Grocery stores in Sweden and Belgium have reported rising temperatures in some of their refrigeration systems, suspected to be the result of hacks, weeks after a cyberattack on fridges and freezers in France that forced supermarkets to throw away food. “Unauthorized actors were able to access and tamper with the cooling systems at a small
Your takeout app might soon be handling all your grocery runs, too. DoorDash, the largest food delivery service in the US, is planning to acquire grocery delivery service Instacart in a massive $17 billion deal, DoorDash announced on Thursday. Teaming up with a grocery delivery service may have been the next expected move for DoorDash,
At the nexus of an ongoing affordability crisis and midterm election push, the Trump administration’s effort to reduce beef prices appears to be falling short. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation in August to temporarily increase the quantity of beef in the U.S. by importing 300,000 metric tons of lean beef trimmings into the country
Photos also showed luxury goods outlets — including the Galeries Lafayette — being looted. Thierry Guibert, CEO of Lacoste, posted a statement on Instagram on Saturday about the “images of violence and destruction” he had seen from the protests. “When our Lacoste and Aigle stores are looted, like so many other businesses across France, it’s
The latest spike in fuel prices is harder to stomach than the one earlier this year as businesses and consumers have less capacity to absorb the shock, while fresh price data show inflation is spilling over beyond energy. While crude oil prices have somewhat moderated despite the Iran war re-escalating recently, refining constraints have kept
Kroger wants to make grocery shopping cheaper, and part of its plan is a smaller corporate workforce. The supermarket giant plans to eliminate about 3,000 corporate roles over the next three years as it expands its use of AI and overhauls operations. CEO Greg Foran says the restructuring will help fund lower prices and investment
