Tag: Grocery
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Yes, indeed, Piggly Wiggly grocery stores once had a home in Colorado Springs
Gazette readers have been wondering about stories passed down by family members about shopping at their neighborhood Piggly Wiggly stores “way back when” in Colorado Springs. True or not? Piggly Wiggly was, and still is, a familiar grocery name in the South, with a history dating 100-plus years. And, indeed, the local connection goes back…
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Pinemelon online grocery platform expands to Boulder
Denver-based online grocery platform Pinemelon has plans to expand into the Boulder market, company officials said Wednesday. Pinemelon is looking to pioneer the shopping experience buy keeping its commitment to strengthen local food systems and deliver quality groceries directly to customer’s doorsteps from local farmers, ranchers and producers. A woman holds picked vegetables, food that…
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King Soopers strike: Leaders from both sides reflect
Both sides of the recent grocery strike in metro Denver between United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 and Kroger Co. claimed victory, but differed wildly on how and why the final settlement was reached. Union President Kim Cordova and King Soopers/City Market President Joe Kelley talked (separately) with The Denver Gazette about the sometimes…
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Union ratifies King Soopers’ contract; strike officially ends
Members of metro Denver area United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 voted Monday to approve a new three-year contract offered by Kroger Co., who owns all King Soopers and City Market stores in Colorado, according to a late Monday news release. The agreement includes wage hikes of up to $5 per hour for some…