmans for its locally-sourced fresh produce or its high-quality grocery store seafood, the New York-based chain is clearly a big name in the grocery game. However, that name hides a small but perplexing mystery: why is there no apostrophe? Wegmans gets its name from the Wegman brothers, who started the grocery chain in…
‘We couldn’t be more excited’: Major development project in Downtown Jacksonville is moving forward A long-awaited grocery store and high-rise apartments are coming to Downtown Jacksonville. The Downtown Investment Authority approved a public-private partnership for the N7 block of the Pearl Square development. “We couldn’t be more excited,” Gateway Jax CEO Bryan Moll said. >>>…
The pandemic introduced a lot of people to grocery delivery apps. The quarantine era started off with grocery delivery usage more than doubling to $73.7 billion in 2020. Grocery prices have jumped up 29% since February 2020 (via NPR). Regardless, usage of apps like Instacart, Gopuff, and AmazonFresh has increased by 30% in the last year….
If you’re like most people, you probably shop where you feel you can get the most bang for your buck. This is how stores like Aldi have thrived in recent years, building followings thanks to great prices and decent quality store-brand items. But look out, Aldi, Lidl, WinCo, and other grocers with reputations for savings…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man changed his plea to guilty Monday in the shooting at a grocery store last year that killed four people and injured 11 others, including two police officers. Travis Eugene Posey, 45, pleaded guilty to four counts of capital murder and 11 counts of attempted capital murder in…
Editor’s note: This is the first news article of a series that will continue over the next few months. With grocery prices high, it is important now more than ever to use wise strategies before, during and after shopping, to put healthy meals on the table, stay within budget and reduce food waste. × …