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

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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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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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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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I'm a New Yorker who visited Erewhon, a high-end grocery store in Los Angeles, for the first time. It would be perfect in the Hamptons.

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Erewhon tour
An Erewhon location.

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Tucker Carlson gets roasted for praising decades-old shopping cart tech in Russia

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Tucker Carlson interview Vladimir Putin
Tucker Carlson has been touring Moscow and posting videos of himself experiencing aspects of daily life.

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The TikToker who snuck into Kroger and worked a shift without having a job was invited back for another one

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TikToker at Kroger
Madison, a TikToker, working a shift at Kroger — one she was actually invited to.

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I shopped at Trader Joe's in the Midwest and New York City. Here are the most surprising differences I noticed.

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Talia Lakritz outside Trader Joe's in Wisconsin
The author outside Trader Joe's in Wisconsin.

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