Instacart shoppers are using the app's 'reorder items' button to see how much grocery prices increased over the years

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Crisman White on TikTok showing an Instacart order.
Crisman White shared on TikTok just how much his Instacart grocery order increased over the years.

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Whole Foods isn't a 'whole paycheck' anymore, its cofounder says. Here's what I found buying groceries.

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The author holds up a paper grocery bag from Whole Foods
Unlike in some states, the bag didn't cost extra.

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Amazon Fresh is trying to remind customers it's not just a fancy returns point

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Some Amazon Fresh patrons are using the stores to return things they bought on Amazon.com.

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A woman was found living inside a grocery store's rooftop sign for a year

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An aisle in a New York grocery store.
An aisle in a New York grocery store.

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Store worker of 20 years was fired for not paying for grocery bags at the self-checkout

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Self-checkout till at Sainsbury's, a UK grocery chain
Some retailers have been rethinking their approach to self-checkouts due to theft issues.

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GOP politicians like Ron DeSantis are trying to ban lab-grown meat, comparing it to bugs and claiming threats to ranches

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Some GOP state legislators want to ban lab-grown meat.

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I shopped at Aldi and saw why the chain is one of the fastest-growing retailers in the US

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Business Insider reporter Alex Bitter stands outside an Aldi store in Maryland wearing a dark blue polo shirt and sunglasses.
Aldi has several stores in the Washington, DC area, including this one in Hyattsville, Maryland.

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Whole Foods is launching mini-stores for quicker shopping trips

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Pedestrians walk by the sign and entrance to a Whole Foods Market store in New York in 2017.
Amazon is reportedly planning new Whole Foods mini-stores for New York City.

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Gig worker pay on delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash fell up to 15% last year

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Gig workers made less money on apps like Instacart and Uber Eats last year, a new study shows.

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Instacart's CEO says that warehouses full of robots won't replace its gig workers anytime soon

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Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart, poses for a photo on a gray background.
Instacart CEO Fidji Simo spoke during the company's second-ever earnings call on Tuesday.

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