I'm a recipe developer, mom, and Aldi devotee. There are 13 products I buy on every shopping trip.

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A composite image of queso fresco and Alaskan sockeye salmon from Aldi.
Queso fresco and sockeye salmon are two products that always find their way into my Aldi cart.

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When bread was 36 cents: How grocery prices from the 1970s compare to today

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A woman puts vegetables in a bag at the grocery store.
A woman shops at a Gelson's Super Market in California in 1970.

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I'm a New Yorker who visited Erewhon, a high-end grocery store in Los Angeles, for the first time. The prices blew me away.

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Dr. Pauls Raw Animal-Based Smoothie made with organic raw kefir milk beef organs immuno milk blueberries honey bananas sea salt and maple is photographed outside Erewhon in Culver City on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.
Erewhon is known for its smoothies.

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I'm an American who visited Iceland's only Costco location. I was shocked by how similar it was to US stores.

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Insider correspondent Talia Lakritz outside Costco in Iceland.
I visited Costco in Garðabær, Iceland, about 6 miles south of Reykjavík.

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Photos show how much grocery shopping has changed since the first supermarkets opened a century ago

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A child in a bucket hat looks at grocery store items on a shelf
A child browses at an unknown grocery store in the 1940s.

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I'm a recipe developer, mom, and Aldi devotee. There are 13 products I buy on every shopping trip.

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Queso fresco and Alaskan sockeye salmon from Aldi.
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Kate Morgan

Walmart, Trader Joe's, Costco, and Target are opening dozens of stores in 2025. See the full list of locations.

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Trader Joe's storefront
Trader Joe's has 12 new locations set to open soon.

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I'm a professional baker. I compared apple pies from 3 grocery stores, and I'd only consider buying 1 again

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Several apple pies and slices on plate on table
I tried apple pies from Kroger, Whole Foods, and Safeway.

Molly Allen

Inside the legal battle over Kroger and Albertsons — and the fate of the biggest supermarket merger in US history

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Grocery store workers rallying against the proper merger between Kroger and Albertsons.
Unionized grocery store workers have rallied against the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons.

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Trader Joe's is accused of ripping off smaller food brands

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TRader Joe's grocery store
Trader Joe's, a grocery store that maybe isn't as nice as it seems.

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