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Update on Major Grocers’ Christmas Hours in Minnesota
23 Dec 2024 13:18 GMT
It never fails, you plan and plan to create the perfect Christmas dinner for your family and guests, and at the last minute you think of something you forgot.
After a deep breath, you have two real options; decide you and your guests can live without it, …
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Update on Major Grocer’s Thanksgiving Hours in Minnesota
22 Nov 2024 20:58 GMT
It never fails, you plan and plan to create the perfect Thanksgiving dinner for your family and guests, and at the last minute you think of something you forgot.
After a deep breath, you have two real options; decide you and your guests can live without it …
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St. Cloud Area Grocery Stores; Revisited… Coborn's and More
07 Jun 2024 21:17 GMT
This is the first installment of a look back at the history of grocery stores in the St. Cloud area. To help examine this I was joined by local historians Jim Grabinski and John Decker.
Duke Coborn (far right) (photo courtesy of Jim Grabinski)
Duke Coborn …
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Jolly Trolley Food Drive Coming to St. Cloud Area Grocery Stores
29 Nov 2023 20:54 GMT
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- After a record-breaking event last year, the Jolly Trolley Food Drive is back again this year.
A number of businesses are teaming up with Metro Bus to collect nonperishable food and cash donations in December.
From December 12th …
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Shoppers squeeze in last-minute grocery run before Thanksgiving
22 Nov 2023 23:23 GMT
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Shoppers are checking off last minute items on their list before the big feast.
Aisles after aisles, people are on a mission.
"We had to come out today because obviously, it's not going to be open tomorrow," said Albert …
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Top Shipt shopper surpasses 20,000 deliveries, but always stops to make connections
12 Sep 2023 23:31 GMT
MINNEAPOLIS — It's not unusual to find a 21-year-old who loves shopping, but one young Minneapolis woman is all about shopping for others. She's set a record in the process, all while building relationships with customers who consider her a friend. …
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Cub's dominance wanes as Walmart's prices lure grocery shoppers
24 Aug 2023 11:26 GMT
Harriet Litel became more serious about her grocery budget after retiring from her banking job in 2016.
She regularly drives to the Walmart in Eden Prairie, bypassing markets closer to her Hopkins home, and believes she saves as much as 25% on groceries.
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Ono Hawaiian Plates is expanding to two Twin Cities grocery stores
01 Aug 2023 13:31 GMT
A food hall kiosk is expanding its reach. Ono Hawaiian Plates, from chef Warren Seta and his business/life partner Jess Kelley, is opening a sit-down and takeout location within United Noodles by summer's end.
Ono launched in 2019 as part of the …
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Lunds and Byerlys reaches deal with grocery union, averting strike
27 Jun 2023 13:08 GMT
Update: The union representing thousands of workers at area Lunds and Byerlys stores said Tuesday that it's reached a tentative contract deal with the company, avoiding a four-day strike that would have fallen just before the busy July 4th holiday.
In …
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Minnesotans rush to get last-minute groceries and supplies before winter storm
21 Feb 2023 23:36 GMT
WAYZATA, Minn. — Lunds and Byerly's in Wayzata was packed Tuesday with cars filling the parking lot and long lines inside the grocery stores.
Some customers telling us they're getting last-minute supplies before the storm hits. "They say if …