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"Shoppers will have fewer choices and less competition, and, without a competitive marketplace, they will pay higher prices at the grocery store," Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson said.
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Initial data suggests the program helps. In the 2021-22 school year, student resiliency scores in the district rose, on average, nearly 17%. Meanwhile, more than 1,300 families received food from the store for free.
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The $25 billion deal is likely to draw intense scrutiny from federal regulators and critics as it would form a new supermarket mega giant at a time of soaring food costs.
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The company's stores were largely in South and Central Texas, and Mexico, with a handful in North Texas. The giant Frisco operation will be 111,000 square feet.
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Consumers are watching their pennies at the gas station and grocery store as consumer prices surged 8.6% in May, pushing the annual inflation rate to its highest in over 40 years.
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The pressures pushing up costs for consumers are also hitting agencies trying to combat hunger, making it hard to keep up with rising demand for their aid.
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When the pandemic was declared in March 2020, retailers worried about the potential spread of the coronavirus so they cut off free sampling of everything from food to makeup to toys. But now with vaccinations rolling out and the threat of COVID-19 easing in the U.S., stores like Costco are feeling confident enough to revive the longstanding tradition.
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In southern Dallas, a local church opened its first community market where it's selling fresh groceries for an affordable price. Local residents say the market gives them "hope for restoration."
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The current shelter-in-place order meant stocking up on food, but the initial run on area grocery stores has since made that task difficult. Some…
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A new report, "Supermarkets Fail to Make the Grade in Reducing Food Waste," scores the 10 largest grocery stores on how they handle food waste. No store got an A, but Walmart got a B.
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For some North Texans, the most challenging chore of the week is buying groceries.As part of our series, One Crisis Away, Inside a Neighborhood, KERA…