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Tag results: Grocery stores

Meal Deal Economics

What a price hike for a U.K. supermarket chain’s popular meal deal tells us about the way we perceive food in a time of inflation.

It’s Not Delivery, It’s …

The evolution of the frozen pizza, the ideal form of sustenance for people who have an oven, a microwave, or an aversion to delivery. (Possibly all three.)

Hometown Proud

The Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA), a loosely franchised grocery chain, is basically designed to allow locals to own their own stores. It's genius.

You Don't Win Friends With Salad

The salad bar is something that many restauranteurs claim to have invented, but we know for sure that just one guy invented the sneeze guard.

I'd Buy That for a Dollar

Don't be fooled by the names of chains like Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, or Five Below. These companies, like all dollar stores, are big business.

Identifying a Real Fake

Trying to pull a fast one on the cashier? Good luck with that. Fake IDs look closer to the real thing than ever, but (news flash) they're still fake.

Bottles and Cans and Just Clap Your Hands

About ten states have bottle deposit laws—measures designed to get you to bring your bottles back for recycling. Why aren't they more common?
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