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The company has started notifying workers at affected locations, per a Bloomberg report. Kroger has released the full list of stores, distribution centers and plants it plans to divest to secure regulatory approval for the proposed merger with Albertsons, per a Bloomberg report. The report said that CEO Rodney McMullen...

Kroger releases full list of stores, distribution centers and plants it plans to divest

Kroger and Albertsons’ store divestiture proposal involves hundreds of supermarkets scattered across more than a dozen of the companies’ banners in close to 20 states, but it is heavily concentrated on only a single chain. Nearly half of the 579 stores the retailers intend to sell to C&S...

Safeway dominates Kroger and Albertsons’ divestiture plan

The US Sun

WALMART customers are fuming over the store's new carts, claiming they're too large for shorter shoppers. A shopping cart is essential for any trip to Walmart. Select stores nationwide have rolled out new shopping carts with cupholders and even a spot to store phones while shopping. However, customers pointed out...

Walmart customers boycott store over new cart change claiming they ‘hurt’ your arms – and vow to shop at Publix instead

As it moves forward with its $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons Cos. despite continued legal challenges, The Kroger Co. has released a list of the stores, distribution centers and plant locations that it plans to divest to C&S Wholesale Grocers. Some 579 Kroger and Albertsons stores, as well as other assets, will be divested as part of the plan, and Kroger has begun the process of informing associates at those locations of the move.

Kroger Finally Reveals Locations of Stores to Be Divested to C&S

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NBC News

Walmart said Wednesday that it will open five automated distribution centers for fresh food across the country, as the retailer chases efficiency and its online grocery business grows. The discounter’s new facilities are roughly 700,000 square feet on average. Chilled and frozen areas have automation that stores and retrieves perishable...

Walmart is opening five automated distribution centers as it tries to keep its grocery dominance

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Fortune

Mustafa Tovi, a employee at Walmart for 25 years has climbed the ranks to make six figures. Mustafa Tovi is riding the high of a good week. Though he says he doesn’t easily get emotional, Tovi recalls folding when he got a call from Walmart. On Father’s Day, Tovi...

This Walmart manager makes up to $500,000 a year after starting part-time making $8 hourly. How the retail giant started to pay up

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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The Mirror US

The grocery chain will close 32 underperforming stores in the Northeast. It plans to reinvest in its remaining stores.

Stop & Shop to close 32 underperforming stores: here’s where

Fox Business

Some customers are upset after Costco changed the packaging of its rotisserie chicken from a rigid plastic clamshell to a plastic bag. The new packaging is inferior, they say.

Customers upset after Costco makes change to rotisserie chicken

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Phil Norman

It’s official: Bob's Stores, a cherished retailer in New England, is closing its doors for good. It’s a tough scene for local shoppers who've seen this brand as a go-to spot for everything from casual wear to workwear for decades. But like many stories in the retail world these days, this one too, sadly, ends with a 'Closed' sign.

Retailer in New England, New York, and New Jersey Closing All Stores After Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday the successful launch of a statewide drug operation by the Kentucky State Police (KSP) known as “Operation Summer Heat,” following a three-month investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings.

KSP’s Operation Summer Heat makes 206 drug trafficking arrests, saving lives in safer state

Bacon County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Monday, a search at a Bacon County home by investigators resulted in the discovery of a large quantity of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine. However, the suspects are currently not in custody.

Drug Bust Uncovers Methamphetamine and Cocaine in Bacon County Residence

The Independent

 Supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons have released a list of nearly 600 stores they would sell if they are cleared for their $24.6bn merger. The chains offered in April to sell 579 stores in communities that have overlapping Kroger and Albertsons markets to C&S Wholesale Grocers for $2.9bn. In addition to the stores, Kroger and Albertsons have also agreed to sell six warehouse depots and a diary plant in Denver to C&S. The stores agreed to the sale as an anti-trust measure required by federal regulators overseeing the companies' proposed merger. Kroger and Albertsons operate nearly 5,000 stores in...

Kroger and Albertsons reveal list of grocery stores at risk of sale under merger

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TheStreet

Walmart has been ordered to face a lawsuit that accuses it of having deceptive pricing.

Walmart uses bait-and-switch tactic on customers, says lawsuit

Missouri State

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced his intervention in the ongoing class action lawsuit against Tyson Foods Inc. and Cal-Maine Foods Inc., accusing the companies of engaging in anti-competitive behavior that has harmed Missouri jobs and communities. Bailey declared his intentions on July 12 via a post on his...

Missouri Attorney General Intervenes in Tyson, Cal-Maine Antitrust Lawsuit

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

WashingtonExaminer

Kroger and Albertsons are set to close almost 600 stores as part of a proposed merger. Should the merger go through, multiple states will experience closures within the double digits, and there would be even more in Washington and Arizona, with 124 and 101 closures, respectively. There would be 63 closures in California, meanwhile, and […]

Kroger and Safeway parent company would close almost 600 stores as part of merger

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

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Kroger to Sell 579 Stores in 18 States to Secure Albertsons Deal

Kroger has released the comprehensive list of stores, distribution centers, and plants it intends to divest as part of efforts to secure regulatory approval for its...

Kroger to Sell 579 Stores in 18 States to Secure Albertsons Deal

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