Grocery News Archive - 01-Jan-2008
Grocery carts: cleanup on Park Avenue (Park Record)Six blocks from Albertson's, and sometime before midday on Dec. 27, someone finally abandoned the grocery cart.Wineries seek spot on grocery shelves (Lexington Herald-Leader)In most states, people who stop at the grocery store on their way home from work can pick up a cabernet to go with the steak they choose at the meat counter, or a chardonnay to pair with their chicken. In Kentucky, shoppers don't have that option, but grocery store and winery operators say they'd like them to. The Kentucky Wineries Association plans to propose legislation during the coming ...
Check this list for smarter grocery shopping in 2008 (Detroit Free Press)Most people pay for their groceries with three currencies -- money, time and angst. Grocery stores are getting bigger and more complicated. Unless you have all day, wandering aimlessly through the store can be frustrating, and it can wreck your budget. And who wants budget havoc so soon into the new year?
Grocery tax reduction among new Tennessee laws (Bristol Herald Courier)Tennesseans can celebrate New Year?s Day knowing several laws that go into effect today are aimed at saving them a little money and protecting their safety and identity.
Whole Foods Market Looks to 'Sack' Plastic Grocery Bags (Progressive Grocer)DECEMBER 20, 2007 -- AUSTIN, Texas -- In a first step that may soon spread companywide, Whole Foods Market said yesterday that it will no longer offer plastic grocery bags at the checkouts in its two stores in Austin, Texas, its headquarters town.
Grocery store armed robbery suspect arrested (WPBN Traverse City)An investigation is underway in Leelanau County after a man robbed a grocery store at knife point.
Grocery tax reduction among new Tennessee laws (Bristol Herald Courier)Tennesseans can celebrate New Year?s Day knowing several laws that go into effect today are aimed at saving them a little money and protecting their safety and identity. One new law lowers state taxes on most grocery items from 6 percent to 5.5 percent, a savings of about $6.80 per person each year. It is a small step, but one that is politically significant since it chisels off a piece of one ...
