Grocery shoppers chase variety as retailers compete
Consumers face growing choices from Kroger and Costco to Fresh Market and Wild Oats as retailers expand formats. Industry analysts predict traditional grocers will share a shrinking $1 trillion market with discounters, club stores, and specialty outlets amid store remodels and wider offerings.
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Roberta Maud
Kroger Co
Costco Wholesale Corp
Wild Oats Markets Inc
Willard Bishop Consulting
Jack Horst
Kurt Salmon Associates
Wal-Mart
Todd Thon
Whole Foods Market
Austin
Texas
Costs differ from beer to gas across the Iowa Corridor
University of Iowa professor Peter Fisher notes price gaps between Decorah and Coralville with beer at about 1 and 3.50 in Iowa City, gas about four cents higher in Iowa City than Cedar Rapids, and renters in Cedar Rapids appealing for more affordable homes. Real estate broker Sheila Meyer cites Cedar Rapids as a cheaper option for some buyers. Jespersen, a Town City resident, pays 550 for a one bedroom, vs 600 in Decorah, while appreciating local culture and University of Town benefits.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Peter Fisher
Drespersen
Decorah
Luther College
Haymarket
Jesperson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Jespersen
Atlas
Town City
Sheila Meyer
Corridor Connection Realty
Solon
Coralville
University of Town
NAFTA Corn Subsidies Lift Mexican Farm Jobs and Hope
Mexican farmers benefit from higher corn prices as subsidies ease. Aldo Cruz Matillas, an 18 year old Puebla farmhand, earns about $11 a day, a 20 percent raise, amid jobs returning on harvest as migration pressures ease for now. Many rural workers previously joined or planned to join migrants to the United States due to trade frictions and lingering tariffs.
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Mexico
United States
Aldo Cruz Matillas
Puebla
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Wilard Bishop
Amber Manning
Cincinnati
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North Liberty
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