A couple more photos from Logan Square, Chicago

Publix Super Markets (Publix) has signed a lease for a new store in Owensboro, Ky., the Lakeland, Fla.-based grocer announced Tuesday. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/publix/publix-…

Discount grocer Dollar General cuts its earnings projections. The CDC reports 6 more deaths in a multistate Listeria outbreak caused by Boar's Head deli meat. And the New Jersey AG fines 19 retailers for selling illegal vape products. Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/news/retail-da…

The FTC’s court case against @Kroger’s proposed acquisition of rival grocer Albertsons is a week in, and reports from the Portland, Ore., courtroom reveal a bare knuckle brawl between the grocery giants and federal regulators. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/laws-regulatio…

Iowa-based Hy-Vee has completed the first phase of its solar energy project in Chariton, Iowa—the first step in a partnership with Alliant Energy which will produce enough energy to power 360 homes a year. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/node/130188

Rodney McMullen, CEO of @Kroger, and Vivek Sankaran, CEO of Albertsons, are expected to appear in court today to defend their merger plan against FTC and nine attorneys general. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/laws-regulatio…

The recent Grocery Doppio survey shows shoppers are thinking about food costs in the voting booth this season, with 87% saying the increase in food prices and its impact on their budgets is “a major factor in their voting decision.” - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/issues-trends/…

German grocer ALDI USA is hiring more than 13,000 store and warehouse associates to prepare for the holiday shopping season and help staff its rapidly growing chain of discount grocery stores. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/retail-labor/a…

CEOs from @Kroger and Albertsons faced intense questioning in court on Wednesday on a wide variety of topics related to their proposed $24.6 billion merger, including executive compensation and allegations of destroying evidence. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/legislation-re…

Discount grocer @Aldi goes on a hiring spree. Testimony continues in the @Kroger, Albertsons merger case. And c-store chain Yesway creates its own holiday–focused on burritos. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/grocery-trends…

Rising costs on everything from the price of fuel to credit card swipe fees has driven the skyrocketing cost of food in grocery stores, @Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen said in court on Wednesday in the Kroger, Albertsons antitrust merger trial. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/mergers-acquis…

Interactive map: Dollar stores continued to open rapidly across the U.S. in the second half of August, with Dollar General and Dollar Tree opening more than 100 locations combined. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/new-stores/cvs…

Texas grocer H-E-B did not mention whether the new store will include a True Texas BBQ restaurant like its Georgetown location which opened last summer at Wolf Lakes Village. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/new-stores/h-e…

Competition is good, and Instacart is thriving as the grocery delivery market grows, Instacart CEO and Chair Fidji Simo said Tuesday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/grocery-techno…

As Cincinnati, Ohio-based @Kroger nears the end of its antitrust case this week, the grocer reported better-than expected results in its Q2 earnings report, which gave its stock value a boost on Thursday morning. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/company-news/k…

As one of the fastest-growing grocery chains in the country, ALDI USA enjoyed double-digit foot traffic growth in the first five months of 2024, according to Placer.ai data shared exclusively with Supermarket News. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/grocery-trends…

Pharmacies are commonplace in grocery stores across the country, but supermarket operators are upping the ante on health and wellness with on-site health care clinics, and attracting more shoppers, according to a new Placer.ai report. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/grocery-pharma…

PODCAST: Boar's Head discontinues selling liverwurst following a listeria outbreak. Maverik opens its fifth California location. And new data from Placer.ai shows shoppers are flocking to @Aldi. - Supermarket News supermarketnews.com/grocery-trends…