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Numbers turning 2024 into 2025
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Another grocery year winds downAnother grocery year winds down

Some of the year’s biggest stories indicate a continually changing landscape for retailers

byChloe Riley, Executive Editor
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Some closing thoughts for grocery in 2024Some closing thoughts for grocery in 2024
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The FTC called the Kroger, Albertsons merger collapse ‘a victory for the American people.’ But is it?The FTC called the Kroger, Albertsons merger collapse ‘a victory for the American people.’ But is it?
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