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Aldi gains in US grocery war

Bloomberg Attention grocers: Aldi is coming for your customers. The German discount chain that’s blanketing the US with its no-frills stores was the choice of almost one in five shoppers who recently switched grocers, according to Morgan Stanley research. That’s more than Costco, Target, Kroger or Amazon-owned Whole Foods, highlighting Aldi’s growing appeal. Aldi’s US encroachment mirrors what it’s already …

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Home Depot expands same-day delivery to win shoppers

Bloomberg As part of an ongoing $1.2 billion supply-chain upgrade, Home Depot Inc. has started same-day delivery across the US to help it stay relevant with consumers’ need-it-yesterday mentality. The home-improvement chain had already been using trucks to deliver large items such as building materials from stores in a day or so. Now, aided by startups Roadie Inc. and Deliv …

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Arab Federation for Human Rights sees Yemen report as ‘politicised’

GENEVA / WAM The Arab Federation for Human Rights studied the report by a group of experts on Yemen and considered it highly politicised and not in compliance with the fundamental standards and principles of international human rights reporting. The federation added the report aims to cover up crimes committed by Houthi militias and targets the Arab Coalition, instead of …

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