4+ hour, 48+ min ago  (302+ words) The plaintiffs want the grocers to reimburse them for costs incurred in opposing the companies'effort to merge. In laying out why they believe Kroger and Albertsons should bear the costs they incurred to oppose the merger, the states that filed…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (338+ words) The grocer improperly said its e-commerce manager position was exempt from federal and state overtime pay requirements, the class action suits allege. Kroger classified its e-commerce manager position as a salaried role with no additional compensation or overtime pay, but…...

2+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (690+ words) When [people] steal, they're stealing personally from my husband and I and my team and my family," the operator of a Grocery Outlet store said during a session at The NGA Show. Tired of watching shoppers brazenly steal merchandise from…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (526+ words) The agency alleged that the company misled consumers over delivery promotion fees, made it hard to initiate refunds and did not fully disclose Instacart+ membership trial terms. The FTC claimed that Instacart has brought in millions of dollars through deceptive…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (452+ words) Laws passed this year by the City Council that govern minimum pay and tipping for workers who deliver groceries violate federal and state statutes, the company claims. Instacart is partially basing its objections to New York City's drive to regulate…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (499+ words) The lawsuit aims to block new USDA guidance that says certain groups, including refugees and asylum recipients, can't participate in the food assistance program. On Oct. 31, the USDA issued new guidance to state SNAP agencies saying that SNAP eligibility for…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (286+ words) The USDA's planned suspension of November benefits was based on the agency's "erroneous conclusion" that it could not use contingency funds, the Massachusetts federal judge said. The rulings come as the grocery industry braces for an unprecedented lapse in SNAP…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (349+ words) The lawsuit claims the USDA has unlawfully halted the food nutrition program's benefits for November. The USDA has posted a notice on its website saying that it will not issue SNAP benefits on Nov. 1, due to the government shutdown. The…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (393+ words) The companies did not say whether Kroger would pay the termination fee related to its failed merger with Albertsons that C&S had demanded in its suit. Kroger and C&S Wholesale Grocers have settled a lawsuit C&S filed…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (380+ words) The two sides struck a confidential deal a few months after a federal jury ordered the retailer to pay Zest Labs more than $222 million. Walmart has agreed to a settlement with Zest Labs, the food waste technology company that first…...