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Grocery employees union demands answers from Shoppers
Unionized employees of D.C.-area Shoppers grocery stores are demanding that the chain’s parent company communicate with them about impending store closures.
4 weeks ago -
Local organic grocer MOM’s wants you to embrace an imperfect lawn
On March 23 and 24, all MOM’s Organic Market locations will host local environmental groups, staffing tables with information, activities and examples of the consequences of using pesticides and fertilizers to grow the perfect lawn. They will offer alternatives that have less impact on the environment.
1 month ago -
Amazon might be dropping plans to cut Whole Foods prices
Amazon.com Inc. might be dropping the idea of making Whole Foods Market’s products less expensive not long after many analysts feared Amazon’s ability to lower prices could dramatically change the supermarket industry.
2 months ago -
Chevy Chase Land, Bozzuto teaming on $200M Chevy Chase Lake
Since its founding in 1890, the Chevy Chase Land Co. has owned a prominent 15-acre swath on Connecticut Avenue, which has been home over the years to a wide mix of uses from Chevy Chase Supermarket to a lumber yard. With a Purple Line station entering the picture, this site is about to change in a big way.
3 months ago -
Aldi signs lease for largest D.C. store, in Fort Totten
“We’re eager to expand our presence in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, and the Fort Totten store will be our second mixed-use development in the area.”
3 months ago -
Robot roll call: Giant stores getting mechanized helper ‘Marty’
Next time you run to Giant to pick up a gallon of milk or a carton of eggs, you could cross paths with a roving robot named Marty.
3 months ago -
2018 Christmas grocery store hours
It’s the most wonderful time of year … to panic at the last minute because you’re missing “that one thing” you forgot to pick up at the store. But, never fear! WTOP has you covered. We’ve got what’s open and closed and what their hours are.
4 months ago -
Aldi, others, open at Arundel Mills
Aldi is one of several new retailers to open up new locations at Arundel Mills Marketplace this fall.
5 months ago -
Thanksgiving 2018: Grocery stores that’ll be open for Turkey Day in DC area
Perfectly roasted turkey? Check. Creamy mashed, roasted or scalloped potatoes? Check. Pie? Uh oh. But fear not: There are grocery stores open in the Washington region for those last-minute Thanksgiving dinner needs. WTOP has what’s open and what’s closed.
5 months ago -
Giant replaces older stores in Herndon and Alexandria
Both new grocery stores take over former Shoppers Food Warehouse locations.
6 months ago -
A lot of what you buy online, you eat
Most of what Americans buy online is food, with many buying groceries or prepared food like restaurant takeout at least once a week.
6 months ago -
DC-area grocery stores ranked for price, quality and customer service
A 20-percent drop in produce prices in two years is a big stand out in the latest evaluation of D.C.-area grocery store chains done by a local consumers’ group.
7 months ago -
The Navy Yard Whole Foods has an opening date, a charitable partner and a sushi restaurant
The 35,000-square-foot South Capitol Hill store, as Whole Foods is calling it, is located at 101 H St. SE on the ground floor of Agora, one of three adjacent apartment buildings that comprise WC Smith’s The Collective
7 months ago -
Capitol Hill gets its Safeway back; developer breaks ground
The site of the former Capitol Hill Safeway is now Beckert’s Park, a mixed-use development with a new Safeway, luxury apartments and retail space.
10 months ago -
MOM’s opens in Gaithersburg. Bring your old glasses and cellphones
Rockville-based MOM’s Organic Market will open its 19th location Friday in Gaithersburg, and the store, like many of its others, will have an increasingly diverse recycling program, as well as a backyard beekeeping section.
11 months ago
