Prices and supplies have steadied for most items following wild pandemic-induced swings, but some intermittent product shortages persist.
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Hannaford rolls out same-day home delivery in Maine
The service, through a partnership with Instacart, offers grocery delivery from about two-thirds of the chain’s stores in the state.
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With new precautions, Market Basket opens in Westbrook
Shoppers who visited the chain’s second store in Maine on its first morning said they felt safe inside.
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Analysis: The future of Trader Joe’s looks bumpy
Recent criticisms haven’t hurt the popular grocer. Post-pandemic shopping habits might.
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Westbrook OKs first phase of project that includes Market Basket
WESTBROOK — The Planning Board on Tuesday night unanimously approved plans for the first phase of what could eventually become a 100-acre mixed use development near Westbrook’s border with Portland. The approval is the last major local hurdle for the start of the Rock Row development on what used to be a quarry near Main […]
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Instacart is now delivering groceries in Lewiston-Auburn area
A new grocery shopping service is in town. Last week, Instacart rolled out in greater Lewiston-Auburn and 21 other markets. The service works off an app that allows people to remotely shop at local stores — in this area, for now, that’s Shaw’s, BJ’s Wholesale Club, CVS and Petco — pay with their phones and […]
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Topsham prepares for bag fee, foam container ban
TOPSHAM — A 5 cent fee on single-use shopping bags and a ban on the use of polystyrene foam containers will take effect May 8. Both ordinance changes were approved by referendum last November. The ban on polystyrene foam containers blocks those typically used to serve or sell food. The retail sale of foam food or beverage containers […]
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Portland’s proposed shopping bag fee cut in half
PORTLAND — A proposal by the city of Portland to charge shoppers for disposable plastic or paper shopping bags has moved forward after a city council committee voted to lower the proposed fee and send it to the full council. The Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee voted 3-1 Wednesday to slice the per-bag fee from […]
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Yarmouth Hannaford to offer online ordering
YARMOUTH — The Hannaford Bros. supermarket on Route 1 later this year will begin offering online ordering and curbside pickup services. The move comes as part of a major renovation of the store that began late last month and is scheduled for completion in fall 2014. The service, called Hannaford To Go, allows customers to […]
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Portland considering shopping bag fee
PORTLAND (AP) — Advocates in Portland who want to see a reduction in single-use plastic and paper grocery bags are favoring a per-bag fee to help shoppers switch to reusable totes, instead. A group is meeting Monday to review other U.S. communities’ efforts to discourage single-use bags and consider an ordinance in Portland that would […]