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Making a Thanksgiving feast will cost more this year as the pandemic’s effect on the economy drives up food prices.
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Demand for grocery delivery apps like Instacart continues to grow.
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Businesses across the country are encouraging employees to receive a coronavirus vaccine. Kroger Co. employees will receive a $100 bonus once they have been fully vaccinated.
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Consumer prices rose 0.4% in August and 1.3% over the last 12 months. Some economists say that official measure understates inflation, because the pandemic has changed both what and how we buy.
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery store aisles have been crowded, and shelves emptied of basic food items. To avoid the mayhem, some…
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Grocery stores have carved out special shopping times for seniors and others. "Just to be able to spend that one-on-one time with ... them. They definitely make me laugh," Courtney Meadows says.
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On this broadcast of The National Conversation, we'll answer your questions about essential workers who are still going to their jobs, grocery shopping safely and pets.
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Kroger and Albertsons have joined the food workers union UFCW in urging state and national officials to give grocery staff higher priority for testing and access to masks and other protections.
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Coronavirus got you nervous about grocery shopping? We talked to scientists for their advice about how to stay safe at the store — and when handling food back home.
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"I feel happy to have a job that is important," says a clerk in Portland, Ore. "But safe? No way!" A graphic artist relays the worries, pleas and pride from key workers on the pandemic's front line.