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Twin Cities Shoppers Like The ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Option
ST. LOUIS PARK (WCCO) — Do-it-yourself is pretty popular for a lot of shoppers, but a growing number of supermarket chains are doing away with it by shutting down self-serve checkout lanes. They say...
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Same Glass Of Milk, Very Different Prices
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Got milk? You’re probably paying a lot more for it than last year. But WCCO tracked the price for more than a month and discovered you could be paying twice as much depending on...
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More Grocers Pull Sparboe Eggs From Shelves
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A number of grocery stores have pulled eggs from Sbarboe Farms off their shelves, in the wake of video showing purported animal cruelty. The animal rights group Mercy for Animals...
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Supervalu Loss Widens, Shares Skid
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Grocery store operator Supervalu Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal third-quarter net loss widened due to costs related to a turnaround plan, continued high food prices and...
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What Impact Will Lund’s, Whole Foods Have On Downtown Mpls.?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Downtown Minneapolis is a busy place — 35,000 people live here and 165,000 people work downtown but until now there has been no full-service grocery store. That will change...
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Which Local Grocers Have Cheapest, Best Produce?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – If you feel you are spending more at the grocery store, you are — a lot more. The federal government’s consumer price index shows area grocery store prices have jumped 40 percent...
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Police Warn Of Destructive ‘Gallon Smashing’ Trend
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A new trend in viral videos has St. Paul police concerned — it’s called “gallon smashing.” Teenagers are recording themselves at grocery stores picking up gallons of milk or...
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Good Question: What’s With The Styrofoam Egg Cartons?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – If you shop enough, you’ll pick up on changes at the grocery store, and some of you may have noticed a change in the way you buy eggs. More and more eggs are being sold in...
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2 Rainbow Foods Close Due To Economy, Heavy Competition
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A grocery store war in the Twin Cities is claiming two more casualties. The Rainbow Foods in Columbia Heights closed Wednesday and the Rainbow store in Brooklyn Park will close on...
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Beef Prices Are The Highest They’ve Been In 27 Years
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — People are getting sticker shock when shopping for beef at the local grocery story. Beef prices are the highest they’ve been in 27 years. The experts say it’s all because of supply...
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Roundy’s To Sell 18 Rainbow Stores In Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Roundy’s has negotiated a deal to sell 18 Rainbow Foods stores in Minnesota. Supervalu, which owns Cub Foods, has been working with other grocery chains to buy these stores. The...
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Stores Anticipating Price Hike Following Bird Flu Outbreak
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With so many farms and turkeys affected by avian influenza, some grocery chains are wondering how shoppers will react. Over the past few years, Machenthun’s in Waconia has added...
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Bird Flu Causes Egg Shortage At Grocery Stores
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150508182352270AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There are no new cases of bird flu to report in Minnesota for a second day this week — but that’s likely...
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Seward Community Co-Op Opens Second Location In Underserved Neighborhood
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A local co-op is expanding to bring fresh food to an area that’s without a neighborhood grocery store. The Seward Community Co-Op is opening its second location Tuesday night in...
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Survey Results Paint Uncertain Future For Rural Grocery Stores
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A recent survey on Minnesota’s rural grocery stores shows that a majority of grocers don’t expect to own their businesses in the next 10 years. The findings of the survey, which...
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Survey: Americans Really Dislike Long Grocery Checkout Lines
No one wants to wait in a long checkout line, but a new survey shows grocery shoppers really hate long lines.
View ArticleCoronavirus In Minnesota: Shoppers Staying Positive Amid Empty Shelves
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — People are listening to Governor Tim Walz’s announcement declaring a peacetime emergency and they’re taking their own precautions. Grocery store parking lots were full Friday with...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Minnesota: Grocery Store Workers Granted Special Emergency Status
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has granted grocery store workers special emergency status to ensure store supplies stay stocked. In a news conference with health officials Friday, Walz...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Minnesota: In Quest For Shopper Safety, Lunds & Byerlys Looks...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Customers shopping at Lunds & Byerlys locations across Minnesota will notice a clear change at the register as the grocery chain works to keep customers and staff protected...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Minnesota: Businesses Are Struggling To Survive
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At The Tavern on Main, a downtown café and bar in Litchfield, Minnesota, Bethany and Michael Lee had to lay off 13 workers as they try to salvage their business during the disruptive...
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