Grocery Store

There are shortages at some grocery stores because of a lack of packing materials like aluminum and cardboard, plus production delays, says Oklahoma State University professor Rodney Holcomb. Holcomb is optimistic things will improve – and says our host Eric Alvarez doesn’t need to panic-buy all the Lunchables to make lunch for his kids.

Dollar stores outnumber Starbucks and McDonald’s combined—and more are coming. Four of 10 store openings this year are expected to be dollar stores.

Residents of Porter Ranch got a surprise Saturday morning, when they saw a bear walking through the aisles of a Ralphs.

It’s the most fragrant and fiery time of year for lovers of Hatch green chile. Find out where to go to purchase the piquant fruit.

Mask mandates have been accepted by most, but are still being challenged aggressively by others, leaving employees and customers at grocery chains across the city fed up with backlash against rules beyond their control.

The Kroger Co. announced Wednesday it is closing three Los Angeles stores.

As more Southern Californians wait their turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine, grocery store and food industry workers have made it into the top priority group. Eric Leonard reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 5, 2021.

The video of the grocery store, owned by a man known for his often controversial viewpoints, has garnered 2 million views in less than 24 hours.

The plan calls for a temporary “urgency” ordinance that would apply to store chains that are publicly traded or have at least 300 employees nationwide and more than 10 employees per store. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.

A proposal to require national grocery and drug retailers operating in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County to pay frontline workers an additional $5 per hour in hero pay is set to be considered Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.

Employees at large grocery stores would be guaranteed an extra $4 per hour under a proposal before the Long Beach City Council.

The extra $4-per-hour bonus will likely go before the full council in the next few weeks. Mekahlo Medina reports for Today in LA on Wednesday Dec. 16, 2020.

A grocery store chain in the mid-Atlantic region is apologizing for an unfortunate blunder with a Thanksgiving advertisement printed in the latest edition of its magazine.

A grocery store shopper said she was exempt from having to wear a mask, but the Department of Justice said her organization is not a federal agency. Kim Tobin reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Sunday Aug. 9, 2020.

Dhafer Ghaleb Mohamed has owned his corner store, Lai Lai Deli, in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights for 10 years.

The union that represents Kroger grocery store workers on Friday called for the company to not eliminate its $2-an-hour bonus to employees working during the pandemic, known as “Hero Pay,” which is planned to end May 16. Kroger owns the Southern California chains Food 4 Less and Ralphs. In response to Kroger’s announcement, United Food and Commercial Workers local unions…

More people are having their groceries delivered, but people who rely on food assistance programs did not have that luxury, until now.

The coronavirus has made everything more complicated, especially trips to the grocery store. Here are 10 easy ways to stay safe while getting groceries.

Kroger grocery stores, which include Ralphs and Food 4 Less markets, are now limiting the number of people allowed to shop at a time. Gene Kang reports for Today in LA April 7, 2020.

Whole Foods workers are expected to take part of a nationwide “sick out.” Hetty Chang reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2020.