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SN Top 10: Kroger, Fred Meyer, Amazon Fresh top the week’s headlines

Supermarket News Staff

September 3, 2024

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In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, Report: Dollar General, Dollar Tree, and Kroger are charging customers millions in cash-back fees ranked as the week’s top story. The report, from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), sampled eight large retail companies (Dollar General, Dollar Tree/Family Dollar, Kroger, Albertsons, Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, and Target) and assessed their practices for charging cash-back fees on purchases with a debit or prepaid card.

Other top stories: 

  • Did Kroger gouge consumers on the price of eggs and milk?

  • Fred Meyer workers in Portland, Oregon, go on strike

  • Amazon, Kroger, and UNFI workers join Teamsters

  • 5 things: Why a third of consumers shop at Costco

In other news, Publix Super Markets has signed a lease for a new store in Owensboro, Ky., the Lakeland, Fla.-based grocer announced Tuesday. The new store will be located at the northwest corner of Pleasant Valley Road and Hayden Road, Publix said in a press release. 

More top stories:

  • Boar’s Head facility linked to Listeria outbreak has dozens of violations

  • Dollar General hit hard in Q2 by customers still grappling with inflation

  • Amazon Fresh opens 4 stores in 1 day

  • Schnucks names new chief merchant and first chief growth officer

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