LAKELAND, Fla. — Two Florida-based grocery chains are limiting the number of items sold to customers ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday. Publix, which operates nearly 1,300 stores across seven states in the Southeast, and Winn-Dixie, with stores in five Southern states, put some restrictions in place due to ongoing supply chain issues and the increased holiday demand, officials said. …
New York CNN Business — Some of the largest grocery chains in the United States, including Kroger, H-E-B and Walmart, are changing store hours during the coronavirus outbreak. Kroger, the largest US supermarket chain, said it was adjusting store operating hours in some areas “based on local circumstances.” “We will continue to make decisions that allow us to operate clean, …
New York CNN Business — Traditional grocery stores in America are struggling. “It’s tough for the national players to match this.” Last year, sales at traditional supermarkets slipped 1.7% compared with 2017, even as they grew at wholesale clubs, supercenters and dollar stores, according to Inmar Analytics. Wegmans and others try not to be “everything to everyone,” like Kroger or …
