Grocery Stores
Fresh Market in Chestnut Hill Gets Grand-Opening Date
The Fresh Market has set a date for opening its new store in Chestnut Hill. The 21,000-square-foot location at 8208-18 Germantown Avenue will open January […]
The Checkup: The 12 Most Popular Foods at Trader Joe’s in 2015
• Trader Joe’s just released their annual Customer Choice Awards winners, i.e. everything you’ll be putting on your grocery list come Sunday. A few of […]
Supermarket, Shopping Center to Northeast Philly After $12.5 Million in Tax Credits
The Wissinoming neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia is getting a new $29 million shopping center that will include a ShopRite supermarket and space for retail stores and restaurants, […]
The Checkup: How to Shop At Whole Foods Without Blowing Your Budget
• Proof not everything at Whole Foods will cost you your first-born child: 10 healthy bargains at the grocery store often referred to as “Whole […]
The Checkup: The Ultimate Bucket List of Must-Try Trader Joe’s Foods
• While I am totally a Whole Foods devotee, I will admit that Trader Joe’s has some pretty awesome store-brand products. (I’m looking at you, […]
The Checkup: This Is the Best, Least-Busy Day to Go Grocery Shopping
• If you consider your weekly grocery-shopping trips to be a special form of torture, here’s a little something to lessen the pain: Research shows […]
Weekend Shopping Report: The 6 Sales You Can’t Miss This Weekend
Colder weather begs for more layers, which means more clothes on your body all at once, and we know you’re looking for some new staples […]
Whole Foods Sued After Overcharging Scandal
In the wake of an overcharging scandal, the problems for Whole Foods continue. Shareholder Yochanan Markman is leading a class-action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of Whole […]
Aldi Opening Four Stores, Hiring 350
Bottom Dollar Food may be gone, but its stores will live on. Aldi is opening four new supermarkets in locations that recently closed after being under the Bottom Dollar […]
Healthy Market With Huge Prepared Food Selection to Open Multiple Locations in Philly This Year
Let’s face it: In our busy lives, preparing a nutritious meal from scratch just isn’t always feasible, and the already-prepared meals available to us abound […]
Whole Foods Expanding to Chester County
Whole Foods Market has just signed a lease on 55,000 square feet in Exton, Pa. The Chester County site will be the 11th Whole Foods store […]
Tap Check: Nodding Head Update (Kind of) and Yards Cape of Good Hope
Welcome to Tap Check, an occasional update on local beers in and around Philadelphia. The Internet was all abuzz this morning with a Reddit poster […]
Whole Foods CEO: We’re Victims in Overcharging Scandal
In its earnings call yesterday, Whole Foods executives said the widely reported price overcharging scandal hit the business hard, slowing sales growth sharply. The revelation came […]
Superfresh, Pathmark Closures Mean 1,000 Layoffs and Counting
The bankruptcy of supermarket chain A&P is already being felt in the Philadelphia region. With nine local Superfresh and Pathmark stores set for closure, the layoffs […]
Why Does Going To The Supermarket Still Suck?
The announced bankruptcy of A&P doesn’t surprise me. I’ve watched the supermarket chain decline over the years and I’m sorry for the 28,000 employees who are […]