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...Their thin margins are similar to that of grocery stores, said Hal Andrews, head of Trilliant Health, a data analytics firm....
...The merged entity would operate more than 5,000 stores and approximately 4,000 retail pharmacies while employing nearly 700,000 staff across 48 states, the FTC said....
...In 2018, the company launched a new kind of technology called Just Walk Out that allowed customers to pick up goods and walk out of a grocery store without using a checkout....
...food shops, going from 253 grocery sites six years ago to 319 now....
...Hongkongers are increasingly flocking to mainland China on weekend getaway trips, attracted by cheaper groceries and American-style wholesale warehouses....
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