Kroger's battle with price to last multiple years
In the second quarter, on-shelf availability reached an all-time high.Shutterstock
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10 Items or Less: Kroger puts customer over price
Bill Wilson is the executive editor at Supermarket News, covering all things grocery and retail. He has been a journalist in the B2B industry for 25 years. He has received two Robert F. Boger awards for his work as a journalist in the infra…
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